Anyone else getting sneaky excited for this team?

I still think we're a long shot to have more than 6-7 wins, but the more I think about our current roster and coaching hires the more I understand what we're going for.

Our o-line and back 7 on defense is deeper than last year and Tyrod Taylor is an accomplished QB with a TON of hunger to solidify himself as a full-time starter again. We have a ton of relatively young veterans on 'prove it' contracts who have all done things in this league along with some guys like Anthony Miller/KeKe Coutee/Justin Reid/Jacob Martin..etc at the end of their rookie deals who will be playing hard for an extension.

Culley is the ultimate 'players coach' and veteran assistants Pep Hamilton (along w Tim Kelly) and Lovie Smith will be the real X's and O's guys. I'm especially pumped for Pep Hamilton as him and Tyrod have experience together and seem to be really in sync. The emphasis on running game with RPO offense (that features lots of quick routes and RB screens) has a chance to give us a relatively unique offensive identity in the league.

On Defense our line will likely struggle mightily against the run and to generate consistent pass rush , but I think our LBers will make the front 7 overall better than last year.I actually really like our secondary!

50% of the roster wasn't around during the BoB years and the team feels fresh. Here's what I expect the starting lineup to be and it honestly isn't that bad…especially since we overall have more depth/competition in my opinion than previous years (even if it's meh talent overall).

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QB: Tyrod Taylor

RB: David Johnson/Philip Lindsay/Mark Ingram

WR: Brandin Cooks

WR: Chris Conley/Nico Collins

Slot WR: Keke Coutee/Anthony Miller/Andre Roberts

TE: Jordin Akins/Pharaoh Brown

LT: Laremy Tunsil

LG: Scharping?

C: Justin Britt

RG: Tytus Howard

RT: Marcus Cannon (would rather it be Tytus)

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DE: Shaq Lawson

DT: Maliek Collins

DT: Ross Blacklock/Jaleel Johnson

DE: Demarcus Walker/Charles Omenihu?

Edge: Whitney Mercilius/Jacob Martin/Jon Greenard/Jordan Jenkins?

LB: Zach Cunningham

LB: Christian Kirksey

LB: Kevin Pierre Louis

CB: Bradley Roby

CB: Terrance Mitchell

Nickelback: Desmond King/Eric Murray

FS: Lonnie Johnson

SS: Justin Reid

Returner: Andre Roberts