What are your 2 biggest concerns on each side of the ball going into this season?
For me they are:
Defense:
1. With Denzel Burke gone Igbinosun is going to have to run with the oppositions #1 receiver. Can he step-up and handle that assignment and not fall back on his handsy, penalty drawing habits? I've heard he's looked good in camp but I never know if I can trust camp reports.
2. New DC. Will Matt Patricia over-complicate things in a way that college players can't handle. I haven't heard anything about this being a problem in camp but it seems like he is really having guys line-up at a lot of different positions in order to have a lot of flexibility. Hopefully it's not a problem but I worry that we may end up with guys missing assignments due to some confusion.
Offense:
1. Performance of our 2 new OT's. I think we will be fine but there has been a lot of talk about our DE's/edge rushers excelling which could imply some pass protection problems at the OT positions. I know they moved Austin to left tackle to address this so hopefully it's ok.
2. Play calling. New play caller's always are a concern. I know Day will step-in to assist when needed but this is the only other area on the offense that concerns me at all.
We clearly have a lot of high end talent on this team so it comes down to how quickly the coordinators can get them up to speed and game ready. I could see anything from a 0 loss regular season to a 3 loss regular season so I expect a good season. How good remains to be seen.