SSOG
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That's great, let's just pull out that arguement whenever we disagree with someone.You think Javon Walker is a top 10 WR? Sure, he was good last year, but last year was last year.Last year is last year. Norm Chow brings a whole other element to the passing game and if teams focus on any one player they will get burned. Maybe Bennett doesn't equal last season, but he should be pretty darn close.
You think Bruce isn't going to show his age? Sure, he didn't last year, but last year was last year.
Of course last year is last year. I don't know what you think I'm mistaking last year for. That said, I know what I saw. I saw Denver put Champ Bailey on Bennett 1-on-1, and I saw Bennett disappear. That's not "focusing on any one player", that's simply putting a #1 CB on him and watching him disappear. Will Bennett be better this season? Possible. Was that a fluke game? Possibly. Still, Bennett has never shown me that he can beat #1 coverages.
And this whole "Norm Chow brings a whole other element" stuff is bull. What, do you think Norm Chow is the only guy in the entire NFL who knows how to scheme? Do you think every other offensive coordinator is too stupid to realize that teams are focusing more on one player than another? Do they scratch their head on the sideline and say "Gee, Randy Moss is double covered, how are they managing to do that?"
Like I said, I'm a Bennett owner. I'm expecting a top 20 season from him. I'm just extremely nervous about it. I think there's a very big risk of him becoming invisible this season. I don't think Norm Chow brings anything special to the table. If anything, I consider him one of the worst offensive coordinators in the NFL because he hasn't shown a single thing in the pros. It's one thing to ring up 50 points when you've got as big of a talent disparity as he did at USC. Let's see him do it now that he's on the other end of the talent disparity in Tennessee.