06-11-2021, 12:55 PM
(06-11-2021, 12:28 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I put us at 7-12. I'm going to need to someone prove they're a bonafied star before I give them the benefit of the doubt and nudge them into the eltite category. That said, the skies the limit. We have the potential to be as good as anyone.
Fwiw, I think whoever ends up being our "3" is going to be able to compete with any of other "3" in terms of talent and production. But the strength of some of these 1+2 combos will give them the edge for right now, at least for me. (Ex: Julio Jones + Aj Brown, DJ Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, etc.)
I think a very intersting comparion as far as position strength is between us and the Panthers. Here's what they're looking at:
DJ Moore - 1,193 yards
Robbie Anderson - 1,096 yards
Terrance Marshall -2nd round pick
You have to remember that these stats came with Teddy Bridgewater at the helm. Paired with another QB, and in a better offense, they could have been higher. Of course then you have the fact that Tee Higgins was only a rookie wheras these guys are vets so we could see him vastly improve. It's kind of a toss up. What you're left with is Chase vs. Mashall which we should win. Like I said, I think it's an example example of what we're up against, and how up in the air some of these comparisons are.
I can see our WR corp in the 10-12 range for our top 3 wide receivers. Say Boyd goes down with an injury and then Chase goes out for the year with a busted knee (look at our history with our 1st round picks and recently they've all missed time) where does that put our WR corp? 25-30? I personally have 0 confidence in anything that's behind Higgins, Boyd, and Chase.
