I have not watched last night's game and probably will not bother to watch the NFLN replay either. Nothing to see there. I frankly do not see that anything has changed. I would be more encouraged if the offense had been able to show consistency in the preseason, but from what I have seen:
- Our starting Defense is potentially dominating. The play against the run has been great. Very, very promising.
- EJ show flashes of what he can be but is not consistent. I am perhaps in the minority here, but this is what I expect of a QB at his stage of development. I am certainly not going to panic over a 3/7 performance in the 5th preseason game, and I am willing to be patient to see if he develops. It really sucks so much time was lost last year, but thats the way it is.
- They have weapons on Offense, if Manuel can find his game. I do expect it to be up and down for a while, hopefully not the whole year.
- I do not share the prevailing opinion that Marrone sucks. Sorry, just don't.
Causes for concern:
- Just how bad is Watkins' rib injury? I fear the worst - that his rookie season is essentially lost with a lingering injury, but hope not. They need him. Williams is an upgrade over Johnson but not a game breaker. They need Sammy.
- If Manuel goes down, we are clearly done.
- I thought the OL would be a strength this year, but so far anything but. Just lack of continuity, or are we really that bad? Right now, they suck.