The more I think about it, the more excited I get. The key this season is going to be the blocking, and our line is already better than the line that allowed D-Will 5 yards a carry last year. I just enjoy knowing that Hackett will be covered by LBs coming out the slot. Maybe Stewart will be in pass coverage, and he’ll hit some unsuspecting LB with his 235 pounds of muscle while the safety is figuring who to cover, Moose, Smith or Hackett. So a second LB is stuck trying to cover the TE. Then after we do that a couple times, we run a draq. I see us being a top 5 offense and defense this year. We’re gonna win 12 games minimum, and win it all at the end.

Our play calling was pretty bad last year, or so it seemed. I do believe that there were plays that were called for Smith, but Carr chose not to make the throw, and at other times, Vinny couldn’t make the throw. Moore can make all the throws, but didn’t play much. You also have to wonder how things would’ve been different if we had a bigger receiver blocking LBs and DBs, instead of whatever Colbert and Carter were doing. After a while, you get tired of incompetence, and call a draw on 3rd and 12. So now with the weapons in place, what plays will Davidson call? I want to see Smith moved around. He goes in motion, Hackett and Moose go wide, and Smith is in the slot and covered by a LB. I want to see a reverse with Smith, and Moose and Stewart are blocking. I want to see the TE run a quick out with a one-back set and the other three receivers are blocking and decoys. There are so many options, so I just wanna see something different, creative and effective. All these new guys have skills, but the truth is that we have to cut down in mistakes, regardless of who does it. If we reduce the number of drops, sacks and fumbles on offense, we are already much better than last year by eliminating the negatives.

Our offense staying on the field longer makes the defense better. With teams throwing more in the 2nd half, we’ll have more opportunities to have all three corners on the field at once, and more sacks. There are 32 left tackles in the league who have not blocked Julius Peppers. It’s going to be good.

I really like Matt Moore and I think Jake has learned a lot sitting and watching. He’ll have his best season ever this year, but I still suspect Matt Moore will be our starter when Jake retires, and he’ll in Caroline for the next 10 years. If I’m wrong, and we find someone better, though, I won’t complain.

I keep hearing about Jason Carter, but is he any better than Taye was last year at this time?