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Originally Posted by DropIt
Fall on their face was a bit of an overstatement. When discussing with a friend of mine about the upcoming season he was buying into the superbowl trip, which granted is not that big of a stretch if they continue where they picked up from last year. I dont see it though, and had them pegged at an 8-8 season. I think their Defense is dominant and will help carry them a long ways and so will Lynch carry the bulk of the offense on his back.
That being said, I think with a full year of tape and an offseason to gameplan the new breed of quarterbacks, Wilson I dont think will be as good as he was last year. In fact I predict a significant drop off from season 1.
I think their receiving core is over rated at least until Harvin returns and even then is still touch and go with him to say the least. I can see them getting into a dogfight with basically any team in their division if any of STL, ARZ or SF bring their defense. They have a pretty tough this season and I think they stumble a bit out of the blocks quite possibly starting 2-3 going into the 1/3 mark of the season. Just my assesment.
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The QB assesment is where we'll disagree and that drives the difference in seasons. Wilson's approach, ability to learn, adapt, and overall maturity as a person and as a football player, IMO even though he's only a second year player, will have him ahead of RGIII and Kaepernick this year. Outside of injuries, and as long as the line can give him as much time as they did last year, no reason to think he should regress as a player.
As far as receivers, not sure I'd call them overrated. Tate, Baldwin and Rice all played well, well enough, last year. Toss in Zach Miller who had a great season, and I am not sure that anyone can say (or have I heard) those guys are overhyped; they're just good, unspectacular players.
Getting Harvin was a calculated risk instead of drafting someone at #24. He's not around for a couple months, but in the end, to start the year, its not as if they moved out a key WR from last year to make room for him.
Again, with the read option system and Wilson's dynamics, as far as catching the ball, there's a lot of chances for WR and RB's to be open/get seperation to catch the ball in that system, with the defenders a bit more leery of a running QB.