Current Lineup... The Usual Suspects

JKool · 03-09-2005, 10:02 AM

OFFENSE

QB - Brooks, Bouman, Finlen, Kingsbury
RB - McAllister, Stecker, McAfee
FB - Karney
WR - Horn, Stallworth, Henderson, Gardner, Lewis
TE - Williams, Conwell, Hall
OT - Gandy, Mayberry, Stinchcomb, Folau
OG - Jacox, Holland, Nesbit
C - Bentley

DEFENSE
DT - Sullivan, Young, Green, Liesle
DE - Grant, (Howard), Smith, Whitehead, (Bryant)
OLB - Bockwoldt, Allen, Rodgers, (Hodge)
ILB - Watson, Ruff
CB - McKenzie, Brown, Thomas, Ambrose, (Craft)
S - Smith, Bellamy, (Jones), Mitchell, (Gleason), Harper

I'm not going to lie, this looks pretty ho-hum to me right now. We've lost Pathon, replaced Riley with Mayberry (a slight upgrade), and added Smith (good!) to a squad from which we will probably lose Gleason.

Here is my general view so far:
OL - Minor improvement
Passing Game - No improvement or a loss
Running Game - Minor improvement
Run Defense - No improvement, (maybe slight impovement with Bockwoldt over Rodgers)
Pass Defense - Substantial improvement

Oddly, we need substantial improvement in our running game and run defense. This cannot be done on scheming alone.

My assessment:
We need a real RT, a backup RB, I like the idea of Mili at TE. With just a real RT, I will consider the running game substantially improved (and the passing game slightly improved due to the possibility of better pass protection).

We also need a vetran LB (or a complete and utter stud), and we need a DT (though this need will be reduced if Sully does step under Pease's guidance). Those additions wil amount to a substantial improvement in the run defense.

Final word:
We're at least a real RT and a vetran (or stud) LB from substantial improvement in every area. Womack, McDougle, Hartwell (whom we inexplicably seem to have no interest in), Peterson, and Witherspoon are starting to look like our last hopes in FA to fill these two needs.

03-09-2005, 10:02 AM	#1
JKool 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,423	Current Lineup... The Usual Suspects OFFENSE QB - Brooks, Bouman, Finlen, Kingsbury RB - McAllister, Stecker, McAfee FB - Karney WR - Horn, Stallworth, Henderson, Gardner, Lewis TE - Williams, Conwell, Hall OT - Gandy, Mayberry, Stinchcomb, Folau OG - Jacox, Holland, Nesbit C - Bentley DEFENSE DT - Sullivan, Young, Green, Liesle DE - Grant, (Howard), Smith, Whitehead, (Bryant) OLB - Bockwoldt, Allen, Rodgers, (Hodge) ILB - Watson, Ruff CB - McKenzie, Brown, Thomas, Ambrose, (Craft) S - Smith, Bellamy, (Jones), Mitchell, (Gleason), Harper I'm not going to lie, this looks pretty ho-hum to me right now. We've lost Pathon, replaced Riley with Mayberry (a slight upgrade), and added Smith (good!) to a squad from which we will probably lose Gleason. Here is my general view so far: OL - Minor improvement Passing Game - No improvement or a loss Running Game - Minor improvement Run Defense - No improvement, (maybe slight impovement with Bockwoldt over Rodgers) Pass Defense - Substantial improvement Oddly, we need substantial improvement in our running game and run defense. This cannot be done on scheming alone. My assessment: We need a real RT, a backup RB, I like the idea of Mili at TE. With just a real RT, I will consider the running game substantially improved (and the passing game slightly improved due to the possibility of better pass protection). We also need a vetran LB (or a complete and utter stud), and we need a DT (though this need will be reduced if Sully does step under Pease's guidance). Those additions wil amount to a substantial improvement in the run defense. Final word: We're at least a real RT and a vetran (or stud) LB from substantial improvement in every area. Womack, McDougle, Hartwell (whom we inexplicably seem to have no interest in), Peterson, and Witherspoon are starting to look like our last hopes in FA to fill these two needs.