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averagejoe
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders.
Broncos - Gary Kubiak/Rick Dennison. Reunited in Denver after they served together in Houston where the offense averaged an 8.5 ranking. Much may depend on Manning. Some say his skills are declining. But Kubiak is a run-first guy. Denver was ranked 4th last season. I sense a slip but still a top 10 offense. Plus I'm bumping the RB values.
Falcons - Dan Quinn/Kyle Shanahan. Quinn was DC for 1 year in Seattle. Shanny comes over after spurning the Browns. Falcons were ranked 5th in offense last season. My guess is they may not miss much of a beat with Ryan/Julio/White.
Ravens - John Harbaugh/Marc Trestman. Trestman was Chicago's HC before their historic collapse. But everywhere Tresty has been as OC (SF, OAK, ARI & CHI), his first year has been phenomenal. Baltimore had the 13th ranked offense last year. I predict a top 10 offense. Easily. Might be Flacco & Torrey's best seasons.
Bears - John Fox/Adam Gase. They move their leadership from Mile High to just south of the Magnificent Mile. The Bears ranked 15th in offense but looked dysfunctional. Maybe it's homerism, but I expect a slight bump up offensively. Unless they decide to trade Cutler.
Bills - Rex Ryan/Greg Roman. Run run run. Roman was the 9ers' OC. My guess is C.J. Spiller gets every opportunity to prove he is a quality NFL RB. I'm still on the fence deciding what the actual results will be. Buffalo's offense ranked 18th last year. If they fail to bring in a better QB, my guess is they take a dip offensively. (Just not in the run game.)
Browns - Mike Pettine/John DeFilippo. DeFilippo was the Raiders' QB coach and has never been an OC. The Browns ranked 20th last season. This has disaster written all over it. Apparently Jordan Cameron agrees since word is he wants out.
Rams - Jeff Fisher/Frank Cignetti. Like DeFilippo above, Cignetti has never been an OC. I respect Fisher and believe he is an excellent coach. But after ranking 23rd in offense, it might be tough to get higher. I sense with a new OC, the Rams will be conservative and will run first. I just wonder if their plans will ultimately include Bradford?
Bucs - Lovie Smith/Dirk Koetter. Mr. Koetter comes over from the Falcons. The Bucs definitely have the receivers, but the QB position tempers my expectations. McCown is average, and if Tampa decides to start anew with a rookie QB, there will be a learning curve. They may just retain their 25th-ranked offense.
Raiders - Jack Del Rio/Bill Musgrave. Musgrave was the Eagles QB coach and helped Foles for what it's worth. Del Rio was the Broncos DC. The Raiders offense ranked 26th last season. I'm willing to give them a bump up a few notches so long as they start Latavius on game 1. But wise decisions aren't in the Raiders' favor.
49ers - Jim Tomsula/Geep Chryst. Tomsula was defensive line coach for Niners. And Chryst was OC of Bolts in 99-00 where they ranked near the bottom of the NFL. 49ers ranked 30th offensively. If they take the reigns off of Kaps and let him run, the offense can trouble defenses. I wonder how much longer Gore has left? He's always gold. But it may be devalued if the gold rush ends.
Jaguars - Gus Bradley/Greg Olson. Olson was the Raiders' OC. Jags finished 31st. Raiders were ranked 26th. The average is 28th. I trust no one on the Jags except Shoelace. And he is not the RB1 yet.
Jets - Todd Bowles/Chan Gailey. Bowles was Zona's DC. Gailey was the Bills' OC. The Jets finished dead last in offense. Another team with QB issues. Unless they make a splash to improve the QB, Ivory may have to load up the entire team on his back. (Which will result in a back strain.)
Did I miss anyone? Thoughts?
Falcons - Dan Quinn/Kyle Shanahan. Quinn was DC for 1 year in Seattle. Shanny comes over after spurning the Browns. Falcons were ranked 5th in offense last season. My guess is they may not miss much of a beat with Ryan/Julio/White.
Ravens - John Harbaugh/Marc Trestman. Trestman was Chicago's HC before their historic collapse. But everywhere Tresty has been as OC (SF, OAK, ARI & CHI), his first year has been phenomenal. Baltimore had the 13th ranked offense last year. I predict a top 10 offense. Easily. Might be Flacco & Torrey's best seasons.
Bears - John Fox/Adam Gase. They move their leadership from Mile High to just south of the Magnificent Mile. The Bears ranked 15th in offense but looked dysfunctional. Maybe it's homerism, but I expect a slight bump up offensively. Unless they decide to trade Cutler.
Bills - Rex Ryan/Greg Roman. Run run run. Roman was the 9ers' OC. My guess is C.J. Spiller gets every opportunity to prove he is a quality NFL RB. I'm still on the fence deciding what the actual results will be. Buffalo's offense ranked 18th last year. If they fail to bring in a better QB, my guess is they take a dip offensively. (Just not in the run game.)
Browns - Mike Pettine/John DeFilippo. DeFilippo was the Raiders' QB coach and has never been an OC. The Browns ranked 20th last season. This has disaster written all over it. Apparently Jordan Cameron agrees since word is he wants out.
Rams - Jeff Fisher/Frank Cignetti. Like DeFilippo above, Cignetti has never been an OC. I respect Fisher and believe he is an excellent coach. But after ranking 23rd in offense, it might be tough to get higher. I sense with a new OC, the Rams will be conservative and will run first. I just wonder if their plans will ultimately include Bradford?
Bucs - Lovie Smith/Dirk Koetter. Mr. Koetter comes over from the Falcons. The Bucs definitely have the receivers, but the QB position tempers my expectations. McCown is average, and if Tampa decides to start anew with a rookie QB, there will be a learning curve. They may just retain their 25th-ranked offense.
Raiders - Jack Del Rio/Bill Musgrave. Musgrave was the Eagles QB coach and helped Foles for what it's worth. Del Rio was the Broncos DC. The Raiders offense ranked 26th last season. I'm willing to give them a bump up a few notches so long as they start Latavius on game 1. But wise decisions aren't in the Raiders' favor.
49ers - Jim Tomsula/Geep Chryst. Tomsula was defensive line coach for Niners. And Chryst was OC of Bolts in 99-00 where they ranked near the bottom of the NFL. 49ers ranked 30th offensively. If they take the reigns off of Kaps and let him run, the offense can trouble defenses. I wonder how much longer Gore has left? He's always gold. But it may be devalued if the gold rush ends.
Jaguars - Gus Bradley/Greg Olson. Olson was the Raiders' OC. Jags finished 31st. Raiders were ranked 26th. The average is 28th. I trust no one on the Jags except Shoelace. And he is not the RB1 yet.
Jets - Todd Bowles/Chan Gailey. Bowles was Zona's DC. Gailey was the Bills' OC. The Jets finished dead last in offense. Another team with QB issues. Unless they make a splash to improve the QB, Ivory may have to load up the entire team on his back. (Which will result in a back strain.)
Did I miss anyone? Thoughts?
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