BobDigital
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Still some cut downs and other spring cleaning to be done but we have a fairly good idea of theirs and ours 46 game day roster.
Should be a good test against a good but not great team.
QB looks to be Alex Smith who while not dangerous doesn't tend to give the game away. Coach Andy Reid is smart with play design and scheme but notoriously bad with the game clock and general game management.
The weapons on offense start with Kelce who is probably the 2nd most dangerous TE in the NFL next to Gronk though he is good for maybe 1 stupid flag a game. Hill is a dangerous return man. Our STs punt and kickoff units did great last year but need to be on point game 1. That to me is what makes this game dangerous. Facing maybe the most dangerous return man off the bat. They get a free TD from him or a few big returns and this will become very close. As a WR he is more talented than refined but with the ball in his hands he is dangerous. Their WR and TE depth behind those 2 isn't that scary. If there was someone else to worry about it be Chris Connolly making another jump after having a solid 2nd year but that is a maybe. Losing Ware is huge for a team that likes to play like it is 1970. Their best option behind him is the unproven but talented rookie Hunt. A big wildcard in this game but the Pats tend to stop the run fairly well. He can catch out of the backfield some but not a super threat there likely. He will be hard to bring down with an arm tackle. Tackling needs to be on point for him. The OL is okay but has seen better days. It is young and inexperienced but talented. It will be better week 16 than week 1.
Generally the offense lives off good field positioning and a few big plays to score what it can though.
The D is the much more dangerous side of the ball as we all know. Dee Ford and Houston should be a fearsome combo on the edge. Hali is a good 3rd rotational Vet pass rusher so they will be relentless. Solder will get a hard first game. I do have confidence in Cannon to be ready to go though. The secondary is solid with Peters and Berry. On the whole the D had the 3rd best defensive passer rating last year. Peters is a risk taker though and I think Cooks might be able to exploit it if Brady can thread a tough one in and go long. Their pass rush is legit but the run D is a big concern on the team. It wasn't good last year and I don't think they did much to improve it. Though the D has a lot of talent on it the leader is the often forgotten Derrick Johnson who is a vet and tackling machine. Being 34 though you wonder huh much the MLB has left.
There is much more to talk about than this but it is a good start. Your thoughts?
Should be a good test against a good but not great team.
QB looks to be Alex Smith who while not dangerous doesn't tend to give the game away. Coach Andy Reid is smart with play design and scheme but notoriously bad with the game clock and general game management.
The weapons on offense start with Kelce who is probably the 2nd most dangerous TE in the NFL next to Gronk though he is good for maybe 1 stupid flag a game. Hill is a dangerous return man. Our STs punt and kickoff units did great last year but need to be on point game 1. That to me is what makes this game dangerous. Facing maybe the most dangerous return man off the bat. They get a free TD from him or a few big returns and this will become very close. As a WR he is more talented than refined but with the ball in his hands he is dangerous. Their WR and TE depth behind those 2 isn't that scary. If there was someone else to worry about it be Chris Connolly making another jump after having a solid 2nd year but that is a maybe. Losing Ware is huge for a team that likes to play like it is 1970. Their best option behind him is the unproven but talented rookie Hunt. A big wildcard in this game but the Pats tend to stop the run fairly well. He can catch out of the backfield some but not a super threat there likely. He will be hard to bring down with an arm tackle. Tackling needs to be on point for him. The OL is okay but has seen better days. It is young and inexperienced but talented. It will be better week 16 than week 1.
Generally the offense lives off good field positioning and a few big plays to score what it can though.
The D is the much more dangerous side of the ball as we all know. Dee Ford and Houston should be a fearsome combo on the edge. Hali is a good 3rd rotational Vet pass rusher so they will be relentless. Solder will get a hard first game. I do have confidence in Cannon to be ready to go though. The secondary is solid with Peters and Berry. On the whole the D had the 3rd best defensive passer rating last year. Peters is a risk taker though and I think Cooks might be able to exploit it if Brady can thread a tough one in and go long. Their pass rush is legit but the run D is a big concern on the team. It wasn't good last year and I don't think they did much to improve it. Though the D has a lot of talent on it the leader is the often forgotten Derrick Johnson who is a vet and tackling machine. Being 34 though you wonder huh much the MLB has left.
There is much more to talk about than this but it is a good start. Your thoughts?
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