Seymour":1mlv5h99 said:
Last season we finished 12th in yards and 18th in scoring, so 16th puts us close to where we left off. Personally I think we take a jump. But I could not offer a strong argument we will for sure without seeing our oline compete with another team. Tom Cable can't either, and that is why you will see a different line in game 4 then game 1. Outsiders think our oline will be of the leagues worst also keep in mind.
Given our other weapons and Russell's health it stands to reason we would be better. But ultimately the line will dictate that more than the weapons we have.
If you read the article, he's not accounting for the OL this is just skill position players.
I thought for skill positions we were a bit low. Then you have to remember the Seahawks insist on trotting out Kearse as our #3 WR and he was pretty bad last year. Lockett is really good, but he's coming off of a broken leg so there is a question mark there. After that, the most experienced WR we have is Tanner McEvoy, who was very productive for the amount of reps he got.
As for TE's, we have an elite one in Graham which was mentioned.
Rawls is legit but he's also an injury risk, as is Prosise. You have Lacy, who is proven, but he's a question mark due to his weight and conditioning issues.
So for sure things, the author mentioned Baldwin and Graham. Kearse and Lockett are question marks. We're likely rated as average in the backfield, which I can't argue with as we have lots of question marks there.
The way I look at it, 16th is about as bad as it gets and we have a lot higher ceiling. But if Lacy doesn't pan out, Kearse is last year's Kearse, and Lockette takes a while to round back into form....16th should be about right. If things go right and the OL pitches in and helps......we're top 5. We have that talent.