Take your feelings and your knowledge out of the equation for a moment for everything I’m about to say. If you had a team that had invested:
- In a head coach who calls plays and was a hotshot offensive coordinator for one of the league’s most potent rushing attacks and most effective ground games;
- Three top ten draft selections in weapons for the offense, including a tight end, a wide receiver, and a running back;
- A decent-sized one year contract in a bullying back with 14 rushing touchdowns over the past two years, plus a fifth round pick in a back who is coming off a 1,000 yard season;
- Modest contracts and draft capital in a veteran tight end who had success in the head coach’s offense in the past, a player fresh off an 800 yard receiving season, a speedster who has worked effectively out of the slot at fast stops, and a veteran receiver who was buried on the depth chart with his old team but had a great season just a couple of years ago;
- In an offensive line that features Pro Football Focus’s best guard from 2022, a well-respected and still talented veteran left tackle, a promising rookie left guard, a former first round pick and mauling run blocker at right tackle, and an athletic mid-round pick at center who has garnered solid grades this year from PFF, if nothing else;
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