Through 1/4 of the season what do we think we know about this team?

[t96]

Obviously still extremely early, but sitting at 3-1 through the first quarter of the season, what do you all think we know about the team thus far?

 

I'll start it off with something positive:

 

- We can win games with any of the 3 phases carrying the team. Cowboys win was due to defense. Bengals win was due to offense. And yesterday's win was obviously on ST.

 

Whatta ya got?

[uncfan888]

We have no pass rush and we aren't using our first round WR enough or correctly

[Mr. Scot]

I'm not convinced we're as good as we think we are.

Oh, and Torrey Smith should not be starting.

[brandon_87]

3 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

We have no pass rush and we aren't using our first round WR enough or correctly

These were my first two.

 

But also, to go with the defensive part, our blitzes aren't effective. And also seems like we don't blitz nearly as much as last year, but that could also he to lack of pressure from it. 

[RumHam]

Draft a WR #1 to run screens and reverses.

Leave aging vet to stretch field and don't.

Offense is evolving throughout season, but consistency still an issue. Yesterday was a huge regression.

Can't stop no one, but that should have been realized coming in to the season. But it's not terrible. Saquan did little on the ground yesterday.

Our OL nobody is talking about. It's Cam's best OL.

[Bronn]

We still can't get plays called in time.

We still refuse to play young guys in lieu of veterans (Haynes, Moore, etc.)

We haven't really seen consistent playcalling on offense yet.

We still refuse to put teams away and keep the pressure on.


The positives?

We're 3-1 when we could easily be 1-3

What little we've seen of Moore and Samuel has been promising

CMC has proven he can be a threat in both phases of offense

Our OL play hasn't as been as bad as I thought it was going to be.

Donte Jackson

Eric Reid

 

[CatTower]

Our team has glaring holes, yet manages to pull out victories by winning the game of inches.  Some teams might prove to be a bad matchup like the Giants, but overall we are a solid team that can do damage at the end of year.

[JakeDel5674]

12 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

We have no defense and we aren't using our first round WR enough or correctly

*fixed

[CarolinaSamurai]

To all of you wanting the younger guys to get more time. Remember Donte, Ian, and Obada all made mistakes that cost us points in the game. Don't forget that younger guys make mistakes. 

[Pantherxtreme]

The Panthers are 3-1 after their 1st quarter of the season and are about to get better with the return of Thomas Davis and hopefully Greg Olson next Sunday.  

I foresee the reps at receiver to increase for Moore and Samuel and decrease for Smith. 

As the weather starts to change teams that block the best, run the best, and stop the run, start to catch up with these high flying offenses. 

[SurfNTurf]

Not a whole lot. We look exactly like a team that lacks an identity while getting used to new coordinators. Our success going forward depends on how we gel and adapt. 

What do we know for sure? CMC is turning into a weapon worthy of his draft position. Most weeks will hinge on whether Good Cam or Bad Cam shows up. We're trying too hard to spread the ball around instead of just feeding our playmakers. The defense has regressed under new leadership, but the talent is there for another Top 10 finish if Washington can get it together.

In a perfect world DJ Moore and Curtis Samuel emerge as our 1-2 threat by midseason, CMC challenges to lead the league in yards from scrimmage, the defense tightens in the new system, Olsen stays healthy, Cam hits his efficiency goals and we finish in the 13-3 range as NFC South champs. Equally plausible is continuing to struggle finding an identity and riding out a maddening Jekyl and Hyde season that sees us do things like beat the Saints in New Orleans but lose by two scores to the Browns on the way to 9-7. A 3-1 start, deserved or no, is something most fanbases would kill for at this point.

We have the talent for a run. Do we have the coaching? Guess we'll see.

 

[uncfan888]

11 minutes ago, JakeDel5674 said:

*fixed

[hepcat]

Defense reminds me of the 2014 team, except this time Josh Norman isn't waiting on the bench to save the secondary.

 

[Captain Obvious]

when we play Qb's that have started a super bowl we struggle. 1-1, every other QB we are good against (2-0). So how many more of those do we have to face?

SB QB's left

Flacco, Roethlisberger, Wilson, Brees, Ryan 

 

Non SB QB's left

Smith, Wentz, Stafford, Winston, Mayfield.

 

Hope the Defense can turn the corner and start playing better. Because that looks like a 9-7 or 8-8 season.