For as good as our O is or can be...it struggles in the red zone. WHY is that going to change this season? What's changed? Subtract Jermichael and James Jones and add two rookies and we're better in the red zone?
Originally Posted by: uffda udfa
Last year was a statistical anomoly for our offense during the Rodgers/McCarthy era. Here are our redzone TD conversion rate rankings since 2008:
2008: 5
2009: 7
2010: 4
2011: 3
2012: 1
2013: 26
We played most of last year without Finley so how much are we really subtracting year over year?
We played two thirds of the year without Cobb. We played half the year without Rodgers. Bulaga and Sherrod are returning from injury. Our other starting tackle from last year has another year experience. Quarless and Bostick improved towards the end of last year. We've brought in 5 rookies at WR/TE I can think of offhand (our 4 draft picks and Lyerla). The first of those draft picks, Adams, was touted for his vertical/high-pointing ability and his hands, two very useful tools in the red zone. Eddie Lacy has another year of experience.
So is it really so inconceivable that we'll do better in the red zone?
As for the proposed trade, absolutely and unequivocally no. The cost is simply way too much.
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