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<blockquote data-quote="lv20gt" data-source="post: 582290" data-attributes="member: 2299"><p>The 2008 team was largely similar in talent to the team we have now outside of the top 10 or so players. But that is a big difference. That team not only had raw talent, it had a lot of the pieces needed to make the transition smooth. The inherited DL was full of studs across the board. All 4 starters would go on to the NFL. We held our first 7 opponents all to 20 or less and won 6 of those games and it wasn't really until game 11 against miami that the offense started to click. If we didn't have those 4 DLmen, and if our defense was the usual Johnson defense we are probably looking at 3 or 4 more losses. Furthermore on offense we had 3 players that were capable of getting production somewhat outside a system. Dwyer and Nesbitt were both very strong runners capable of getting production even when blocking wasn't there and Thomas was a big, physical receiver who could reliably go get a ball without it being on target. Those things were able to cover a lot of the transition woes we experienced on offense and then were able to really put things in high gear once the rest of the team was able to get used to the new system. </p><p></p><p>This year the defense is not in a position to be able to do that again. We might have a secondary similar to the DL of 2008 but a great secondary isn't going to have as much impact by themselves as a great DL. Offensively we do have the advantage of retrospect in regards to Nesbitt and Thomas being so good for transitioning to the option. Right now everyone should be worried about OL. Even if you subscribe to the "they are athletes who should eb able to adjust" belief, it still requires reps and compared to the rest of the nation we don't have the collective reps on the OL with what we will be asking them to do that most teams do. At QB maybe we have a guy who is great for transitioning as well, being able to use his feet to extend plays and get away from the inevitable pressure that will come. I don't see much reason to think we have one though. At WR we are completely unproven. At RB we have plenty of good options and should be okay in that regards. What we don't know is if someone will be able to step up and be the "carry the offense on his back" like Dwyer and Nesbitt did at times in 08. </p><p></p><p>Overall we might be a deeper team, but it's the top of the talent list that makes transitions easier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lv20gt, post: 582290, member: 2299"] The 2008 team was largely similar in talent to the team we have now outside of the top 10 or so players. But that is a big difference. That team not only had raw talent, it had a lot of the pieces needed to make the transition smooth. The inherited DL was full of studs across the board. All 4 starters would go on to the NFL. We held our first 7 opponents all to 20 or less and won 6 of those games and it wasn't really until game 11 against miami that the offense started to click. If we didn't have those 4 DLmen, and if our defense was the usual Johnson defense we are probably looking at 3 or 4 more losses. Furthermore on offense we had 3 players that were capable of getting production somewhat outside a system. Dwyer and Nesbitt were both very strong runners capable of getting production even when blocking wasn't there and Thomas was a big, physical receiver who could reliably go get a ball without it being on target. Those things were able to cover a lot of the transition woes we experienced on offense and then were able to really put things in high gear once the rest of the team was able to get used to the new system. This year the defense is not in a position to be able to do that again. We might have a secondary similar to the DL of 2008 but a great secondary isn't going to have as much impact by themselves as a great DL. Offensively we do have the advantage of retrospect in regards to Nesbitt and Thomas being so good for transitioning to the option. Right now everyone should be worried about OL. Even if you subscribe to the "they are athletes who should eb able to adjust" belief, it still requires reps and compared to the rest of the nation we don't have the collective reps on the OL with what we will be asking them to do that most teams do. At QB maybe we have a guy who is great for transitioning as well, being able to use his feet to extend plays and get away from the inevitable pressure that will come. I don't see much reason to think we have one though. At WR we are completely unproven. At RB we have plenty of good options and should be okay in that regards. What we don't know is if someone will be able to step up and be the "carry the offense on his back" like Dwyer and Nesbitt did at times in 08. Overall we might be a deeper team, but it's the top of the talent list that makes transitions easier. [/QUOTE]
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