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I expect TOP 5, top 5 in the last couple of years have had less talent than us and made it, we just need to make the plays we should be making and we could be deadly good
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I think the overall yardage ranking might get slightly worse this year, but if it does, it will be because of the tougher schedule and the likely improvement of both Carolina's and Tampa's offenses from last year.
Newton's shoulder notwithstanding - if it is degenerative as I suspect from their drafting a QB this year, they could be worse. But otherwise having your starting QB all season will almost always help, even in his case.
Meanwhile Arians is a good offensive coach and should make them better to some extent.
I tend to not be as worried by this, DA will make good adjustments and the unit will put us in position to win, regardless of total yardage. And if they are really rolling by playoff time as Flash suggests, I'm good with that too.
I'm not underestimating what this team overcame in the schedule last year. But mathematically we face the #2 toughest schedule in the league, and that's where my statement comes from.What tougher schedule? That was a a total gauntlet we went through last year. The only reason maybe it didn't seem as tough to you is because we best most of the teams. You realize we played:
Eagles (Super Bowl Champs)
Rams (our bug a boo lately)
Vikings (year before were just as good as we were)
Redskins when they were 4-1
Ravens, who prior to last year, we could never beat
Cowboys, who we struggle with sometimes
Steelers, who we usually beat but still post a great record every year.
All of that was on top of our usual NFC south gauntlet.
The Saints' D finished 14th overall last season.
They signed players to replace Rankins and Onyemata (hopefully) for as long as they will be out. The secondary should be better with Eli Apple here for all of the offseason, Gardner-Johnson able to play multiple positions, and Patrick Robinson coming off injury. Linebacking should be better if for no other reason than having played together for an entire season last year.
I will be disappointed if they are not at least slightly better in 2019.