Concerns for 2010 (No Particular Order)

[Tarlam!]

quite frankly right now looks like someone who should be leading the glee club instead of a major football franchise. (Does the fact that I'm watching Glee have anything to do with this?)

I gotta ask; What's Glee?

[Freak Out]

Has our defensive backfield improved since the Arizona loss?

[Joemailman]

Has our defensive backfield improved since the Arizona loss?

Hard to say. Burnett is more talented than Bigby, but he is a rookie. The nickel/dime situation is a big question mark. Question mark doesn't necessarily mean bad, but time will tell.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'm no therapist, but I have a feeling that if we got retailguy on the couch and worked everything through, his despise of TT would have roots in his decision to let Wahle and Rivera go in his first season as GM, thus contributing to OL issues for years to come.

Good points. My money is on it having to do with Brent Farve. All things come back to Brent.

[Deputy Nutz]

I hate Bigby, horrible coverage, and horrible instincts, but to replace him with a third round pick, it is hard to say that the Packers secondary got any better from the Arizona loss.

With Harris and Bigby going on the PUP list this team's weakest group just got a whole lot weaker. Sam Shield matched up against Percy Harvin, groovy.

[MJZiggy]

quite frankly right now looks like someone who should be leading the glee club instead of a major football franchise. (Does the fact that I'm watching Glee have anything to do with this?)

I gotta ask; What's Glee?

Inane TV show about a high school glee club where they can't seem to go 5 minutes without bursting into chorus songs. It's a long story but it just ended up on.

[Fritz]

This is getting to be like an episode of "Lost." We're back to Jarrett Bush as the most experienced backup cornerback on the team..

I think somebody - TT, MM? - overestimated the jump that Underwood and Lee would take. To have two critical guys at the same position let you down....that sucks goat balls. Big, smelly ones.

[ThunderDan]

This is getting to be like an episode of "Lost." We're back to Jarrett Bush as the most experienced backup cornerback on the team..

I think somebody - TT, MM? - overestimated the jump that Underwood and Lee would take. To have two critical guys at the same position let you down....that sucks goat balls. Big, smelly ones.

We did survive a couple of years with TBuck and Vinnie "Burn'em" Clark.

You really have to hope that one or more of the young CB has the light go on in the regular season and step-up their play to an NFL level.

This could be a shoot out year. But I have some faith that our D will be top 10 and that we will have a solid season.

[retailguy]

This is getting to be like an episode of "Lost." We're back to Jarrett Bush as the most experienced backup cornerback on the team..

I think somebody - TT, MM? - overestimated the jump that Underwood and Lee would take. To have two critical guys at the same position let you down....that sucks goat balls. Big, smelly ones.

We have two good safties and they'll have to help. The #3 and #4 corners had better learn fast. And, the biggest unknown, how can Dom scheme away from our weaknesses?

Gotta play'em guys, and it isn't really a whole lot different than how we did it in prior years, is it? This is the way Ted rolls.

Gonna still be a great season, I believe that.

PS - No way in hell we're finding a #3 corner on cut down day. Only possibillity is a trade and there are too many teams with weak corner situations. We got what we got!

[mraynrand]

This is getting to be like an episode of "Lost." We're back to Jarrett Bush as the most experienced backup cornerback on the team..

I think somebody - TT, MM? - overestimated the jump that Underwood and Lee would take. To have two critical guys at the same position let you down....that sucks goat balls. Big, smelly ones.

When did you start letting Sinbasket use your account?

[Brandon494]

I'm guessing the secondary will struggle like te O-line last season but once Al Harris comes back I see the unit playing solid like when Tauscher came back last year. I'm guessing we will go 5-1 or 4-2 our first 6 games so I'm not too worried.

[red]

my biggest concern would be that the injury bug returns to c-wood and we end up with tramon as our #1 and lee, underwood or shields as our #2 and 3

to have both harris and woodson out would be the end of our season

[Merlin]

Concerns in order:

Special Teams - all of it from Crosby to punt coverage.

Secondary - It looks like it's in disarray.

Defensive Line - solid starters, no depth.

Offensive Line - for the first time in 6 years, we have an offensive line but the best talent isn't starting due to injury. Will the merry-go-round effect hurt us? Will Tauscher and Clifton hold up?

3-4 Defense - Are we in for a sophomore slump?

[cheesner]

Special Teams. Mostly the kick and punt coverage, I don't have a lot of confidence in our coaching staff there.

I think we will be fine at OLB and we will be pretty good at safety.


Mild concerns are 3rd and 4th CB. I am betting that at least one of our guys steps to the plate and is at least adequate.

Also a mild concern is the middle of our defense. I don't think the coverage ability of our LBs, especially the MLBs is adequate. They should be a better than last season, our safeties should be better in coverage, and I trust Dom to strategically improve this area.

[pbmax]

Cyril Obiozor was just mentioned by Bedard in the JSOBlog Blog as having a bigger and better impact at OLB than Zombo. Has anyone else noticed this? Or has Bedard been inhaling ink fumes at the printing facility again?

Because Obiozor could cause pass rush problems for some teams.

Shields versus Harvin is not the matchup I am concerned about. He is used to playing against the freakishly athletic and fast. Its Shields versus a veteran with a brain. That is where he will get burned.