Anointed One
Gone Country!
I think the offense may be better than last year, specifically on the OL.
I think it's undeniable that this team is a lot worse on defense than it was going into the season last year. At best, you're replacing 2 borderline HOFers in the secondary, and at worst you're replacing 3. Even if guys overachieve, it will very likely be the worst secondary we've had in the PCJS era since Lawyer Milloy was playing. LB should be fine/remain the same, but the DL looks quite a bit worse to me. Sheldon, Bennett and Avril is a lot of production to replace. Some of that on the edge can be offset by increasing Frank Clark's role, but there's still a lot of snaps to fill that some very good players took last year. And I was more than fine seeing Bennett go, but even at 33 he was still a very productive player. Ditto Avril when healthy.
Like I said, I think these 4-12 predictions are silly and over-dramatic. But I could absolutely see 6-10 or 7-9 with a lot of gaps to fill and a tough schedule (on paper)
Possibly... I feel the team is set themselves up nicely for a strong run in '19... Going young with a lot of cap room available next year... Should be interesting... I personally would be shocked with a 6-10... I only see that happening if RW get's hurt.. I'd be surprised if we don't finish 8-8 or better... Offense is going to be much better with a better OL and running game... We'll get back to more ball possession, while chewing time off the clock instead of all the 3 and outs that left our defense vulnerable too many times last season... That in itself will help the defense quite a bit imo...