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A look back at preseason predictions

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I called 6 wins likely, with a ceiling of 8.  I figured Young would improve simply because he couldn't have gotten any worse.  I thought the defense would be about the same, but they regressed big time. 

All in all, a slight disappointment from my preseason prediction, but I wasn't expecting anything special either.  I don't see a huge step forward next year, though.  Depending on the offseason, I may keep my win total at 6 for 2025.

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26 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I was/am still disgruntled about how bad the 2024 draft was. 

I was a Bryce guy pre-draft but I had admittedly lost all faith in him after last year. He doesn't have me completely back but I like what I see. It just has to keep getting better and I will be back.

Yeah same here on the draft. We had complete tunnel vision on XL regardless of who else was available.

Still miffed we didn’t get one of the guys that were more obviously going to transition easily. 

DeJean, Ladd, Sainristil, Frazier…there was legit talent right there and we reached on a guy we oversold ourselves on with marginal college experience.

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33 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

I called 6 wins likely, with a ceiling of 8.  I figured Young would improve simply because he couldn't have gotten any worse.  I thought the defense would be about the same, but they regressed big time. 

All in all, a slight disappointment from my preseason prediction, but I wasn't expecting anything special either.  I don't see a huge step forward next year, though.  Depending on the offseason, I may keep my win total at 6 for 2025.

Hard to say this early. I just can't envision a big turnaround, I will say that.

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24 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

Yeah same here on the draft. We had complete tunnel vision on XL regardless of who else was available.

Still miffed we didn’t get one of the guys that were more obviously going to transition easily. 

DeJean, Ladd, Sainristil, Frazier…there was legit talent right there and we reached on a guy we oversold ourselves on with marginal college experience.

that's why I'm cool w/ parting w/ AT.  AT essentially took Ladd off the table.   Both would be their best version of themselves in the same spot on the field.  So strike him off the list and look at the other spots.  Which brings you to XL.   A different spot.  

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27 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

Yeah same here on the draft. We had complete tunnel vision on XL regardless of who else was available.

Still miffed we didn’t get one of the guys that were more obviously going to transition easily. 

DeJean, Ladd, Sainristil, Frazier…there was legit talent right there and we reached on a guy we oversold ourselves on with marginal college experience.

But he talks funny!

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9 minutes ago, CRA said:

that's why I'm cool w/ parting w/ AT.  AT essentially took Ladd off the table.   Both would be their best version of themselves in the same spot on the field.  So strike him off the list and look at the other spots.  Which brings you to XL.   A different spot.  

100% against that. You basically cripple the offense without AT

No player on this team should be taking anyone off the board. That's on the FO.

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1 hour ago, kungfoodude said:

Yeah, maybe a guy like, IDK.....Ladd McConkey?

if you drafted Ladd, he wouldn't need to be a understudy.....he would just need to take ATs spot/role.  See this season with the Chargers as the proof.   As a rookie, Ladd is outperforming anything AT has done in a half decade on the field. 

It's why I would love AT to stay if he was an outside #2.   My AT issue is he plays the slot role and is too old to move outside.  That was the Ladd issue of the draft.  Both are suited for 1 role/job on the field.  That means you put one on the bench or make the other less effective by playing them outside their ideal role.  XL presented the option to put 2 WRs in places they would both shine to their max. 

 

 

 

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