The Offense is Loaded

[Real fan 02]

It is, no doubt. My concern is what happens after two years. High price to pay for a long term rental. Like a lease I guess.

This is why you develop Kyle Williams. And others potentially. Vrabel knows the window and opportunity is now! Drake is on his rookie deal..

 

[Family]

This is why you develop Kyle Williams.

It's early still, but I never felt any chemistry between Kyle Williams and Maye.

Maye tends to throw high.

 

[Real fan 02]

It's early still, but I never felt any chemistry between Kyle Williams and Maye.

Maye tends to throw

 

[Thelonious]

We should expect to be playing a first place schedule for the foreseeable future.

That's be nice. I hope you're right - I really do, and your expectations are not beyond all possibility - but I would not bet on it as part of my retirement plan, unless your idea of "the foreseeable future" is unusually short.

 

[moosekill]

From a short-term perspective (which is in my mind not as important as a long-term perspective, but not all will agree with me on that, and we are talking here about next season), the AJB acquisition is part of a larger picture suggesting the offense should indeed be better this year. I think Drake's presumed improvement and what will likely be a modestly but significantly better O-line are greater factors in this, but again, that's not our topic at the moment.

This year's schedule is tough, Last year's schedule was historically easy. I know it's annoying to hear that, particularly from the likes of Cam Newton, but it's a fact. In my view, failure to appreciate just how weak last year's schedule was, accounts in large measure for the erroneous view, offered by many as a justification for the AJB overpay, that the rebuild is largely complete, so that taking on "that final piece" is justified: it isn't, and I think the AJB trade will ultimately prove to be a significant mistake.

I think we likely will do well this year and make the playoffs, quite possibly as winner of the AFC East. There are some clouds on the horizon, however. The schedule really is tougher. We may not be as fortunate this year re injuries, which is particularly a problem because the rebuild is not complete, leaving us with weak backups at any number of positions, other of our starters are getting a little long in the tooth, and finally, our new Shiny Object is on the cusp of thirty, has shown declining stats over the past couple of years, and has a bum knee.

We'll need a little luck for the various sunny scenarios on offer here to eventuate. We might be lucky; we might not. I think we will be lucky enough to nose our way into the playoffs, but our fate after that seems pretty questionable. In trading for AJB, we acted like the Jets. Hopefully, we will not now over the next few years find ourselves mimicking the Jim Kelly Bills.

Of course last year's schedule wasn't historically easy when you throw in the three playoff games they won.

 

[Triumph]

Of course last year's schedule wasn't historically easy when you throw in the three playoff games they won.

Every playoff QB had issues except Darnold.