The biggest question mark on that team is how good they will be without Holmgren at the wheel. Last year, his ability to get the most from a pile of s**t probably added two wins to their record. I am not a fan of Mora, and I don't see him getting the max mileage out of his team that Holmgren was able to do. Barring injuries, they will win more than the 4 they did last year, how much? Very hard to say. But the o-line is suspect (again) as is the run game.
Their small ass secondary was weak ass last year, I see the decline continuing as the already worthless Russel is a year older and still back there.
The Dline would seem to be holding ground at best, or declining as well. Bernard is gone, and they brought in two others to replace the one. Personally, I think they are treading water there and doubt if Kerney ever returns to his form of two years ago.
The LB corp looks outstanding, however, Curry isn't a JP by a long shot. I expect that group to regress a tad as Curry is a rookie. Releasing JP and drafting Curry was a lateral move with little (or even decreasing) benefit in the near term, but plenty of upside in the long.
Overall, the team looks to be essentially the same team as last year (minus injuries) but a year older to me and treading water, without Holmgren getting the max mileage at the wheel anymore.
[ Edited by Blitz on May 20, 2009 at 12:52 PM ]
