Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by BigBug415:
Originally posted by bmvanthiel:
Definitely no. There are too many holes and it's not worth it. Too many things would have to go right.
-terrible center.
-no LB depth and banking on Greenlaw coming back playing to form.
-Aiyuk out for the year
-Both safety positions
-Questions on CMCs injury. How's he going to be and is this going to flare up again?
-DL depth and talent. Other than Bosa, it's really lacking here.
-Our DC hasn't been very promising so far. Looks just as bad as last year.
This. 🤦♂️
Oh come on. It's October, they win this weekend and their .500 with a bye. Literally no different this time last yr.
make a move to get some help. It trickles down, STs gets a boost because the guys who should be playing just STs are starting elsewhere.
Man we couldn't be further from agreeing on this. And I hope you're right.
Last year Brock got concussed and played sloppy a couple games, and we got swept up in momentum against the ravens. Kyle had a few boneheaded games, but the scheme didn't appear broken. We were completing at a high percentage. and we were relatively healthy
this year couldn't feel any more different than last to me. Injuries alone justifies my stance here.
add in:
-offensive scheme changed from effective (last year) to ineffective. Red zone percentages tell the story there.
-only a few players not making mistakes repeatedly. Mistakes that weren't made last year.
-Brock regressing. He's pressing too much, holding the ball too long, and often ignoring the safe easy play. Perhaps the schemes fault.
-special teams somehow worse than last year.
etc etc. I could go on but it's unimportant, and the point is simply this: it felt like a couple correctable things cost us some games last year. The list of what I would think we'd need to be a contender this year is loooonnnnggggg, with a big portion of it being based on sheer luck: health.