Temper your expectations

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(07-22-2017, 08:02 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: and we overcome major injuries to our core players.. outside of the o-line (which is still major issue coming in) I believe we have upgraded our team in many areas :  

1. LBS:  added a solid one in Minter, added speed and youth
2. CBs:  retained Dre,, have Jackson coming in really as a semi rookie #1, more experience coming back with others
3. Dline:  got younger on line and have Billings coming back from injury, so depth should be good with a rotation
4. WR: Added speed for sure.. kept Lafell, 2 year now for Boyd and Core
5. RB; Gio looks like will be fine,, added Mixon to go with Hill
6. TE:  No setbacks in offseason with any of them... 
7. QB:  Dalton healthy coming in and still have one of the top backups in the league behind him.

I like this post.   Starts by acknowledging that the O-line is the big question and moves on:

1. Add Lawson as a potentially bomb SAM
2. I like the depth with Shaw and Russell
3. Between Billings, Glascow and Tupou we have some interesting answers to the problem of stopping the run last year.  With Willis and Lawson we have some hope for increased pressure off the edge.
4. I think the performance increase of LaFell, Boyd and Core may be underestimated
5. I'm psyched about Mixon, and I will be interested to see how a healthy Hill impacts this year
6. They should all be better - and I like our new guy
7. Enough said.
   

:andy: