Sgt. Largent":15hblrgw said:StoneCold":15hblrgw said:Not as good as we hope and not as bad as we fear. I can agree with that. This team is poised to make a run at the SB for years to come. It's also a few bad decisions and injuries from being 8-8. If they don't improve on the Oline, by either improved play from last years guys or adding through the draft or free agency, trouble. The same can be said about the secondary, the LB's and to a lesser extent (IMHO) the Dline, trouble. But a small improvement in 3 out of 4 of those for next year and only injuries keep us from getting to the playoffs. They are poised because they do have many of the pieces. Poised is just about as good as it gets in the NFL. Patriots are an anomaly, and as much as I hate them you have to tip your hat. But there's also Cleveland on the other end. Thank Pete and JS that were much closer to the Patriots than Cleveland.
I guess this is a semantics thing for me then, cause I don't see any of the things most of you guys are suggesting for improvements as "tweaks."
A tweak to me is a minor thing like DB depth, a better backup QB, a 4th WR, a blocking TE, another veteran interior D-lineman for the rotation.
Two new tackles, 1-2 DB's, a safety, LB depth, another D-line starter and an upgrade at our #2 WR spot AND 3-4 players getting healthy and back to 100% are not minor tweaks, those are major improvements that probably all won't happen in one off season.
Yes, semantics or perspective. I don't expect, nor do I think they need, to hit homeruns in each of those groups. Just some improvement, while not taking steps back in other places, and we are very competitive next year. Of course if any team whiffs repeatedly on the draft they are going to stink eventually. I just don't expect that from this group.