It will be interesting. I am more worried about the D tho. Continued lack of pressure and poor secondary play are a greater threat to the 8+ win plateau than a few long plane ride, IMO.
I guess I have some maybe false confidence that will get addressed given Wilcox's pedigree. The offense remains more of a question for me in Spav's departure, and since that side of the ball has not been Wilcox's strong suit (to say the least). But that's maybe mitigated by have good leadership on that side of the ball returning (Ott and Mendoza) and overall personnel continuity (relatively).
Wilcox has historically struggled to win on the road, and itтАЩs for various reasons that touch on all 3 facets of the gameтАжI mean, if itтАЩs not the O struggling to execute, itтАЩs the D not tacklingтАж.or itтАЩs special teams. I mean, itтАЩs all over the map. Now, sure it is absolutely hard to win on the road. But in 7 years as a HC, his teams have consistently struggled to put complete games together, which is the biggest thing that gives me pause when I think of them going on the road and trying to win at WakeтАж
You have to be mentally tough to win on the road - his teams usually arenтАЩt thatтАжand it comes down to culture. CalтАЩs a program that makes a lot of excusesтАж
True. That stretch where David Reese/Xavier Carlton came alive gives me hope. But the secondary has to improve, or we need to generate more pressure to help them out.
I'd feel pretty confident predicting 8+ wins versus this schedule if not for the uncertainty in how the extra travel will impact us.
It will be interesting. I am more worried about the D tho. Continued lack of pressure and poor secondary play are a greater threat to the 8+ win plateau than a few long plane ride, IMO.
I guess I have some maybe false confidence that will get addressed given Wilcox's pedigree. The offense remains more of a question for me in Spav's departure, and since that side of the ball has not been Wilcox's strong suit (to say the least). But that's maybe mitigated by have good leadership on that side of the ball returning (Ott and Mendoza) and overall personnel continuity (relatively).
Wilcox has historically struggled to win on the road, and itтАЩs for various reasons that touch on all 3 facets of the gameтАжI mean, if itтАЩs not the O struggling to execute, itтАЩs the D not tacklingтАж.or itтАЩs special teams. I mean, itтАЩs all over the map. Now, sure it is absolutely hard to win on the road. But in 7 years as a HC, his teams have consistently struggled to put complete games together, which is the biggest thing that gives me pause when I think of them going on the road and trying to win at WakeтАж
You have to be mentally tough to win on the road - his teams usually arenтАЩt thatтАжand it comes down to culture. CalтАЩs a program that makes a lot of excusesтАж
Why you gotta harsh my mellow with real talk Jimmer?! This is the offseason. ItтАЩs all rosy until September.
ThatтАЩs fair, PтАжmy bad. Cranky from the Super Bowl.
I do feel comfortable saying 7-5 with a bowl game for the Bears, and that feels delightful.
D was on intermittent operation mode last season.
Let's hope the bugs get worked out and our offense becomes deadlier.
True. That stretch where David Reese/Xavier Carlton came alive gives me hope. But the secondary has to improve, or we need to generate more pressure to help them out.