We don't know who are opening day running back is going to be. Hopefully Davis is ready but as of now its a toss up.
I think we'll have that solved by the time the year starts. If DD isn't ready Kubes will have time to go get somone who is a good, solid, capable starting RB.
How is Carr going to do in the new system?
With Kubes helping him out and seeing what he's done with Jake Plummer I think it's safe to say he will be solid this year with so many new weapons. He's shown promise in the past and this year it will show.
What about the OL? Are they going to gel and play better as a unit?
This is a good question, it's been the main question of our franchise, and I think we've finally fixed it. We got Flanagan, and two young talented rookies, and former Super Bowl winning head coach Mike Sherman coaching our OL. With the new scheme we're running and the right coaching I'm excited to see how well they can do.
What about the switch to the 4-3? We still don't know how Peek and Babin are going to do.
The switch to the 4-3 is a long time coming. We've never had a great defense under the 3-4 and it's not like it can get worse. Again, with the right coaching, which is all most of our players need, I expect the switch to go off easily. We've added players who have played in the 4-3 too like Kalu, Weaver, and Cowart, and we've added super beast man Mario Williams and we'll have a pash rush that's better than we've ever seen in our existance. Babin played 4-3 DE in college and I don't see this being a big hurdle especially for him.
I don't think it matters. I think our LB corps is greatly underrated. We've got Shantee Orr, who led the team in sacks last year, Sam Cowart, who yes, might be getting old, but is still a solid starter, and Morlon Greenwood, who this 4-3 move helps out the most. Expect a huge comback year from him. And with adding Demeco in the draft, I'm suprised Wong is still on the team.
The secondary is a pretty huge ? mark as well.
Buchanon has been working extremely hard on his tackling skills and it's great that he notices that there's definately a problem there. The pressure from the front 7 should also add help for the DBs. I think CC will be exceptional in his second year and he's said he feels he's already improved greatly and Earl has consistantly been solid for us.
I believe each and everyone of our players has the talent to be a solid starter at there respective position but all they need that's different from the past years is the right coaching. They need to be directed in the right path, and I have confidence in Kubes that he and everyone he hired will be successful in that.