i like a lot:
- a long tenured hard core talent evaluator at GM in Nix
- a HC with an excellent resume as a OC and success (2 of 2 playoff seasons) during his short stint as a pro HC
- a distributed management structure that includes Russ Brandenjew as the slick marketeer with Tom and Doug McKenzie as pro personnel execs
i dislike a lot
- a hc that struggled to win big games at the college level
- a hc that doesnt appear to pay much attention to defense
- a nobody at DC who has never been a full fledged pro DC before installing a whole new defense
- a super nobody at OC, which isnt so bad since the hc is really the oc but how much attention can the hc give to oc and not lose focus on other areas that need his attention?
- old school gm who may not be able to adapt to the realities of the modern primadonna athelete
serious prollems entering '10
- all new coaches, cant possibly know the real team makeup and capabilities until real games are played for a bit
- 4 of the 7 front seven on defense are playing brand new positions, usually for the first time ever as a pro
- extremely questionable OLB candidates
- huge hole at wr2 and not even close to an obvious heir apparent
- no OL depth (im actually not concerned with the starters) when the inevitable injuries hit
- no clear starting QB and long odds that any are of the franchise variety
- general lack of quality roster talent due to poor drafting in recent years
resulting in realistic best guess projection for the '10 season
- four wins