04-28-2020, 09:54 AM
2011 QB Vs 2020 QB
Dalton VS Burrow - we're hoping the answer here is Burrow by a wide margin but he'll do well to outplay Dalton as a rookie, especially with his main receiver skipping OTAs and the coronavirus likely limiting practices (Dalton dealt with a holdout but practiced with his receivers)
2011 RB Vs 2020 RB
Benson + Scott vs Mixon + Bernard - maybe 2020 but it's not by a wide margin. I think Benson is better than you're giving him credit for. Remember he had the talent to go 4th(?) overall.
2011 WR/TE Vs 2020 WR/TE
Green, Simpson, Shipley, Caldwell, Gresham vs Green, Boyd, Ross, Higgins, CJ UZ - agree edge to the 2020 group so long as AJ is fit
2011 O- Line vs 2020 O- Line
Yeah, no argument here. 2011 all the way.
2011 D- Line Vs 2020 D-Line-
Geathers, Peko, Atkins, Johnson, Dunlap, Fanene, Rucker, Sims vs Dunlap, Reader, Atkins, Hubbard, Lawson, Brown, Tupou - could go either way. That 2011 D-line was good though.
2011 LB Core vs 2020 LB core
Howard, Rey, M. Lawson, B. Johnson vs Pratt, Bynes, Wilson, Davis-Gaither, Bailey - I actually think 2020 may have the edge by the end of the year
2011 Secondary vs 2020 secondary
Hall, Jones, Clements, Jennings, Nelson, Crocker vs Jackson, Waynes, Alexander, Phillips, Bell, Bates. - I reckon advantage 2011. Bates and Jackson have promise but they're not yet Nelson and Hall.
2011 Specialists vs 2020 specialist
I think we need to include punt and kick return in this conversation and that may give 2011 the edge. Brandon Tate had 500 yards punt returning and 1000 yards kick-off returning that year. He wasn't the most flashy but he was real consistent that season.
2011 coaching vs 2020 Coaching
Got to go 2011. 2020 may get there but for now they lack the experience of the 2011 staff.
Dalton VS Burrow - we're hoping the answer here is Burrow by a wide margin but he'll do well to outplay Dalton as a rookie, especially with his main receiver skipping OTAs and the coronavirus likely limiting practices (Dalton dealt with a holdout but practiced with his receivers)
2011 RB Vs 2020 RB
Benson + Scott vs Mixon + Bernard - maybe 2020 but it's not by a wide margin. I think Benson is better than you're giving him credit for. Remember he had the talent to go 4th(?) overall.
2011 WR/TE Vs 2020 WR/TE
Green, Simpson, Shipley, Caldwell, Gresham vs Green, Boyd, Ross, Higgins, CJ UZ - agree edge to the 2020 group so long as AJ is fit
2011 O- Line vs 2020 O- Line
Yeah, no argument here. 2011 all the way.
2011 D- Line Vs 2020 D-Line-
Geathers, Peko, Atkins, Johnson, Dunlap, Fanene, Rucker, Sims vs Dunlap, Reader, Atkins, Hubbard, Lawson, Brown, Tupou - could go either way. That 2011 D-line was good though.
2011 LB Core vs 2020 LB core
Howard, Rey, M. Lawson, B. Johnson vs Pratt, Bynes, Wilson, Davis-Gaither, Bailey - I actually think 2020 may have the edge by the end of the year
2011 Secondary vs 2020 secondary
Hall, Jones, Clements, Jennings, Nelson, Crocker vs Jackson, Waynes, Alexander, Phillips, Bell, Bates. - I reckon advantage 2011. Bates and Jackson have promise but they're not yet Nelson and Hall.
2011 Specialists vs 2020 specialist
I think we need to include punt and kick return in this conversation and that may give 2011 the edge. Brandon Tate had 500 yards punt returning and 1000 yards kick-off returning that year. He wasn't the most flashy but he was real consistent that season.
2011 coaching vs 2020 Coaching
Got to go 2011. 2020 may get there but for now they lack the experience of the 2011 staff.
