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Saying we're the favorite or a favorite would be a lie. But saying we’re out of it is probably a bigger stretch. Here's one possible path to victory.
Offense:
In a word, health!
The OL is veteran and experienced. They can handle one injury at a time, two as long as it's not Bakh, Lindsley or Jenkins. But we need to be mostly healthy against top DL if we want a chance to win.
Adams, (Jones/Williams), Lazard and Tonyan are a nice top 4 for AR to work with. We need to have those four healthy for the post season and really Tonyan and Lazard should be healthy for the few games leading in so they can develop chemistry with the QB leading into the win or go home games. The 5th guy and role player is a mix of Mercedes, Jace, MVS and Swerv. Each guy is very different and useful in different situations and against different personnel. But healthy, 12 can move the ball with this set of weapons!
Defense:
In a word.... HEALTH!
a bunch of young guys have gotten snaps in the back end. But...... Pettine has been hamstrung with the youth. Alexander is our only playmaker back there. He needs to be healthy. In man defense situations King is also a playmaker. Other than that the only real strength is that, when healthy, they're a veteran group that can mask coverages and play a bunch of styles of defense to keep QB's off balance.. If they can get healthy and build some chemistry down the stretch, they will be much better at confusing offenses and leaning on their veteran chemistry strength.
Up front..... Health, again. Keke has come on. He’s a solid starter. Clark, Keke, Z and P are a solid first 4 guys up there. I wouldn’t call them a true strength the way the Bears, Titans, Colts, Steelers and Ravens are a strength. Let’s cross our fingers for health there! The backups of Lowry, Adams, Lancaster and Gary are all decent in a few areas and can rotate in and keep the top 4 fresh all game. Again, we’re not good enough to have many injuries but when healthy this group has a chance to play their best ball in the coming weeks and be good enough for a championship.
So....... while we are not a true front runner, we are in position to get healthy at the right time. A legit shot at the SB after 8 weeks! What more could you ask for!?
Offense:
In a word, health!
The OL is veteran and experienced. They can handle one injury at a time, two as long as it's not Bakh, Lindsley or Jenkins. But we need to be mostly healthy against top DL if we want a chance to win.
Adams, (Jones/Williams), Lazard and Tonyan are a nice top 4 for AR to work with. We need to have those four healthy for the post season and really Tonyan and Lazard should be healthy for the few games leading in so they can develop chemistry with the QB leading into the win or go home games. The 5th guy and role player is a mix of Mercedes, Jace, MVS and Swerv. Each guy is very different and useful in different situations and against different personnel. But healthy, 12 can move the ball with this set of weapons!
Defense:
In a word.... HEALTH!
a bunch of young guys have gotten snaps in the back end. But...... Pettine has been hamstrung with the youth. Alexander is our only playmaker back there. He needs to be healthy. In man defense situations King is also a playmaker. Other than that the only real strength is that, when healthy, they're a veteran group that can mask coverages and play a bunch of styles of defense to keep QB's off balance.. If they can get healthy and build some chemistry down the stretch, they will be much better at confusing offenses and leaning on their veteran chemistry strength.
Up front..... Health, again. Keke has come on. He’s a solid starter. Clark, Keke, Z and P are a solid first 4 guys up there. I wouldn’t call them a true strength the way the Bears, Titans, Colts, Steelers and Ravens are a strength. Let’s cross our fingers for health there! The backups of Lowry, Adams, Lancaster and Gary are all decent in a few areas and can rotate in and keep the top 4 fresh all game. Again, we’re not good enough to have many injuries but when healthy this group has a chance to play their best ball in the coming weeks and be good enough for a championship.
So....... while we are not a true front runner, we are in position to get healthy at the right time. A legit shot at the SB after 8 weeks! What more could you ask for!?
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