Originally Posted by HoosierinFL
Losing yesterday was disappointing in a "win and in" scenario but it definitely does not feel like 2 years ago when we had 2 shots at a win and in, and screw up against the raiders and then got rolled in a pathetic showing vs the jags.
Yesterday this team had fight, they've had fight in them most of the season. 2 games, Cincy and Atlanta, were weird and felt like they didn't show up.
anyway, a few thoughts heading into the offseason and what to do to get better.
Offense:
its going places. But we gotta hope AR is the real deal. i'm optimistic. I'm not worried about the injuries, falling the way he did on that thin turf with concrete under will separate anyone's shoulder. It that was on dirt/grass, its not serious.
Minshew is fool's gold. He makes just enough plays to win some, but he fails to see open guys, makes throws that are too high (bad footwork) and his placement makes a lot of balls too hard to catch (see the 4th and 1). People say he's the best backup in the league and that may be, but there's not even 32 players starting who are worth starting, so being the best 33rd QB doesn't mean much.
What do we need?
WR: Pittman and Downs are solid, Pierce maybe. Montgomery doesn't bring much, he's just a guy. Definitely look for another impact player here. This group still needs the most help.
QB: AR and maybe keep Minshew and hope he doesn't have to play much. Or maybe find a new backup.
TEs: Its a fair bunch, if we luck into a dynamic player, fine. Not sure how long Cox will stay so we might need another starter, esp if Ogletree is gone.
RBs: JT + some combo of Moss, Sermon and Goodson is no problem.
Tackles: Raimann, Freeland, Smith is OK but I wouldn't mind if we can find an upgrade at RT.
Guards: Nelson and Fries remain fine. A little depth is good.
Center: i thought French has done OK filling in for Kelly. Not sure how much Kelly has left. Again, a little depth.
Defense - I'm not too down on Bradley, he's defense depends on elite secondary, and we just haven't had that, its been thin, injured, and young. Give him help here and I think things look a lot better.
DTs: its a good rotation, a little depth is good.
DEs: same. I know everyone wants a 15 sack per year kind of guy here and hey that's great if we can find one. But the way this group schemes everyone into getting sacks, I think the pass rush/pressure is OK. Run defense has been OK.
LBs: more or less the same, I would like to see 1 new dynamic player here though because its Franklin and Speed and a bunch of guys.
S: not a bad group, losing Blackmon hurt vs Houston, otherwise Thomas and Cross are promising. Adding 1 here is a good idea though.
DBs: the real problem. Not sure how much Moore has left in the tank. Brents is promising. Jaylon Jones might turn out OK. We need probably 2 good ones here and is a position I'd target in the first round.
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