10-28-2018, 08:30 PM
(10-28-2018, 02:03 PM)stupac2 Wrote: At this point in 2014 I don't think there was all that much obvious upside. The offense didn't really get going for another game or two, and we knew we were losing a lot of defensive pieces. Meanwhile this year the offense clearly has the pieces to be great, and while losing guys like Love and JJ and Irwin will hurt, there are potential replacements waiting. If the OL next year can stay healthy, and the young defensive players improve some, I think we could be a fantastic team.
I agree. In the middle of the season, there was little reason for hope. But by the end, we were seeing more glimpses of McCaffrey and starting to notice the OL gelling.
So much of our offense this year has been centered around JJAW, Trent and Kaden. I know that St. Brown and Wilson are talented, Colby will still be around, and Wedington will be back. But the passing game will definitely have to adapt to different kinds of receiving talent next year. Maybe we'll see a bit more of the up-and-comers in the remaining games.