[skinsguy]

QB: Campbell, Collins, Brennan. C+. Like Matty, I'm in a show me you can get it done mode for JC right now. He started off the preseason very promising, but took 10 steps back after the first couple of games.

Backs: Portis, Betts, Cartwright, Sellers. A. We're covered!

WR: Moss, Randle El, Thrash, Thomas, Kelly. C. Again, I agree with Matty, beyond Moss and ARE, we really don't know what we have at WR. The rookie draft picks havent' show us anything to indicate they are upgrades to the receiving corps yet, so who knows?

TE: Cooley, Davis, Yoder. B+. I'm thinking Cooley will again be JC's #1 target in this offense. I think Chris will lead the receivers in receiving and yards after catch.

OL: Samuels, Kendall, Rabach, Thomas, Heyer, Jansen, Fabini, Rinehart, Geisinger. B+. Good depth although nothing close to what we had with the hogs. I think our OL will have a decent year though.

DL: Carter, Griffin, Golston, Taylor, Montgomery, Evans, James, Jackson, Alexander, Wilson. C. I think we are finally starting to get some youth to our DL, and certainly Jason Taylor is an upgrade for us. However, I still feel like this is a wait and see for a few of those who are new comers or first year starters, and we need to push out the age.

LB: Washington, Fletcher, McIntosh, Blades, Campbell, Fincher. B. I think we have one of the better linebacking corps in the league. Once we get all of our starting defense out there on the field at once, you won't see runs like we saw against Carolina.

CB: Springs, Smoot, Rogers, Torrence, Tryon. C+. I'm cautiously optimistic about our secondary. Smoot is usually a solid CB, although you can make some completions against him. A lot depends on how healthy Carlos Rogers is.

S: Landry, Doughty, Horton, Hamilton, Moore. C+. There might be some growing pains in our secondary, but overall, I think we have the chance to have a very solid secondary as a whole. It's a very young secondary, and if the rest of our defense can follow suit in regards to age, then eventually our defense will become quicker. As always, I see our defense excelling faster than the offense, especially since the defensive philosophy hasn't changed.

ST: Suisham, Brooks, Albright. C+. I want to see Suisham make more clutch field goals on a regular basis. Actually, I just want him to be consistent beyond 40 yards. (Of course he should already be consistent within 40 yards.) I'm nervous about letting Frosty go. I thought he had been a really decent kicker for us up to this point, so Brooks is going to have to show me that he deserves to be the punter. Nothing to say about Albright. The man is usually consistent and dependable and of course he's a pro bowl long snapper.


Overall, I'm quite nervous about this year, because there are some new faces that are going to have to make big splashes early to give this team a chance to have a decent year. I think we're going to have a year of growing pains, but I also think we'll have it all figured out by the end of the season.