So how good are we?

2-0 is a nice way to start, especially without Smith. How good are we though? Obviously it is too early to tell.

I fell much better about our running game after doing well against two defenses that are strong against the run. Jake's arm seems to be 100%. The defense looks pretty good although we have not played a team that will spread us out and not try to match us with power vs power.

If we can integrate Smith back into the offense without taking all the other guys out of the game plan I feel pretty good about us.

 

Good enough to win football games, but we have our deficiencies. We also don't always have our best players in position to win ball games, and we've gotten close to a number of plays that should've just simply been made.

The O should come around a bit with Smith. The DL, I don't have a good answer for that.

 

Until they eliminate mental errors, they are about a 75% good team. They did grind out the win on Sunday, but Denny Green wouldn't crown them today.

 

They took on an identity today... Jake had a lot to do with that, the defense played for the offense and the offense went out there and got it done... defense stepped it the fuck up after Jake went nuts. This whole team feeds off that guy.


I think the Panthers finally know who they are.

 

the panthers are a team of emotion. If they get pissed off I don't think there is a team in the NFL that can beat them. Somebody needs to take a cheap shot on Jake in the first quarter, and we'd win every game by 21+ points. One player that really had a day was stewart. That kid can play. He broke more tackles than a freight train. When he becomes the starter what do we do with D.A.? I like deangelo a lot, think he could get a big name on the trade market?

 

Depth is a good thing, you don't trade it away.

 

very good point.....

 

Honestly, we're probably the worst 2-0 team in the league. We need to keep improving. The Vikings are a team with talent and will provide a good measurement of the team.

 

I think we're better than last year, but I want to see how we do against the division games.

 

Strong kicking game, strong running game, strong passing game with Smitty back.

Average or a little above on defense, will be fighting to get pressure again all year, not deep on the DL.