cheesebeef said:Yes - for one reason and one reason alone am I truly optimistic about the Cards, not only for this year but for years to come - I think we FINALLY have our long term answer at QB. I know I was one of those ranting and raving about not passing up on one of those franchise QB's in the draft and how it could be a decision we regret for the rest of eternity, but I have seen the light and it's emanating from the bright blonde hair on lopped on top of even more blinding white skin (if he had red eyes, I would swear Josh was an albino). The kid can sling it, can take off with his wheels and seems to finally have something that this team has lacked for years - leadership.
Combine a kid's talents that Josh possesses with an offensive football mind like DG and I think our offense (if ever healthy) next year with the addition of one of many stud FA running backs (or high draft pick) will absolutely MAUL people next year. With Anquan fully recovered, Fitz havign ayear under his belt and our O-line soldified, we will be dominating next year, and dominating on offense for years to come. How freaking unbelievable will that be?
On defense - well, we'll see. To me, we added two HUGE chunks to the D with Macklin and Berry and the way I look at it, is with the offense being one piece (a stud RB) away from being dominant, most of the focus next offseason will be designed around building up the other side of the ball and there ARE some pieces there already. We'll see how the draft picks develop (Dansby, Dockett) and we'll see if Gerald Hayes CAN actually be that player we hope he will be, but make no mistake about it - this team is on the rise and while they may not indicate in record this season, they are being built, finally by someone who knows what they're doing and I for one, couldn't be happier . . . although I still can't believe that throughout the preseason, we have our top 3 receivers all go down and our starying RB - that really doesn't happen TO ANY TEAM IN THE ENTIRE WORLD - I mean can ANYONE - EVER - think about a similar scenario where a team throughout training camp loses ALL of their starting skill positions at once on offense?
TWO WEEKS TILL FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheese, I wish you could have been at the game. The attitude of this team is amazing and you just can't get that off of the TV. They walk with a swagger and they were in the faces of the Oakland team through out the first 3 quarters.
You've got to make the NE game. We need a win.