Rebuild the offense this year

[Snake]

With the departure of Luke our defense will have many holes. Way more than the offense this year. With a OC who could turn out to be a top coordinator this year it only makes sense to rebuild their offense first. 

What we have. 

Christian McCaffrey- an all pro running back that can be dynamic in both the passing and running game. 

DJ Moore- A WR who can get separation and make even bad QBs look good. He also put up 1000 yards with McCaffrey and they combine to be a dynamic duo. 

Outside of these two players we get into the average/ good players. 

Curtis Samuel- a gadget player who can effect defenses with his running or pass catching ability. 

Ian Thomas- a TE who has shown flashes to get separation and make plays

Trai Turner- a former all pro guard who has trouble staying healthy. 

Taylor Moton- a Tackle who has had success at both tackle positions. 

 

 

Naturally that's not a great bunch to work with but if we focus on rebuilding the line and the WR position we could successfully have a unit that could complete in two years. This unit would be the easiest to fix especially if we choose to move back to the 4-3 where most of our outside rushers will struggle along with not having a CB or MLB in the mix. So what are you guys thoughts? 

[LinvilleGorge]

If we want to try to be competitive, probably our best bet is to bring back Cam, focus on building a legit OL, patch together a D the best we can and basically try to be the Chiefs. Win with a high flying offense that can compensate for a really bad defense.

 

[*FreeFua*]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If we want to try to be competitive, probably our best bet is to bring back Cam, focus on building a legit OL, patch together a D the best we can and basically try to be the Chiefs. Win with a high flying offense that can compensate for a really had defense.

Yep.

Sign a playmaker or two on D and hope for a couple stops each game. Outside of Mathieu and Alexander (generous by naming Frank) I don’t think many people can name many starters on their D and for good reason.

With the way the NFL is evolving to a offensive driven league it’s not such a long shot for this formula to work out these days

[Squirrel]

Easier to win scoring points then playing defense now a days.  Might as well work on the offense this year in the draft and defense next year. Fill in free agents where needed. 

[LinvilleGorge]

20 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

Yep.

Sign a playmaker or two on D and hope for a couple stops each game. Outside of Mathieu and Alexander (generous by naming Frank) I don’t think many people can name many starters on their D and for good reason.

With the way the NFL is evolving to a offensive driven league it’s not such a long shot for this formula to work out these days

And at the end of the day, if Cam's injury issues resurface again we'll probably be setup for another top 10 pick anyway. A couple of breaks here and there and maybe we're in the Trevor Lawrence sweepstakes.

[Squirrel]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

And at the end of the day, if Cam's injury issues resurface again we'll probably be setup for another top 10 pick anyway. A couple of breaks here and there and maybe we're in the Trevor Lawrence sweepstakes.

F that. What happened to play to win. 

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

F that. What happened to play to win. 

It would be playing to win. I'm just saying that if Cam didn't hold up then we'd suck. That's true regardless.

[Jared Patterson]

Sign Joe Thuney, Robby Anderson

Olsen retire 

Resign: GVR

[Jon Snow]

2 minutes ago, Jared Patterson said:

Sign Joe Thuney, Robby Anderson

Olsen retire 

Resign: GVR

They will not be signing any high priced FA's. You can forget about that.

[pantherj]

At this point you plan for Cam's return and draft accordingly. Cam wants to stay and as far as we know the coaching staff and Tepper want him here as well. That means the draft should focus on fixing the o-line to protect Cam, allow passes down field, and open even better rushing lanes for CMC. That is the top priority. The defense should be tinkered with to add free agent journeymen who are skilled at stuffing the run.

We can't fix the offense and defense. This draft we fix the offense, 2021 we fix the defense, or draft a QB if Cam doesn't make it. With the offense fixed we should be able to compete and have a decent season if Cam remains healthy. The rules favor the offense, so you want to make sure you are getting the benefit of all those PI calls made each season. 

If Cam plays well and accepts a new contract, then 2021 you rebuild the defense. You plop a Kris Jenkins type at DT, and a Peppers type at DE via the draft. Add a long rangy zone CB to pair with Bradberry, and move Jackson to the slot. 2021 you have very good team hopefully.

 

[Jared Patterson]

9 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

They will not be signing any high priced FA's. You can forget about that.

If we keep Cam we should. If not then I wouldn't

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Jared Patterson said:

If we keep Cam we should. If not then I wouldn't

You need to take Cam out of the equation.  

[Jus Rob]

45 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If we want to try to be competitive, probably our best bet is to bring back Cam, focus on building a legit OL, patch together a D the best we can and basically try to be the Chiefs. Win with a high flying offense that can compensate for a really bad defense.

 

Look what happened to the Patriots they had a historic Defense only to let them down. Build a offense juggernaut!

[pantherj]

If Cam returns then we'll see some moderately priced FA defensive players brought in imo. If Cam is not coming back then clean house and rebuild the o-line. Get rid of anyone who has a terrible contract for our team.