I think the problems with the offense are.
1) Offensive line. Continuity & injuries.
2) Shane Waldron. Scheme & playcalling.
Defensive Problems.
1) Hurtt, scheme.
2) Lack of fire, will, desire, ability to tackle, cover. Weak up the middle.
Pete.
1) Intermittent poor gametime decisions. Inability to make adjustments and to oversee his assistants regarding effective game plans.
2) Penalties, discipline.
John.
1) Draft dilution. Poor scouting.
2) misuse of draft capital & cap $ in trades. Refusal to build from lines out.
SeaGals.
1) More Heart.
2) Less makeup.
(Just kidding, they're fine.)
I’m curious as to what you mean by “draft dilution”. I agree with most of your post except in regards to JS. The past two drafts have been excellent. They got 5 starters from the ‘22 draft. In the ‘23 draft, they got two studs(21,11) a potential starting center, a starting RG and important contributors in Charbs and Bobo. By my count, that’s 11 key contributors out of the last two drafts. That kind of draft success is an outlier in positive drafting for any team. There are also a few other guys that may pan out with a little more seasoning.
Your assertion of them refusing to build the lines is just plain wrong. In ‘22 they used the 9th overall pick on a LT. They used the 3rd rounder in that draft on a RT. Two high picks for bookend tackles. The ‘23 draft brought a starting RG and by all accounts a starting future center. That is 4/5 of the o line addressed in two consecutive drafts.
The d line has completely been rebuilt over last year. Gone are Collier, Ford, Woods, Green, Jefferson. In their place are Jones, Williams, Reed. Other than a ‘24 2nd round pick for Williams, the d line has been addressed and will most likely have more guys added some way for the ‘24 season.
They have actually used a lot of draft capital and free agents to address the lines. Now it just comes down to…coaching, talent, experience…?
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