11-01-2022, 06:21 PM
Not done. The loss of Awuzie is a bad one, but there's still a chance.
A great deal will have to go right injury-wise to make it happen, but it's not impossible.
The roster is not constructed to win smash mouth football games. it's built to win shootouts and beat lesser opponents. If Ja'marr can get back to good health, then the offense can hang with anyone.
It's admittedly worrisome to see the inability to gameplan around Chase's loss. Any OC would fall over himself to have an offensive group consisting of Burrow, Boyd, Higgins and Hurst. You can cook with those ingredients. Well, maybe Zac can't but an OC worth a shit could.
As for the defense, I think Chido being out is the biggest challenge they face on a cumulative level with the roster. He's irreplaceable at this point. Fortunately I have a bit more faith in Anarumo to scheme around that loss than I do in Zac and Callahan treading water minus Chase. The defense still has an outstanding safety group and nickel corner. The pass rushers are terrific when healthy.
It's not ideal to be where they are at this point in the season, but it's not at the point where you give up all hope. The only injury I write a season off for is the kind that puts Brandon Allen under center for any significant period of time. The league is up and down and the roster still has too much talent to quit now.
A great deal will have to go right injury-wise to make it happen, but it's not impossible.
The roster is not constructed to win smash mouth football games. it's built to win shootouts and beat lesser opponents. If Ja'marr can get back to good health, then the offense can hang with anyone.
It's admittedly worrisome to see the inability to gameplan around Chase's loss. Any OC would fall over himself to have an offensive group consisting of Burrow, Boyd, Higgins and Hurst. You can cook with those ingredients. Well, maybe Zac can't but an OC worth a shit could.
As for the defense, I think Chido being out is the biggest challenge they face on a cumulative level with the roster. He's irreplaceable at this point. Fortunately I have a bit more faith in Anarumo to scheme around that loss than I do in Zac and Callahan treading water minus Chase. The defense still has an outstanding safety group and nickel corner. The pass rushers are terrific when healthy.
It's not ideal to be where they are at this point in the season, but it's not at the point where you give up all hope. The only injury I write a season off for is the kind that puts Brandon Allen under center for any significant period of time. The league is up and down and the roster still has too much talent to quit now.
