OK, Vegas says the team will not be good.
They weren’t that good with a ‘Franchise QB’ last season either and have been tailing off for a few seasons as well with that guy under centre.
W/o Wilson it is easy to see the team being worse, but it is possible they will not be. Rebuilding is something that has to be done periodically even with great teams.
The Hawks have had a number of unproductive drafts where they haven’t added quality young blood or those guys have simply been unhealthy and unable to play, doubly hurting the team by getting paid for not playing. All this time the team had a cap anchor with Wilson who was disinterested in playing the way the staff wanted him to play.
The changes will be interesting to watch and could potentially be a whole lot more productive than the ‘experts’ allow.
The patience allowed unhealthy players may be less charitable going forward and few may be simply beaten out by those who can show up and play.
This draft and the significant cap reorganization the team is undergoing this season bodes well for those prepared to show some patience. We need to allow things to play out before annointing the team with suckitude. I predict things will look different and they won’t be as bad as the reliable and consistent ‘Nellies’ around here predict, while continuing their 'Jn’P are horrible' refrain.
I am taking the over, and am looking forward to watching a team that will need to depend upon all of itself to win.