Let’s continue where we left off. Last week, we went through the defense and answered the question: “Can you win a Super Bowl with X starting for you?”. Also, we took the percentage of players with a yes answer and compared that to Herm’s statement that 85% of the foundation has been laid. Last week, the defense came in at just a shade under 67%. Let’s see how the offense shapes up.
Quarterback: As much fun as watching Tyler Thigpen was last year, I can’t give him a yes answer. Nor can I see giving a yes answer next year. Tyler is too limited and requires a gimmick offense to function. Can he develop? Yes, he can. I would love to see it. Please, Tyler, do us all a favor and make me eat these words. I would love it.
Running backs: I still think LJ is a beast, Charles is a fun back, if he can hold onto the football. Cox is a decent fullback. Yes, I think you can win a Super Bowl with the LJ/Cox combination. For those of you scoring at home, that’s two yes answers, not three.
Wide receivers: Bowe is a big yes. Bradley? I am giving him a yes also. The expectations for a second wide receiver are not very high.
Tight end: The is a no-brainer yes. Tony is one of the best tight ends to ever play the game. His window is closing pretty fast though.
Tackles: Albert is a big yes. He had a very nice rookie year. D-Mac? No, his knees are shot.
Guards: Waters is still a high level player so that’s a yes. His window is closing fast too though. Jones doesn’t cut in at right guard. Perhaps Niswanger can work here, but it’s to early to give yes answer.
Center: No, Niswanger or Wade Smith should not start on a Super Bowl team.
Kicker: Barth is a yes. He looks decent, but not great. I would love to see better distance and hang time on his kickoffs.
Ok, let’s go to the numbers. We have eight yes answers and twelve positions. Again, we are at just below 67%. So, we arrive at the same percentage for both defense and offense. I think we can safely tell Herm what do do with his 85%. Before some one raises the concern that I am only looking at starting positions while Herm was talking about the entire roster, let’s talk about that. Eighty five percent works out to about eight new players. We have identified eight starting positions that need new players. I seriously doubt that those are the only new players needed. We have serious work to do on both sides of the ball to get to where all of us want to be. That is, Clark Hunt hoisting the Super Bowl trophy.
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