What do I think of the Skins? And yes, I remember Spurrier but didn't care for him at UF, either. (I also remwember Gibbs the first time around). I think about the same of the Skins as I do of the Bucs at this point, too early to say. If your OL plays well without Jensen, Portis should have a big year. We proved in '02 that "learning a new system" can be overcome, these guys are pros. The BIGGEST thing that is overlooked is "chemistry" IMO, with the parity in the league it's hard to get these guys working together and may take some time.
Ronde is lining up at WR a bit, I think it's Gru''s way of "having fun". He got a lot of static about putting Sapp in at TE last year, it wasn't to show any disrespect for other teams but rather letting his players have their fun. Sapp was a TE in high school. Brooks said he'd love to return a punt sometime, and we may see that, too.
Our strengths: #1: QB depth, Brad has command of this offense but Simms is doing well and Griese has come along fine. All have over 60% pass completion which is needed for this offense.
#2: Secondary- we're going to have a really ballhawking secondary this year, and they've made it a priority. ( 9 INT's in 4 preseason games )
Weaknesses: #1: OL continuity- The starting OL hasn't had much gametime together.
#2 Martin and the snapper's timing still being off (6/10 in preseason), and Martin's short kick offs.
If our OL gives Brad enough time, I think his rep for not having a strong arm will go by the wayside. In camp he was hitting Galloway for some 40-50 yarders. They still needed to work on the timing, because Joey was having to slow to catch them.
Overall, I guess we'll both have a better idea tomorrow evening as both teams enter with supposed question marks about how they'll do. I'm so glad the real games are finally here!
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