Post by JABF on Sept 21, 2024 20:01:35 GMT -6
Beginning this 3rd year we are 1-1 with what appears to be one of the best defenses in the NFL and (finally) for the first time since the 1939 draft of old Sid Luckman, we have (hopefully) an elite franchise QB. I think most of us posters here on this messageboard have agreed that 2025 would be the year the rebuild would be finished. That still looks very much a doable thing with 3 picks in the first two rounds next year. And the 2nd round pick is from the Carolina Panthers... should be nearly a 1st round pick. That should finish off the OL needs. So a reality check is that the defense is ahead of schedule (should be a top-5 of the NFL this year) and the installation of a new offense should be making progress as this year goes on. Think about it. It is a bunch of new players, new coaching staff (on offense), new coordinator bringing in a new playbook and new schemes - all led by a rookie QB1 tossed into the deep end of the pool day-1.
Who in their right mind would NOT expect some very rough play on offense? Right? That won/loss record includes a tank year, an 8-9 season, and now a 1-1 record. It is too early to panic... in fact stupid to panic. We should sit back, shut up, and watch what happens now. Could be bad. Could be good. We won't know until we know. And I'm fine with that.
My only point is that we need to watch what happens over the next 15 games. C.J. Stroud is not the norm but a rarity... and even he lost his first two games as a rookie and the Texans were 0-2 at this point last year. Caleb will be fine. For some context here, Peyton Manning threw 11 interceptions in his first 4 games and the team lost every single game those first four games. That's not a typo by the way. He threw 11 ints. Rookies are gonna rookie. It's the way it is. Huge QB transition from college ball to NFL ball.
After 2 games, it's too early to tell anything good or bad about Caleb. He is a rookie trying to figure it out at this point. If he is like most rookies who started game-1 of their career, then we will see him have some more rough games. I'll bet we see some good ones too. People need to settle down and watch the season unfold from here.
