Stepping Up in 2009

how about the backup tailback, that we've been paying to pretty much take up space on the team Ladelle Betts he hasn't doe anything since 07, which is why I'm one of the people who think tailback is a big need, cause when CP went down we had nothing...

We had nothing with CP in there too later in the year. It's called poor blocking up front.

We had nothing with CP in there too later in the year. It's called poor blocking up front.

Definatly poor blocking up front but if you look at Portis' injury report, he started to break down mid season as well. I think we should be using a 2 back system

With that said, the poor blocking was more the problem

Definatly poor blocking up front but if you look at Portis' injury report, he started to break down mid season as well. I think we should be using a 2 back system

With that said, the poor blocking was more the problem

Praise the Football Gods, someone understands what I'm saying our running game is outdated Oline, RB, and backup RB for sure..

Whoever our punt returner is that is not named Moss.

And all of our wide recievers...............they need to learn how to catch a pass. Especially when it hits them in the hands and/ or chest.

i think we need a better backup betts did not look good last year and portis is looking older he really takes a pounding

The ENTIRE OFFENSE! 16 points per game is unacceptable. Especially when the defense stepped up the way they did in terms of turnovers, and points per game allowed....

Without a doubt, Jason Campbell is the player who absolutely NEEDS to step up the most. If he's 2nd-half 2008 Jason Campbell, we're in for a long and disappointing season. However, if he improves from his first half 2008 performance (and the additions we've made to the team thus far live up to expectations), were going to the playoffs.

Who do i KNOW will step up?

1. Kareem Moore - Injuries hurt his progression during the first half of the season, but if he had been healthy, its very likely that when Reed Doughty went down with injury, Moore would have been starting FS and Landry would have moved to SS where he belongs and Horton wouldnt have become everyones favorite rookie. Coaches were very impressed with Moore before he was injured and he was playing solid ball by the time the season ended. By the end of 2009 (at the latest), Moore will be our starting FS and Landry will be making all kinds of plays near the line of scrimmage as our SS.

2. Fred Davis - A month or so ago, Shawn Springs was on ESPN980 and said Fred Davis would be THE best TE in the league within a couple years. His laziness really hurt him early last year, but i fully expect coaches to devise ways to get him and Cooley on the field as much as possible in 2009. Zorn seemed to allude to this month in a recent interview. Davis is going to have a monster year and the person who's going to be hurt most by this is Mike Sellers. 2TE sets are going to be far more common in our offense next year and most of the time, this is going to mean Sellers is on the bench. Who is it going to help most? Jason Campbell. Up until now, Cooleys been the only guy he can rely on. Our rookie WRs are still a work in progress and Moss and ARE are about as unreliable as WRs can get. When we look back on the 2008 draft in two years, i think we're going to find that Fred Davis was the best pick of the draft.

Well apart from the obvious (receivers, Campbell) I'll also say Dockery. He was starting to develop some here under Bugel, went for the money in Buffalo and practically regressed. He'll need to step it up in 2009.

Also, Andre Carter and Jason Taylor (understanding that he had a major injury last season). Haynesworth's signing first and foremost is supposed to allow our pass rushers to do their thing. So the better

And finally...Shaun Suisham. Make more field goals. Not only does that put more points on the board, it helps our field position and makes thing easier on our defense.

God I hope Suisham is not our kicker

Well I guess now we can scratch Jason Taylor from this thread.