Your gut feeling this season

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(08-07-2017, 12:36 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: 6 out of the last 8 years we made the playoffs. I don't see how so many people think we will miss it this year. We put worse teams into the playoffs, and I don't see why this one won't. The OL will most likely be bad, but not bad enough to stop Dalton and the weapons we have. I think people heavily underestimate how well Dalton calls protections, and can overall read the defense. I don't see enough talk about how good this defense will be either. I honestly see our defense being in the top 5, and possibly even better than that. We have one of the best special teams in the league too, which is rarely ever talked about. If Elliot works out for us and we have a good kicker I don't see any other teams ST's being better than ours. Now, I don't think we will win the SB or anything like that, but I do think that we will have a good chance to make a run.

It's the line man.....they were a sieve last season. They have a TON of improving to do to make us a legit contender.  It all starts in the trenches.  If they can't open up holes for the run game.....yet again.....the defense will tee off on the pass rush, no matter how well Dalton reads.  He is very good at that, no doubt, but if they're in the backfield as fast as they were last season, it won't matter.  This season hinges on line play.  I don't think they're bad enough to keep us from 8 wins.....but I'm not convinced they're good enough to get us much more than that.