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Originally Posted by smithandrew051
If healthy, WR is better than last year. Considerably.
RB is the same and we haven’t had the draft yet. Expect an improvement.
TE is the same, but I’d expect Kelce to be in better shape.
C to RT is the same. LG should be better than Caliendo. LT should be better than Thuney.
DL is worse right now, since we don’t have Omenihu or Wharton. A heavy DL draft could change things.
LB is the same.
Safety is slightly worse, but Hicks improving in year 2 makes it likely at least as good. Probably better.
Corner is better.
Special teams are the same.
So in the draft, I’d expect 2-3 picks on the DL, a RB, a WR, and 2 DBs. The other pick or two would likely be a developmental OT and a LB.
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We’re looking through the same lens and it’s the right prescription IMHO.
I have high expectations for where this offense is going. To what you said about the WRs, it’s a matter of can we get something similar to our health luck in 2018-2023, or do we get another 2024?
The odds of another 2024 are next to none, but there’s nothing that says it won’t be worse than some of the prior years still.
But if and when it’s the full trio of WRs, the added tools at RB, and hopefully a left tackle who doesn’t ever let a pass rusher destroy the gameplan… expectations are very high.
There’s a fine tipping point there where once an offense’s skill personnel gets to a certain level, it puts defenses on their heels in a way that even helps the offensive line. That’s where we have to aspire to be.
Quite simply, can you dominate certain defensive game plans with the speed of Worthy and Brown, some with the easy button that is Rashee Rice, can you use Kelce and Gray in a way that isn’t overkill but also lets them thrive, do you bring in that final piece to the RB room that allows all those guys to survive a 20-game season
One guy can make a bigger difference than people realize. Having Rashee Rice in those playoff games as the key cog not only makes us way harder to defend but it also makes life easier on the surrounding cast. He catches a couple slants for first downs early in the SB, and a game like that can play out completely different because you’re putting the defense more on their heels.