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here is how i feel were are going into TC and what we need to do and what i think is likely
QB KC is the undisputed starter . our team has a solid BU in colt and a developmental qb going into year 2 . this will be the years in which he shows he can be something more or we need to look elsewhere . i expect KC will have a big year and push 40 total tds . i think we will be better in the red zone and his mistakes will be limited
RB i think kelly will start the season and the aquisition of perine will push him . i like perine but he is a 4th rounder and their is a learning curve . CT will run more and will be more explosive . in a surprise i think marshal will make a huge push to make the team in a tight race with mack
wr we are taller , we still have a burner in prior . i see us having 3 1000 yd pass catchers , to of which are wrs . crowder and pryor will do it . dox will put up crowder rookie year type numbers if he is healthy and as good as we think he can be harris will jump over grant and davis will be a PS guy for now
TE reed will get 1000 yds , davis and paul will do well when called upon . what happens in TC will determine if sprinkle is the 4th TE or if we keep the experienced carrier . very deep position
o/line only real weakness is lavou . kujo will get 1st crack to unseat him and this being year 3 for him it will be make or break roullier should be the swing interior guy playing mostly center . he will take some time to develop. nsehke is the best swing tackle in the game . we all know about trent , morgan and sherf and all 3 could push for the PB . long is getting better at center and has solidified the position . i think its a top 5 o/line in the NFL
special teams tres way is one of the best punters in the NFL , he has good hang time and he can punt us out of danger when we are backed up deep . does well at pinning people inside the 10 as well . hopkins should rebound from a poor year but another klunker and he could be gone
defense
d/line a see a moderate improvement here but much work the rookie allen is our only legit guy who people will have to game plan for . i expect bout 5 sacks from him while he is learning the pro game mcclain and mcgee might equal one baker . should be better vs run but not much vs pass. hood is a body ionman is a body , lanier is a guy who is growing and could be a baker type in another year. taylor is a stop gap NT francis and Mbu are younger and pretty much the same rotational guys and FA pipkins is another young big body but NT is a huge weakness
Olb RK is great , JR should contribute some maybe 3-5 sacks , TM maybe 5 with the suspension but his PFF rating will continue to rise but with less time on the field . we should see him with his hand down more in passing situations . smith should break out with 8-10 sacks . anderson will get around 2.5 as he learns but i like his future . we should see improvement here
ILB brown is a good pick up and he should help us vs run and in pass coverage . he is a sideline to sideline guy . compton is a body as a starter as is foster . they are decent but we need upgrades spaight has no future so we may see anderson getting snaps here
cb we hve good starters in breeland and norman , i expect a better fuller but maybe not in the slot moruea will need time , but he should be a good one and dunbar is in year 3 so he should show us if he has starter potential or if he is a career BU (which is ok ) hosley could surprise at slot but he will most likely need more seasoning
safety i like DJ , he is young and he communicates well . but can he be a free safety ? i like trying him rather then the dinosaurs we have been trying . cravens will struggle at first but i think he has the ability to be the SS i like our 2 young safeties . the back ups however are a different story . blacmon is a stop gap and hall is ancient . everette is a special teamer and josh evans isnt even on the radar .
our young guys josh harvey clemons (appears best suited for cravens role last season ) and montae nicholson is currently hurt and i have no idea what he can be , he is a 4th rounder so i am thing special teamer to start . fish smithson knows the position but is he athletic enough to compete ?
overall i see the offense being better then last season because i feel they will score more points . i see the defense being improved but i see them as a defense ranked in the lower twenty's upper teens unless we have injuries . i expect a slow start by them because of all the new faces . i think we are a good draft away from being a top 10 defense because our coaching appears to be better at the positional level (tomsula and gray ) but about the same at the DC level
i think this defense is improved enough , if we stay injury free, to pick up the 2 wins they gave away last year and we go 10-6 and make the playoffs
i think KC has a chip on his shoulder about how it ended last season and i believe he will be out to silence the doubters . he will certainly be a PB caliber qb and maybe even enter the MVP conversation
this is why we should sign him long term because within 2 years i see us competing for super bowl appearances with him and a defense that will be championship caliber
QB KC is the undisputed starter . our team has a solid BU in colt and a developmental qb going into year 2 . this will be the years in which he shows he can be something more or we need to look elsewhere . i expect KC will have a big year and push 40 total tds . i think we will be better in the red zone and his mistakes will be limited
RB i think kelly will start the season and the aquisition of perine will push him . i like perine but he is a 4th rounder and their is a learning curve . CT will run more and will be more explosive . in a surprise i think marshal will make a huge push to make the team in a tight race with mack
wr we are taller , we still have a burner in prior . i see us having 3 1000 yd pass catchers , to of which are wrs . crowder and pryor will do it . dox will put up crowder rookie year type numbers if he is healthy and as good as we think he can be harris will jump over grant and davis will be a PS guy for now
TE reed will get 1000 yds , davis and paul will do well when called upon . what happens in TC will determine if sprinkle is the 4th TE or if we keep the experienced carrier . very deep position
o/line only real weakness is lavou . kujo will get 1st crack to unseat him and this being year 3 for him it will be make or break roullier should be the swing interior guy playing mostly center . he will take some time to develop. nsehke is the best swing tackle in the game . we all know about trent , morgan and sherf and all 3 could push for the PB . long is getting better at center and has solidified the position . i think its a top 5 o/line in the NFL
special teams tres way is one of the best punters in the NFL , he has good hang time and he can punt us out of danger when we are backed up deep . does well at pinning people inside the 10 as well . hopkins should rebound from a poor year but another klunker and he could be gone
defense
d/line a see a moderate improvement here but much work the rookie allen is our only legit guy who people will have to game plan for . i expect bout 5 sacks from him while he is learning the pro game mcclain and mcgee might equal one baker . should be better vs run but not much vs pass. hood is a body ionman is a body , lanier is a guy who is growing and could be a baker type in another year. taylor is a stop gap NT francis and Mbu are younger and pretty much the same rotational guys and FA pipkins is another young big body but NT is a huge weakness
Olb RK is great , JR should contribute some maybe 3-5 sacks , TM maybe 5 with the suspension but his PFF rating will continue to rise but with less time on the field . we should see him with his hand down more in passing situations . smith should break out with 8-10 sacks . anderson will get around 2.5 as he learns but i like his future . we should see improvement here
ILB brown is a good pick up and he should help us vs run and in pass coverage . he is a sideline to sideline guy . compton is a body as a starter as is foster . they are decent but we need upgrades spaight has no future so we may see anderson getting snaps here
cb we hve good starters in breeland and norman , i expect a better fuller but maybe not in the slot moruea will need time , but he should be a good one and dunbar is in year 3 so he should show us if he has starter potential or if he is a career BU (which is ok ) hosley could surprise at slot but he will most likely need more seasoning
safety i like DJ , he is young and he communicates well . but can he be a free safety ? i like trying him rather then the dinosaurs we have been trying . cravens will struggle at first but i think he has the ability to be the SS i like our 2 young safeties . the back ups however are a different story . blacmon is a stop gap and hall is ancient . everette is a special teamer and josh evans isnt even on the radar .
our young guys josh harvey clemons (appears best suited for cravens role last season ) and montae nicholson is currently hurt and i have no idea what he can be , he is a 4th rounder so i am thing special teamer to start . fish smithson knows the position but is he athletic enough to compete ?
overall i see the offense being better then last season because i feel they will score more points . i see the defense being improved but i see them as a defense ranked in the lower twenty's upper teens unless we have injuries . i expect a slow start by them because of all the new faces . i think we are a good draft away from being a top 10 defense because our coaching appears to be better at the positional level (tomsula and gray ) but about the same at the DC level
i think this defense is improved enough , if we stay injury free, to pick up the 2 wins they gave away last year and we go 10-6 and make the playoffs
i think KC has a chip on his shoulder about how it ended last season and i believe he will be out to silence the doubters . he will certainly be a PB caliber qb and maybe even enter the MVP conversation
this is why we should sign him long term because within 2 years i see us competing for super bowl appearances with him and a defense that will be championship caliber