08-03-2025, 09:21 PM
(08-03-2025, 08:50 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: If this team is going to climb back to the top of the AFC it’s got to come from our last 2 drafts. The 3-4 before them haven’t kept us relevant. But I’m optimistic with the young guns. Golden, Montgomery ,and Peters have big tasks. But I get too optimistic this time of year. I’ve lost all objectivity. My Sooners are struggling and my Bengals. Time for both to resurrect
It's hard not to be optimistic this time of year. We all want things to improve. And this is the time of year when the words Cordell Volson and Pro Bowl appear in the same sentence.
But, I think it is safe to say:
1) We are healthier. Logan Wilson, Dax Hill, & Turner were out at the end. We were down our supposed starting DT in Rankins the whole year. OBJ was on one leg. Mims and Jenkins could only use one hand. Hubbard was done. And Cam Sample missed the whole year. Chuck Sizzle was hurt. Burton was borderline AWOL.
2) A lot of the younger guys made some strides last year. Turner & Hill before getting hurt. Jackson the last 4-5 games. Fig. Yoshi. Chase Brown.
3) A lot of guys either look improved (Burton, Sizzle, Yoshi, Ivey) or look to be improvements (Stewart, Knight, Fant, Brooks). Including coaches (Golden, Peters, Montgomery).
4) We played our best at the end of the year.
5) If the OG & safeties hold up, lookout.