Love CeeDee. Intrigued by his potential and talent— but I am not sold on this unit yet. The offense is loaded with talent and they have a high ceiling for production. But talent and hype alone don’t equal success. Serious questions remain:
1. Can they stay healthy? The OL, Dak, Amari are all key cogs and all have question marks around them. Poor depth hurt this unit when guys went down.
2. Can they protect the ball? This unit put the ball on the ground A LOT last year, and in 5 games— Dak threw 4 picks. They shot themselves in the foot repeatedly and put their horrific defense in some very unfavorable spots.
3. Can they produce early in games? Too many slow starts. Too many mental mistakes. It looked as if they were consistently under-prepared and flat when games started. Confused and inconsistent performances— particularly in the first half.
4. Can they score TDs in the red zone? RZ efficiency has been an issue for KM. So much so that Big Mac brought in McAdoo as an offensive consultant to help improve this area. This unit bogged down way too often, and simply lacked creative play-calling.
How this unit answers these 4 questions will go a long way toward predicting their success or failure this year. There are some positive signs, and intriguing potential— but this offense has shown some cracks and flaws as well.