01-05-2025, 08:51 PM
(01-05-2025, 08:08 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Did ZT have the team in position to beat KC, at KC? Y recall a 4th and 16th where a questionable pass interference penalty was called took a win to a loss. But hey KC sucks since they barely beat the Bengals. Did our kicker lose us one or 2 games in 2024?
Why insult fellow fans? I started this thread because I knew we would likely miss playoffs. That does not take away the fact ZT just completed his 4th winning season in a row. I also said I understood many disagreed with our being 5-0 to end. the year was a good thing.
We lost our 2 starting QB's fairly early in the season. I saw improved CB play the past 4 games. We lost Wilson on defense as well, I saw some LB's step up late in the year. I saw us lose both starting DT's for a significant amount of time leaving us with 2 rookies who had to be thrown in the fire early. I saw Jenkins (playing with a broken hand according to Trey) and saw some improvement. One DT never came back. By my count we lost 4 defensive starters for most of 2024. On offense the Chase hold out hurt us early in the year. Higgins missed a lot of time with injury. Brown played the final games with 2 broken bones in his fibula, Mims broke his hand and had ankle injuries.
I get it every team has injuries. But look around at Ravens and Steelers and they are no close to us injury wise.
I will continue to be an optimist and a realist. It is tough to win games in the NFL. My hope is our FO looks at our major weaknesses and turns weakness into strength. We have major weakness at OG, Volson was exposed all year and Heyward showed he is not an NFL level guard. Stone is not a great safety; we need a stronger vet safety or a rookie phenom in round 1 like Starks or round 2 like Watts.
We need to address in house FA's first like Tee, Jamar, Trey, Hill and Gesicki.
I am not bungalized, I am extremely disappointed we did not make the playoffs with Burrow, Trey and Chase. That is the bad news, the good news is we still have Burrow, Trey and Chase in 2025 and hopefully many years to come.
I don't understand how you can be an optimist with this ownership man. i really don't get it. It's sooner than later we're gonna get burrow hurt again and waste both him and chase, and lose trey or his production just drops off a cliff.
