Well, Im not giving up on the season. But I understand we are probably playing for a Wild Card slot.
This season has been a disappointing one but I think its a bit inevitable with how things played out.
Compared to our closest rivals we havent been able to reload.
We traded away two first round pics to get Harvin, plus a 3rd I believe and maybe a 7th. 1st rounders generally contribute immediately. So we are missing 2 possible starters plus we let Golden Tate go.
We spent the offseason building a pass game around players no longer on the team and they are now making it up on the fly and it shows, both good and bad.
Topping that off, we have gotten very little from last years 2nd round pick.
So, we are down a very solid receiver in Tate, and 3 very high draft picks.
Makes you understand why so few block buster trades are made.. we will be paying for this failed Harvin trade for years. We absolutely have to hit on every other pick.
If Richardson had come in like many rookie WRs this year (and its an exception) and played at a high level some damage would be mitigated, but he seems to be following the normal path.
So, our experienced receivers are all people who went undrafted, and our drafted receivers are rookies. We are missing the starting TE.
We just dont have the horses to be elite this year.
Still hoping that certain people emerge over the last 6 games but increasingly Im grasping at straws. Playoffs this year and next, our next real good shot at the Superb Owl may not be for 2 seasons. Too many holes. We are good but not good enough.
Lets hope Im wrong and they go on a tear.
This season has been a disappointing one but I think its a bit inevitable with how things played out.
Compared to our closest rivals we havent been able to reload.
We traded away two first round pics to get Harvin, plus a 3rd I believe and maybe a 7th. 1st rounders generally contribute immediately. So we are missing 2 possible starters plus we let Golden Tate go.
We spent the offseason building a pass game around players no longer on the team and they are now making it up on the fly and it shows, both good and bad.
Topping that off, we have gotten very little from last years 2nd round pick.
So, we are down a very solid receiver in Tate, and 3 very high draft picks.
Makes you understand why so few block buster trades are made.. we will be paying for this failed Harvin trade for years. We absolutely have to hit on every other pick.
If Richardson had come in like many rookie WRs this year (and its an exception) and played at a high level some damage would be mitigated, but he seems to be following the normal path.
So, our experienced receivers are all people who went undrafted, and our drafted receivers are rookies. We are missing the starting TE.
We just dont have the horses to be elite this year.
Still hoping that certain people emerge over the last 6 games but increasingly Im grasping at straws. Playoffs this year and next, our next real good shot at the Superb Owl may not be for 2 seasons. Too many holes. We are good but not good enough.
Lets hope Im wrong and they go on a tear.
