How many teams have more than four of the NFL's best at their positions?
Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool
Right. Not too many. I think SF, NO, SEA, KC, DEN, IND immediately come to mind.
And, what about the rest of the team? Are they bad players? Poor talents? Or, were they good talents who weren't properly developed? Personally, I believe Rodgers, Nelson, Sitton and Matthews were going to be stellar talents on nearly any NFL team. Sam Shields seems to be one of the few players up ticking, along with Mike Daniels.
I look at a player like BJ Raji, who was a very, very good player at his position his first two seasons, and he has certainly regressed. Hawk had some great years, namely 2010. His productivity went way down for a couple of seasons before turning things around this year, and even with that, it might be too late for him. Same with Tramon Williams, who has seen his better days.
Finley was supposed to be this world beater, but he never really busted the top 10 at his position. At times these past 4 or 5 years I've wondered if McCarthy knew how to use 2 TEs… but, that's besides the point. How many seasons did we suffer with him experiencing drops, and no accountability. He was a "superstar," and McCarthy treated him as such, pretty much hands-off. He looked to be developing into the player we all hoped he would be after what? 5 or 6 years? Sad that he went down.
I don't know. I'm just frustrated that this team is not better. I thought McMillian would develop into a good player. Same for Burnett. Both have taken big turns in the opposite direction. Worthy? I thought we would get more out of him. Starks has had availability issues, but he doesn't see the ball much even when he's healthy. I had big hopes for Hayward and Franklin, both players waylaid by injury.
I want to mention Pickett, because he has been a ROCK for this team for his entire tenure in GB. He's just older now, playing on a bad wheel this year and not as effective.
All in all, I would say other coaches could get more out of the players we have. We could easily do away with Capers, Lovat and Campen. I'd love to see some accountability, something I have not seen in years in GB.