09-01-2020, 08:44 PM
1. Head coach and offensive coaching staff and defensive coaching staff: Dalton had his worst season under Taylor and Taylor couldn't seem to do much to bring it around. Dalton is a better QB than it showed last season. Taylor's play calling was lacking in effectiveness. Defense regressed last season, much worse than the year before if such were even possible but it was. Secondary seemed out of sorts. Despite the free agent signings the scheme and intellect of the defensive game planning is in question. Coaching could end up being a strength, but we won't know that until they actual shows themselves as a strength. Until then they're the staff that put up the worst record last season.
2. Corners: Waynes out and Philips is untried and Willie Jackson didn't have a good year under this staff (see 1 above). There always seem to be a few games missed by corners during the year and the way it looks is that we'll be starting some unknowns at some point during the season. This use to be a strength of the team, now it's a question mark.
3. OL: A consistently weak group since the loss of Whit and Zietler. Jonah may solidify the left side, but all that means is that Hart and the right side will be picked on even more.
4. WR health: Boyd being a consistent performer who stays on the field and the drafting of Higgins give two reliable guys, but Higgins is a rookie. We'll get as much out of AJ as can be gotten until not and we don't know how long that will go. Ross may actually show up as a player or he may just continue to be a poster child for the sad drama, "What could have been". I put this 4th because even a starting line up of Boyd, Higgins and Tate is an improvement over last year's line up of Boyd, Ross plus random other guy or Boyd plus two random other guys.
5. LB: While there is better talent this year, they're mostly green as grass and I'm expecting some lapses earlier in the season. By the end of the year, barring significant injuries, this unit might rise to being average, which would be monumental compared with last season.
Didn't mention TE, even though it's a weak group, as the coaches don't seem to know what to do with them so it wouldn't matter if this group were a bunch of hall-of-famers or a group of career underperformers. No one will be able to tell the difference due to lack of use. (See 1 above)
Didn't mention backup QB cause I believe the team will just pack it in and be looking for a high draft if Burrow gets hurt. San Fran did the same thing two years ago and ended up with Nick Bosa in the next draft and rose to the SB.
2. Corners: Waynes out and Philips is untried and Willie Jackson didn't have a good year under this staff (see 1 above). There always seem to be a few games missed by corners during the year and the way it looks is that we'll be starting some unknowns at some point during the season. This use to be a strength of the team, now it's a question mark.
3. OL: A consistently weak group since the loss of Whit and Zietler. Jonah may solidify the left side, but all that means is that Hart and the right side will be picked on even more.
4. WR health: Boyd being a consistent performer who stays on the field and the drafting of Higgins give two reliable guys, but Higgins is a rookie. We'll get as much out of AJ as can be gotten until not and we don't know how long that will go. Ross may actually show up as a player or he may just continue to be a poster child for the sad drama, "What could have been". I put this 4th because even a starting line up of Boyd, Higgins and Tate is an improvement over last year's line up of Boyd, Ross plus random other guy or Boyd plus two random other guys.
5. LB: While there is better talent this year, they're mostly green as grass and I'm expecting some lapses earlier in the season. By the end of the year, barring significant injuries, this unit might rise to being average, which would be monumental compared with last season.
Didn't mention TE, even though it's a weak group, as the coaches don't seem to know what to do with them so it wouldn't matter if this group were a bunch of hall-of-famers or a group of career underperformers. No one will be able to tell the difference due to lack of use. (See 1 above)
Didn't mention backup QB cause I believe the team will just pack it in and be looking for a high draft if Burrow gets hurt. San Fran did the same thing two years ago and ended up with Nick Bosa in the next draft and rose to the SB.
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