The whole OP is predicated on linear improvement, but the phrase "sophomore slump" exists for a reason. All we have right now are fixed points on a grid, with no way of knowing whether they'll trend up or down.
I will concede, though, that Griffin appeared to get much more comfortable after...
Why does everyone assume we need a single player to replace those? Even a halfway decent running game would replace half of those TDs, easy, and if linebackers actually respected the run, then they wouldn't all drop into coverage in the red zone, thus opening up opportunities for other...
Wow, did John Schneider just watch his dream job slip through his fingers? How does he feel right now? Think he's happy in Seattle after seeing the door to his dream open and shut?
Wow, sorry Avril. You're probably gone for savings like that (7.5M). Wouldn't be surprised if Earl (8.5M) was traded as well, while his stock is still high.
If Avril retires, or takes an injury settlement, do we still save that in cap space?
I'm stupid about this stuff, so humor me: if they retired, would we get any comp picks for them?
And would they still count against the cap, or would it free up their money?
I'd say we should go all in then and at least draft a beefy O-linemen in round 1, but the last time they did that we got Ifedi. Yeesh, has the offensive line done anything right under Cable? What do they see in him?
I'll be much more excited when I start seeing some changes over the offseason. If we come back with the same crew plus a few rookies, I will be sorely disappointed before we even kick off.