[The Goat]

Hmmmmm. I just can't reach the same level of optimism most have. For one thing I don't think our defense has shown any kind of elite dominance as of yet...I'm still hoping for a surprise come opening day such as our d-line consistently collapsing the pocket and getting pressure and the "holes" in the flat and among the secondary closing faster. But honestly what I've seen thus far is that w/o Rak and phat Al giving it 110% on the downs they have together on the field our defense goes back to it's bland but consistent self. The holes in the secondary will get picked apart by the better OCs out there. And lastly Laron Landry seems to have lost even another step from where he was last season (obviously not a reference to age but what I mean is he's been just a step or two late on tons of plays already this off-season). My hope is he surprises us w/ a breakout season, my fear is he turns toward a bust player for a 6th overall pick.

Offensively I expect a better scheme and weapons arsenal than we've had in years. The billion $ question is whether the oline is for real. If the oline has gotten it's shit together and stays healthy throughout the game I see us take this one 28-24...if the oline is what it's been the last couple of years we fall to the Gmen 24-14.