Generally I think the plan is always the same, attack all areas of the defense with the pass and have a diverse backfield to do different things.
From that perspective, I think they need to add another back, hopefully it’s Blount, but if he walks I won’t be too upset. Ridley and Vereen are in contract years, so they’ll want to hang on to the ball and not get hurt, respectively. But there needs to be someone under contract past this year and I’m not longer that high on Brandon Bolden, even though I was last season.
As for the passing offense there are some good pieces in place, especially if Gronk comes back. Then you have Edelman/Amendola to control the middle of the field and LaFell/Dobson/Thompkins as the potential outside guys. Maybe Boyce even takes a big step forward.
I’m not sure how it will all pan out with injuries and competition, but the depth is there for guys to emerge. I think the biggest question is how much of a step Dobson (currently rehabbing after foot surgery)/Thompkins /Boyce take. That could very well determine the offense’s ceiling, along with how well LaFell assimilates.
The offense was good last year despite turnover and injuries, but they still lacked much explosiveness.
- 20+ plays: 15th
- 30+ plays: 8th
- 40+ plays: 21st
They can be better. Protection upfront also is a big part of it and I was not satisfied with their interior OL play.