Nick Underhill and Mike Triplett on the possibilities of a Head Coach change happening after the season
The first post Brees year with Sean Payton, I think we had enough playmakers but the injury bug bit us hard. I'm still convinced if Jameis hadn't gotten injured, we'd have made the playoffs and possibly won.
Second year post Brees (first year of DA), he rides with Winston, plays him when he's injured then there's a strange QB situation with Dalton and some very questionable playcalling: That's coaching. Not necessarily the roster.
Same thing this year. Derek Carr is absolutely talented enough to be a winning playoff QB. The defense is talented enough and deep enough to be top 10. They lack the proper guidance and discipline.
This roster is getting older but it's absolutely got enough playmakers in the right places. I think half the coaches in the league make the playoffs with our roster last year and win a playoff game with this roster this year.
If this years trend continues, it all comes down to coaching.
The best starters on that 2021 roster included LT Armstead, S Malcolm Jenkins, S Marcus Williams, Package LBer Kwon Alexander, Ducey...none of the players were with team in 2022 for DA
That 2021 team also featured Davenport, Marquez Calloway, TQS, Adam Trautman, Calvin Throckmorton, and Ceaser Ruiz, and Jameis Winston. The thought that 🦌 was handed a playoff caliber team is demonstrably laughable...but if you want to make an argument how a healthy Peat was the key to a playoff caliber team Im all ears.
Whatever smoke 🦌 is tooting many of you are tooting the same stuff saying how great Penning was going to be, how many All-Pro selections McCoy was going to get.
We have great corners and capable WRs, but since 🦌 took over, we have had an aging MIKE and EDGE, a below average OLine, middling at best QB play, the best TE to play for the team is 37
and even knows he is best as a Red Zone package player, an incredibly talented WR that is perpetually unable to play, and a average set of rotational interior DLinemen.
There isnt enough on that 2022 roster for me to call it playoff ready.
Do you really believe Andy Dalton was going to lead that team to glory if we only had the right OC and coach?