Who will have the best season?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by GoSkins!

Agreed. I think we started to see signs of this by the end of last year. How do you cover Moss, Patten, Jacobs, Cooley, and Portis?

Well, on Patten, I have no doubts that he can be a capable starting receiver. But I can't see him doing anything crazy like putting up 1000 yards, because now he's going to be facing starting CBs. Sure, he was able to torch the nickels for a big play, but it's not going to be as easy now. I do think he'll make a better #2 in this system than Rod Gardner did.

Overall I think our passing game has made improvements, but do I see us bombing pass after pass like Brad Johnson to Westbrook and Brad Johnson to Connell in 1999? No. We're still going to be a run-first team. These new WRs are here to help keep 8 men out of the box, that's their job first and foremost. I don't see lots of catches for Moss, Patten, or Jacobs; so it's hard for me to envision 1000 yards for any of them.

What will drive our offensive success this year will be Yards Per Catch and Yards Per Carry stats. I think that even though Moss may catch only 50 balls, if he gets 800-900 yards on the season, we'll have a productive offense, as long as Portis is back to 4.5 yards per carry. 50 balls with 900 yards spells big plays. And if we can keep the ball moving on the ground a bit better this year, that should be all we need given our strong defense.

Remember we don't need miracles on offense. We just need progress.