Some quick observations:
1. We have to address our Offensive Guard situation. Matt is consistently pressured up the middle, which is the quickest way to get sacked. It's also why we are trash in short yard situations. It's no coincidence our best passing plays come off of playaction with wide rollouts, away from the interior rush.
2. Sark has to learn how to build plays. It feels like he just calls plays randomly. Shanny used to set up plays like a boxer. Jab, jab, hook. He was excellent at stressing the defense. Hit the TE up the seam behind the LBs, then hit freeman or coleman on a HB directional in front of the LBs, THEN take the top off the defense with Gabriel or Julio because the safeties feel they need to cheat to help the LBs. You have to test a defense's discipline. That's why it kills me to see playcallers not build on what works!!
3. I'd love a playmaking TE to help with the middle of the field.
4. Keanu seemed to play timid late in the season. He became a ball stripper rather than a tackler. He also needs to work on his angles and pass coverage. Consistently gets abused by good TEs.
5. I was disappointed in Poe's production. He never consistently got pressure up the middle. Don't know if we resign him.
6. We definitely need another WR. Julio is obviously on a play count and his foot gives him hell every season.
7. What was up with all the WR drops?
8. Vic should never be in coverage as much as he was this season. Get another LB. Keep Vic's hand in the dirt.
9. We don't have an intimidating homefield advantage. The Saints and Panthers games were the only times the MBS seemed electric, for obvious reasons.
10. Quinn needs to show balance between being a player's coach and being a disciplinarian. Too many dumb ass penalties either extended or killed drives. He needs game management skills too.
11. Trufant thinks he is faster than what he truly is. He got toasted alot from cheating in coverage and thinking he could recover.
12. I'll be interested to see Matt's new contract. That will tell me how wide our window of being competitive is.
Sorry for the long post. Overall, I'm still optimistic. Let's hope that this offseason is good to us.