[HITMAN]

This season:
The line is decent to good. - You hope they are decent to good. They haven't played as a unit and of all positions on the field the OL has to perform as a total unit, that doesn't happen in one off-season.

Jamarcus will have almost 4 months to get ready, and he'll he'll have pre-season games. - He's still technically a rookie, he will make rookie type mistakes regardless of his talent, and you fail to recognize that.

The receivers have Lofton. - You are banking that Walker is going to make it through the year healthy, that's an assumption you can't make in May, no one can, Lofton, may or may not be a good coach, but if your go to guy is injured it's really a moot point.

The receivers will have a lot more field to get open in, as JRuss can hit them anywhere. - Assuming the Offensive Line can protect him, as I stated earlier it's going to take a while for this unit to gel, it's the nature of free agency this isn't like Raider teams of the past when the OL was in place for nearly a decade. This has been a major concern for sometime now even with Cable the pass blocking wasn't exceptional... 41 sacks is about 30 to many

McFadden should terrorize defensive coordinators enough so he'll rarely see the blitzes seen by Brooks and Walter. - If you've read comments from Kiffin, McFadden is going to be worked slowly into the offense, he's not going to be expected to carry the load right out of the gate.

Tom Cable. - The Line was improved with a unit that pretty much was intact from the previous year, now you most likely will have two new starters, Cable is a solid coach, but you are assuming Harris is going to be a stud at LT, he's considered a bust at LT much like Gallery is.

Walker is a proven deep threat. - Yes, Walker is a deep threat, but as previously mentioned, you are assuming he's going to be healthy all year, that is certainly the hope of all fans, yet if he gets injured, there will be concerns.

Carter has been improving yearly. - 8 TD catches in 4 years isn't a lot of productivity, you are correct he's improving, but is he going to be the #2 guy? #3 guy? or #4 guy. You seem to have penciled him as the #2 guy and I'm more inclined to believe he'll be the 3rd or 4th option, so he's not going to be having monster numbers at least not the numbers you envision.

McFaden can catch. - Yeah, so can a lot of backs in the NFL, If he's being utilized as a WR, then a WR is going to be getting less production, because you will be relying on McFadden more out of the backfield, nothing wrong with that, but I think your assumptions may be a bit premature until we see what Kiffin's philosophy is this year.

Miller has a year under his belt. - Experience is always a key factor to the success of the team, but as I said, what will be his role? will he be a major key of the offense or will he be used more as a blocker with the addition of McFadden and Bush? Things change rather quickly in the NFL and a players role can change dramatically with the draft, free agency etc...


More Talent than any team since 2002 - That's your opinion, however there are still some unanswered questions going into this season. There is a surplus of untapped potential on this roster, it remains to be seen how talented they truly are.

Established running game - Established, perhaps and McFadden will certainly make it a better part of the offense, but it all hinges on the success of the Offensive Line.

MeAngelo - 100% upgrade at CB - Hall is a solid player, but he's not 100% better than Routt, an upgrade, but not 100% better.

Wilson - 100% upgrade at S - Wilson is also an upgrade, but 100%, remains to be seen.

Jamarcus will be ready, rookie or not - 50% upgrade over McCown - Ready in what way? He'll still be a rookie, and not many rookies other than Dan Marino came in and tore it up as rookies. Including Favre, Elway and some other great QB's.