Questions?

[Stinger226]

I think the biggest question for me before the season starts is: Is Jaylon Johnson going to play and can he be up to speed day 1? 

I know there are questions at other positions but until we see our players preform, Im going to wait and make those judgements later. Because we are playing Jefferson our first game, I think this matters. 

[adam]

44 minutes ago, Stinger226 said:

I think the biggest question for me before the season starts is: Is Jaylon Johnson going to play and can he be up to speed day 1? 

I know there are questions at other positions but until we see our players preform, Im going to wait and make those judgements later. Because we are playing Jefferson our first game, I think this matters. 

For me it's (in no order):

• starting LT (can the unit gel in time to work as a cohesive unit?)
• Edge/Pass Rush (will it matter if DA likes to bring extra pressure anyway?)
• RB depth (after Swift, who is RB2/3rd Down back?)
• CBs (both Jaylon's health and CB2 - Stevenson again?)
• Special Teams as a whole (has looked like crap all offseason, can they afford to lose a net 5 yards per drive?)

[Mongo3451]

Mine is pass rush

Caleb 

LT 

RB health

 

[BearFan PHX]

Obviously the BIG question is Caleb. He's not the biggest weakness, it's just he's the QB so everything rests on him.

The biggest questions in terms of weakness are LT, Pass Rush and HB - and that's the same list we had before the draft too. So that doesnt inspire a lot of confidence in Poles.

The coaching staff on the other hand, I have a lot of confidence in. I'm looking forward to see how we scheme on Monday night. Can we win games with these weaknesses against good teams and divisional rivals? I hope so.

I mean, I know there are things you can do to help a LT for example. And they can work, but they also limit your playbook, and of course I want to see Johnson able to call his full complement of plays, so it would be better if we had a real starter there.

The same with the pass rush. Can Allen get pressure with this group? I cant wait to see.
 

[AZ54]

Just Caleb.  If I've got the right QB on my team the weaknesses like edge pass rush can be minimized because we'll be scoring enough points.   If QB is fixed the rest can be sorted out over the next offseason.  

[BearFan PHX]

1 hour ago, AZ54 said:

Just Caleb.  If I've got the right QB on my team the weaknesses like edge pass rush can be minimized because we'll be scoring enough points.   If QB is fixed the rest can be sorted out over the next offseason.  

with a good QB and no pass rush, teams can beat the bottom 1/2 of the league that way, but when you go against another good QB and its a shootout, then its a different story.

But youre right, clawing into the top 5 is next year's window - probably - dont want to put a ceiling on a team Ive never seen yet!

But yeah, if Caleb is a bust, then all else is moot. But I am not personally worried about that. I think he'll break 4,000 yards this season. As unsure as I am about some parts of this team, I am very bullish on the Caleb / Ben Johnson pairing and where it will lead Caleb as a QB. Cant wait to see it unveiled next week.