NewJerseyHawk":1ls3i1kx said:
Vegas will have Seattle favored in every remaining game the rest of the year except at Arizona (maybe) in the finale.
If you cannot win the next 6 with a healthy line up and potentially get back Beast Mode and Rawls as the weather changes, plus add in Burley (missed today) and a possible Jeremy Lane for the stretch run, then something is up.
Only variable is whether the front office is aggressive now and makes a move for Alshon Jeffrey, who the Bears are not going to resign. They are committed to 1st rounder Kevin White and gave away Brandon Marshall for a 5th rounder to the Jets. They'll take a pick for Jeffrey and move forward.
It makes more sense to do something to add a dimension to the offense while teams like Tampa, Chicago are in sale mode. I'd rather take my chances with a big WR that can make plays for the QB and command attention away from Jimmy Graham, who needs legitimate help down field. Kearse, Baldwin and Lockett are all nice pieces but neither is a #1 or #2 threat and could change the offense completely.
Teams like Green Bay and Cincinnati have 3 to 4 good WR's and Seattle has 1.5 if you count Lockett and Baldwin. It's the missing piece and can be had for cheap. I'll play the rest of our schedule with a legitimate WR and take my chances.
Great post.
Great point on us being favored in every game the rest of the season, with an exception to the game in Arizona. Obviously we catch a break with Romo out and possibly Dez out. Looks like Big Ben will be back for the Steelers by the time we play them, but I'm confident we run the table at home.
As for Jeffery.....unless we plan on signing him to a big contract in the offseason, I can't see us giving up a 3rd rounder just to rent him for 3-4 months. I don't know our financial situation, but I doubt we can afford him. He would be a major asset to our team though. I'm just not a huge fan of adding big pieces midway through the year. Very hard for players to pick up a playbook midseason. I still think we need another WR. IMO Baldwin is a #3 WR, and right now we are using him as our #1 WR. Jury is still out on Lockette, but the arrow is pointing up for him. Kearse would be a #4 WR on most teams. What we get out of PRich, I'm not sure. I wasn't as high on him as most Hawk fans were, I thought he looked "okay" in his rookie year. I wouldn't expect much from him this year when he comes back. I think we need to add to the WR corps, I'm just not sure it happens this year.
IMO the script for this season has been pretty obvious since before the season began.
Defense would struggle without Chancellor......Chancellor comes back and we are back to being a top 5 defense.
Offense will struggle, especially the OLine. Should look much better in the second half of the season. Similar to Russell's rookie year.
We would struggle early based on the schedule........
We will go on a nice run in the middle of the schedule (week 6-12).
Pretty much everything is going as planned.
Our season will come down to whether we can win a road playoff game, something we haven't had to do since Russell's rookie year.
