Vark- A year in transition might see more blowouts than this past season, but the defense wasn't as good as many believed anyway.

- It's premature to predict blowouts based on a defensive scheme change. At worst I would expect high scoring loses, not blowouts.

I believe our own ability to score will again increase this coming year under Chud. No more of the ridiculous 1 yard outs to the FB/TE.

The only thing I've heard since Chud was hire that brothers me is the rumor that DA will be coming back with Chudzinski. Although I can see value in it as DA could help BW learn the offense, the part that brothers me is it seems that Anderson believes he could earn a starting role again with the team. I just as soon not go there.

In the end I realize the need for another down field passing QB, I just perfer it be someone else. Either way it pretty much means the end for McCoy. That, I'm ok with.

POPPA:

It's premature to predict blowouts based on a defensive scheme change.

AA:

When I wrote "a year in transition," I was talking about change on both sides of the ball.  We "MIGHT see more blowouts" as both the offense and defense take time to readjust given new schemes and, presumably, a fair amount of turnover (likely more on the defensive side).

POPPA:

I believe our own ability to score will again increase this coming year under Chud. No more of the ridiculous 1 yard outs to the FB/TE.

AA:

How quickly they forget Steve Heiden. 

POPPA:

The only thing I've heard since Chud was hire that brothers me is the rumor that DA will be coming back with Chudzinski. Although I can see value in it as DA could help BW learn the offense, the part that brothers me is it seems that Anderson believes he could earn a starting role again with the team. I just as soon not go there.

AA:

No kidding.  And the only thing more ridiculous than the idea of Anderson returning to Cleveland would be the idea that he could help Weeden learn the offense.  Derek would neither be ready, willing nor able.

POPPA:

In the end I realize the need for another down field passing QB, I just perfer it be someone else. Either way it pretty much means the end for McCoy. That, I'm ok with.

AA:

That makes sense on the surface of it, and for more than just that reason, McCoy is likely gone.  But it makes me think that other teams don't necessarily have backups who have the same style as starters.