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SI Blogger Predicts 8-8 from Training Camp


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Had seen this posted anywhere:

http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/07/27/nfl-training-camp-tour-blog

Written by Robert Klemko.  Some contradictory info about having no speed at WR and then mentioning Ted Ginn still being blazing fast and Benjamin being impossible to cover.  Also says Gettleman staking his scouting reputation on Shaq Thompson, which is ridiculous.  Gettleman had arguably the best draft of any GM in the league last year, and has been scouting for 27 years so I doubt in the eyes of anyone in the NFL his entire career will be based on Shaq alone.

But I digress- SI (or any other national publication for that matter) doesn't let facts get in the way of the dumbed down narrative they want to portray.  Anyway, he does admit trying to defend the Panthers in the red zone will be futile.

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I definitely agree with anyone that LT is still a significant question mark, and even provided Oher can be serviceable at LT, who is going to fill in behind him?  No one in the right mind could be comfortable with Silatolu or Chandler starting at LT for any significant amount of time.

Even the question on speed at receiver is somewhat valid, although just posting 40 times as the end-all, be-all towards determining success is lazy and not indicative of real game conditions at all.

However, absent the question at LT, I truly feel better about the talent and depth of this team than any team I can think of since 2006.  That certainly doesn't mean injuries won't come or the team won't underperform.

But compared to even last year, where there were significant holes at both tackle spots, every receiver position, every secondary position, and returner,  I think it would be hard for anyone to feel like this team is in a much better position at least going into the season.

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"8-8 with high upside" is fair IMO by the author. 

Plenty to be excited about (especially as actual fans of the team), but the question marks are still big.  ST improvement must still be seen on the field, Shula is gonna Shula, and who knows at LT.

 

The red zone ability could've been there last year as well...but we sucked. We've added another tall rookie who's an unknown at this point.  To fans, we're excited.  But like I said above...Shula is going to Shula, and this team was fine settling for FGs once the Riverboat slowed down last year. 

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