Unlikely, however is Gute and Lefluff are that stupid then we not going to be winning much as long as they hold the rains.
Saving the money is what they are doing but the underlying reason now is that Gute knows we are going nowhere this season. In that case we sell but do not buy.
The third round pick will cost a lot less. And we will have more youth and inexperience. And we will have more of what we see this year.
You do understand that everyone currently on the team will have a year more experience next year, right?
The problem with their additional year of experience is that there is little evidence to suggest players are improving. The lack of coaching means 2023 is an empty year.
We hope. Of course there is a possibility they get better. But there is no guarantee. Finley comes to mind as someone who was a klutz in 2008. In 2009 he exploded. I am not so sure I see the natural talent. And the only 2 on the roster that have a shot at the Pro Bowl are Rashan Gary and Kenny Clark. I see rookies with Detroit and Minnesota making tremendous impact. I don't see it here. We still need to get some in free agency next year. Thompson got Woodson, Al Harris, and Peppers when they still had something in the tank. Wolf still hit the jackpot: Reggie, Santana Dotson, Gilbert Brown, Sean Jones, Eugene Robinson, Don Beebe, and Desmond Howard. Maybe we can sign one or two minor impact players next year and it will give us some leadership for these kids.
I like the trade. They actually gained a late round 3rd for an early round 5th. So I am not quite as excited as you. Now maybe if a different GM was making the 3rd round pick.
Opponents will still run against that poor run defense.
I hope you are correct. I am finding it hard to find many players that have a year more experience this year than last year that are actually playing better this year than last year.
Keep in mind that we have quite a few Rookies after drafting a large pool which will be 2nd year players. We also have quite a few 2nd year players involved that will be in their 3rd season. For me It’s that 3rd year that players begin to see things more clearly. We’ve seen evidence of that repeatedly throughout our own team going back years. That’s 2024,2025
They can if that is their strength. But you saw in the Viking game that we actually played the run pretty well. They no longer have a Dalvin Cook. But if you are a team with a quality QB and receivers and can pass protect you go for the jugular early. One time in 1967 Lombardi, who loved to run the football, told his QBs after watching film of the Steelers that " We should throw 10 or 15 fly patterns against this team. They can't cover! "
Other than Reed, who is is showing an improving performance? LVN looks lost so far. Wyatt could be called a bust so far. While Walker makes lots of tackles, like AJ Hawk, they're too far from the LOS. Watson and Musgrave are struggling. Stokes can't stay healthy. Is Love getting better as the season progresses? You get my drift, the young core isn't showing progress.
