Well actually we don't know diddly squat. SF won't even let people know if AM is hurt or not. Must be the result of working for that jewel, Ron Prince.
I thought we had turned the corner second half of last season. Even our 5-7 could easily have been 3-9. It also could have been 7-5 or 8-4 with a little bit of luck. I can't even hazzard a guess as to what next season is going to shake out at. I would hope 6-6 or 7-5 but I just don't have a clue. Depends on if SF does a bit of soul searching during the off season and shakes up his coaching staff, also depends on if LM or AM is the starter.
You see, two areas that haven't improved or has regressed. Each one dependent on the team overall.
The LBs get their most help from the D line, and a qb has the run game, the wideouts and the O line for help lifting his play.
In both those positions,both appeared to have gone backwards, with one having more there to help them with, the other,less.
At LB, our D line was improved by depth and having Darrion at NT. But even so, the backers struggled with communication, trust and seeing plays develope within their physical ability to effect the play.
At qb, the running backs eventually got to where we'd left off last year, but,our wrs never showed up to the potential of having Stan and JD out there, Wandale was needed too much at rb instead of wr,due to being so thin at rb, and the line started backwards from last years less than stellar play, but finally reached or even slightly exceded that level, but only in the last three games.
Then, you add in coaches knowing your tendencies on offense etc, and a possible hurt AM, if we'd seen this at the beginning of the year, we might wonder the outcome, well, weve just witnessed it.
Now, next year,O line best weve had in years,one way or another with true depth.
Rb, same as these last two years, but we did finish 3rd in our rushing conf. Plus more depth.
Qb, the question is, will AM get himself right, add in a more seasoned LM, more depth.
Wr, another question mark, as we have yet to see any new options other than Wandale, but we will have much greater talent and depth.
D line, at tackle, we should be fine, but losing Darrion hurts at NT, but depth is fine, and maybe his lil bro or Hut or Ty makes us not miss him much, but potentially more depth.
LB, who knows? Who we lose should be easily replaced, we do have some potential here but they haven't played, we also are bringing in jucos as well, but until they make plays?
We will be bigger and faster and stronger here, plus more depth.
DBs a d safety, we are fine.
So, knowing our schedule is tougher, not knowing how good our youth movement is, we still should exceed this year.
But, one common thing, we have vastly improved our depth.
