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Next year.....

This season is going to be a rough one for sure. One thing I believe is that we play in a pretty favorable division. Houston waxed us but I believe the other 2 teams are beatable and with any improvement we can compete better with houston next time. Realistically though, we may take our lumps this year and the real rollercoaster may come next year. Our weapons are aging. Reggie is in the last year of his contract and he's reached the peak of his career. How many good seasons does he have left? Collie is one concussion away from retirement, Gonzo is unable to stay on the field, Garcon is a nice complement receiver but he's not a #1 guy. We have a real situation coming with the receiver corp and our running back situation is average at best. That's only the offensive side of the ball. On defense we have 2 great ends but they are built for speed and finesse. As we all know, age ruins speed. Both are putting on mileage. This will be interesting for Mathis and Freeney. I expect Both to have a big drop in sack #'s this year. If the year plays out like I expect the won't see teams playing from behind on us and needing to drop back 30+ times a game. Plus we play in a division that features 3 all-pro running backs. So many questions for the future: How will the neck surgery impact Manning's future? Where do we invest in the draft, WR, QB, DE? We certainly figure to be drafting higher than we have in the last 10 years.

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