Originally posted by jcs:
Originally posted by miked1978:
I don't get the talk of "blowing it up". We got a decent roster. Yes it's not the best but its decent. We needed to trim fat and we needed to get younger. We don't need to be paying top dollar or some average vets in free agency that will only drain our cap and will need to be replaced 2 years down the road. .
Build through the draft and next year when the dead cap space clear maybe we make a bigger splash for some of yall who need to see big free agency spending.
We might not make the playoffs with this roster. Depth is a concern as is gaps in who starts.
Meh. We didn't make the playoffs last year with all the big names either so ...
A team can't stay at the top for years and years like the Patriots did, but the universe lined up to aid in that too. Namely Brady,then the weak azz division, coaching (but without Brady we see he was hovering around average) some help from the refs time to time (unlike KC which is most games the past 3-4 years)
I am sure I am in the minority and think this team will be better than last year. ( Six wins is a pretty low bar )
But I think the younger guys will step up and take pride in being bumped up in status instead of being backup options to Deebo and other starters.
Fat needed to be trimmed sooner than this year but at least they're doing it now.
It's not a full blown rebuild but more of a retooling in my opinion. The team needed some younger hungry player's on the field instead of underperforming / injured overpaid "stars", and I'm looking at Trent and the departed Deebo, and Yuk this season if he performs like he did in last year's games prior to his injury.