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I'm looking forward to training camp more than any year since 2006. I'll be there with a few fellow Who Dats from the BNG. I can't wait.

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Winston has a 5,000 yard 30+ TD season under his belt. He’s got Thomas, Landry, Olave, Callaway plus whatever games Kamara plays and what the TEs can chip in to throw to. He Doesn’t have Payton yelling at him in his ear to not make a mistake. He’s got a solid OL with a first round draft pick to bolster it. He’s got a capable, experienced veteran QB backing him up. He’s on a short contract and has everything to prove in a league that’s willing to brush him off. This is a Kurt Warner type comeback story waiting to happen.

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I don’t know about the Kurt Warner comparison but I’m hopeful the time off helps him have his head on straight. He has the physical traits - providing he recovers totally from injury. For me those are the big questions. I won’t be scared if he goes down.

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Yeah, that might have been a reach. I was waxing nostalgic. How about a Matthew Stafford type story ?

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I hope he has the ghost of Payton whispering in his ear to take care of the ball. Jameis doesn't need to be the hero of this 2022 season. All he needs to do is be healthy, take care of the ball, and distribute it to the playmakers.

SFIAH

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These are all great points about Jameis. The point I’d like to make about him is, this season isn’t about Winston. The 2022 season will be determined by how well the O-Line performs. Drew had a top 3 line every season except for maybe his last 3.
That’s when he started to look NORMAL.
Every QB we put under center last season were running for their lives.
How did Jameis get hurt, running for his life.
Yes, Winston’s injury is a concern but the coach’s and Jameis are selling it well.

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Its a testament to the D that the team won 9 games last year. I think that D has even MORE potential this season. Just sayin'

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Agreed. Hoping Doug Marrone being back will help get that line back into shape.

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Injury, injury, and injury was the problem with the line last year. McCoy out for some games, Ram out for some games, Peat out most of the season.

It's difficult to remain cohesive when the lineup is changing from week to week.

So, here is hoping to minimal injuries the upcoming season.

SFIAH

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^^^^

This here. And don't forget Ruiz having to shift to center and back over the first third of the season. No unit is more dependent upon what the man beside them is doing. Even more so than the defensive secondary. It takes repetitions to develop that cohesion. Matt Rhea may be more important to the line than Doug Marrone and that's saying a lot.

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Enter Dr. Rhea! The man of science. He may have the biggest impact on the team.

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Enter Dr. Rhea! The man of science. He may have the biggest impact on the team. Doug Marrone and Dr. Rhea may be this years biggest X-factor.

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Yeah. A preseason game at Houston Texans.

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It would just be up the road if we were the San Antonio Saints. Just sayin'. :wink:

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Well, under Payton we had a habit (at least perceived) of letting rookie/inexperienced QBs come in and do well against us. The list is long. Let’s hope it doesn’t continue against Allen.

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The one team I'm sick of losing to is the Eagles.

Jalen Hurts is not a good QB, all he has is the read option. He's a shorter Taysom Hill and somehow has made the D look silly the last 2 years in a row.

That honestly baffles me considering how well we do against top tier QB's

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Perfect example. Totally agree about Hurts. Didn’t RG3 kick our ass in his
first start ?

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I'm beginning to question my 11-6 predicted record the more I read and gather information. Marcus Maye will miss several games which means there will be a lesser player out there. When Maye gets back he will have to integrate into the system. Cohesiveness takes a lot of time. Don' get me wrong I like PJ Williams a lot but I don' think I'd be comfortable with him as a starter.

I'm a little worried about Jameson's knee. Last years line was atrocious at allowing free runners to the QB. Not only that l wonder how long it will take for him to get comfortable wifh an accurate quick check down or being able to throw the deep ball with a bum knee.

Running back has me uneasy to. Ingram looks heavier and slow footed. He is 33 l think. Kamara won't be available for nearly a third of the season unfortunately and l have no reason to feel good about the rest of the RB room either.

Of course a big question mark is the O-line. Nonetheless l still feel good about beating the Vegas odds.

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Winston is getting comfortable with that knee already and has another eight weeks or so. Between now and then he'll have thrown thousands of passes. As for the o-line, you mentioned cohesiveness being important for the secondary. It is arguably more important for the offensive line. Last year's o-line was the poster child for lack of cohesion due to four of the five starters missing significant time. It's performance was a total anomaly. To be fair, no projection based upon last year's line's performance can be very reliable. In fact, I've heard o-line rankings having the Saints as high as top five!

You are right that Maye may miss three games, but they have postponed his next hearing until August 24th. It could be later in the season before any suspension is finally handed down. Hopefully he'll start the season and the secondary can gel early.

I understand your concerns, my friend, but I believe you are giving the team a little less credit than they deserve.

:chug:

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It is so much more intense that way than knowing early on who will and won't be making the playoffs.

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Simple answer, because NFL venues host many more lucrative events that need to be worked around in the schedule than does the average rec league. They have explained this fact as one of the main determining factors in the construction of the schedule.

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