We know what we have in 83, and that's a top 10 WR who can go up and get the ball in any given one on one situation. Mike Evans seems to be the same way except with better catch in traffic ability, and toughness as a monstrous ball carrier. I know he has some people worried so far but he clearly isn't out there at 100%. The way he plays, he has to tone it down in practice to save the risk of injury, not to mention he doesn't want to tweak his hamstring before it fully heals.. Come week 1 he will be mossing multiple defenders and trucking through them on his way to many touchdowns. ASJ is doing everything right and impressing anyone who has watched him in practice. The kid is very smart. He picked up the playbook almost overnight. He's been a consistent mismatch for the defenses in practice, especially at the goal line, and has shown very good blocking ability. I know there's been talk about Gronk and Graham. But at this point ASJ reminds me of Tony Gonzalez. Which would be incredibly awesome. Add in Tim Wright and Brandon Myers who both excell at making catches against LBs and DBs. Louis Murphy has looked good but Tommy Streeter has consistently flashed throughout camp and has the size and speed to match what we have in 83, 13, and 87. No team could field enough guys to stop these four, assuming Streeter can continue his excellent camp. That's 3 potential mega receivers and 3 more solid options to boot, and I haven't even mentioned the RBs including Jeff Demps and Charles Sims. Hell, even Doug seems to be at his best when he can catch out of the backfield with open space. There's that speed in space at it's finest. There is no doubt, this offense has every right to be thought of at this point as top 10 in the league. The amount of mismatches we can field at any given point in a game makes us virtually unstoppable. The guard situation looks bad and there are questions about McCown, but the way this offense is starting to look those things won't matter as much as you think. McCown can do at least one thing really well, and that's get the ball out of his hands quickly and reasonably accurately. Our O is not designed to make McCown a pocket passer. We have great pass protectors at both sides of the line in Dotson and Collins. When a defense gets through our guards, McCown is just going to roll out if no one is immediately open, and end up finding someone open or in a mismatch situation. Our success passing is going to leave less guys in the box, which means Doug and co will excell regardless of the guard play. This offense is going to be extremely potent, the only question is whether it can all come together by September. At this point I think we are right on pace. Here's how I see the stats:Josh McCown- 63% completion - 3,500 yards - 27tds/14int- 275 yards rushing- 2 tds rushingDoug Martin- 1,070 yards - 4 tds - 150yards receiving- 1 td receivingMike James- 300 yards - 1 td passingCharles Sims- 200 yards - 340 yards receiving - 1 td receivingVincent Jackson- 1,015 yards - 9 tds Mike Evans- 890 yards - 6 tdsASJ- 700 yards - 5 tdsTim Wright- 250 yards - 4 tds
