One Pressing Question for Every NFL Team in Second Half of 2018 Season
Baltimore Ravens: Is the future near? After a promising 3-1 start, they sit at 4-4 with the division-leading Steelers coming to town. We know GM Ozzie Newsome is winding down, so it seems unlikely that rookie QB Lamar Jackson would replace Joe Flacco until this club's postseason possibilities are officially exhausted. Right?
Buffalo Bills: How do they help Josh Allen? An unpolished prospect carrying a franchise's hopes on his howitzer arm deserves better. Before sustaining a Week 6 elbow injury, Allen was regularly running for his life while relying on a 30-year-old running back (LeSean McCoy) as his primary weapon. Allen's development could be in serious jeopardy without a major course correction.
Cleveland Browns: Who's the next coach? With Hue Jackson out, they can begin searching in earnest for his successor. GM John Dorsey surely has to find an offensive specialist who can bond with Baker Mayfield, while hoping the quarterback's rookie season doesn't devolve into a wasted experience.
New York Jets: What's our identity? GM Mike Maccagnan has done a nice job mining the secondary free agent market in recent years for players like CB Morris Claiborne and G James Carpenter. But with more than $200 million in cap space available over the next two years, Maccagnan and his staff must take a hard look at their foundation to determine how to allocate resources to a rebuild that needs to accelerate around Sam Darnold.
Arizona Cardinals: Is this the proper environment for Josh Rosen? The Cards unexpectedly managed to draft the quarterback they think will take them to the promised land. Yet Rosen is trying to learn the ropes under a rookie head coach and, now, a rookie offensive coordinator — to say nothing of personnel issues, namely the O-line.