Holmes, after starting out looking like he couldn't miss, came back to earth a bit with some of his moves and that' is hurting the team right now. Sure, some of it was bad luck with CJGJ and Mosely injuries (though you sign guy that's always injured, you run that risk). But Levi, Paschal and Jamo are big whiffs that are hurting the team, and I know Froot will get after me for it, but they traded multiple picks for a guy that can't even get on the field in what's a pretty sad DT rotation without McNeil. Campbell looks ok, but when you take a LB at #18, you need better than ok (and maybe that is coming next year). The Harris/Okwaras play at DE came up snake eyes.
Ultimately, I think they got out over their skis, thought they were ready to win now and tried to make the jump up to contender rather than continuing to build the baseline talent. And it looked like a move that might pay off early in the year, but now I think they are settling back to their talent level a bit.
I thought before the season that they might end up with the same record give or take a game, and that's where they are likely to end up. But the trend line over the last 4 weeks is troubling to say the least.
Ultimately, I think they got out over their skis, thought they were ready to win now and tried to make the jump up to contender rather than continuing to build the baseline talent. And it looked like a move that might pay off early in the year, but now I think they are settling back to their talent level a bit.
I thought before the season that they might end up with the same record give or take a game, and that's where they are likely to end up. But the trend line over the last 4 weeks is troubling to say the least.
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