10-08-2023, 01:28 PM
(10-06-2023, 11:36 PM)coachmcneil71 Wrote: I'm not sure if this has been mentioned. If it has, I apologize. Being here in the Florida panhandle I predominantly receive the NFC South, AFC East, and the occasional Jax game. You can bet that the NFC South is on every week. Ts, I've had the opportunity to watch Bates and Bell now more than once. Bates is balling! Bell isn't far behind. Both are contributing greatly to their new teams thus far. Perine is contributing about what we would expect. Hurst is doing Hurst things.
Point I'm trying to make is that losing those kind of locker room vets takes a toll in areas that don't always show up in the stats. I particularly think the loss of Bell and Bates shows. Not knocking Dax or Scott. Dax played great against the Rams. Losing those four players hurt the chemistry a little and losing that vet leadership is currently showing in certain areas of the team.
Not sure that this has been discussed enough.
Dax has been very good, losing Bell hurt of course, but as long as Scott can play decent until Tycen or Battle grow into that
other stud next to Dax I think Safety could be better than it was with Bates and Bell. TE is definitely worse without Hurst, that
is for sure but we couldn't afford to pay him what he got paid just like Bates and Bell.
Losing Perine definitely has hurt as he was good at picking up the blitz. Dax needs to grow into a leader and I think he will but
we have plenty of leaders in our locker room on both sides of the ball and THEY need to bring this team together.
No excuses, it is time.
