This season’s a bust, yesterday was embarrassing, and the entire coaching and front office staff should be cleared out, and they will be. Let’s start there.
But i’ve seen people saying this is the most despondent they’ve felt about this team as a fan. Really? I’ve only been a fan for about 10 years now (damn) and even in that time frame this season is like the 3rd worst. This team is clearly underachieving, but it has talent in certain important positions, and more importantly it has clear flaws where there isn’t enough talent. On the offensive side, it’s the offensive line, and on the defensive side it’s the linebackers. I don’t see why, with a draft where we have 5 of the 1st 100 picks and FA where we have top-5 cap space, if we draft a stud O-lineman, sign a couple of more, and get a good LB in FA, we shouldn’t be expecting 10 wins at minimum next year assuming Howell is as good as we all think and we get a good coach / FO staff. I don’t think he’s a star QB but he’s for sure a QB to build around, and that’s all we need.
Maybe I’m just positive because of our new ownership but I just don’t think this team is as far away as we think. I didn’t expect much from this season because I was unsure on Howell, so having him be as good as he’s been is enough of a positive from this season for me. Let’s get a top-5 pick and come back next year to dark-horse the NFC.
I definitely dont think we are near 10 wins in one year of draft and offseason. Way too many holes to fill. The only thing im hopeful for is Howell but i don’t think he is going to get enough patience from fans.
What holes do you see? I’m just curious, because I can’t say i’ve followed too closely compared to previous years (missed a few games here and there). I’m really only seeing massive holes at linebacker and o-line, our cornerback play was awful but I’m chalking that up to our head coach and I think our d-line will be decent enough on the edge especially with two star DTs manning the middle.
The o line. Wrs. Te. Rb all need upgrades. The defense needs de, lbs, cbs and another safety. That’s all…
As a 30 year plus Skin fan, I’ve never seen a defense this bad so it’s still a shock. It’s like we are a division II defense or the scout team. Never have I seen so many passes to completely wide open receivers. Ive also never seen an oline this bad at the NFL level. I know the future is bright but this season has been hard.
Lol this is one of our worst defenses, especially relative to the perceived talent level. The Joe Barry defenses immediately come to mind though in terms of bad defenses.
Some fans are being very short sighted right now
Furthermore, those picks will only get better the more we lose. The past 5 years have had opportunity to be great but we kept winning just enough games and then failing at the picks we do get.
Next year, we’ll give Harris far more choices than any new owner could ask for. Chances to succeed, chances to fail, but chances nonetheless. Fantastic picks, free agency money, new coaching staff, and a full year of seeing how things have operated.
Im just disappointed in EB.