Your Teams Top Storylines in 2012-2013 Season?

[Damix]

Our season pretty much keys on 2 things:

-Can the OL gel better then they did last year, especially in the run game?
-Will Perry Fewell realize he has a dominate defense when he doesn't hold them back?

[farfromforgotten]

What will the offense look like with the additions of Moss, Manningham, Jenkins, and James?

[Smooth Criminal]

Steelers can easily be summed up

Can Todd Haley run a better offense than Arians?
Can the defense stay at a top level while aging and adding nothing new.

[Da-Phins]

Can the Dolphins finally stop being the laughing stock in the NFL?

[AntoinCD]

-Will a deal get done with Welker?
-Can Nate Solder hold down the LT spot full time?
-Who makes the roster at WR?
-Will Devin McCourty play like he did as a rookie or like he did last year?
-Will the defense improve with new additions and better health?
-Will Tom Brady start to decline?

[K Train]

-Will Mike Wallace sign his tender
-will he play hard once he does
-will he get a deal
-Will the RBs of Dwyer, Redman, Rainey, Baron Batch be able to be moderately servicable?
-Will Decastro play LG or RG?
-Will Taamu win the starting NT spot?
-Will Cam heyward unseat the underperforming evander hood?
-Who will start at corner? Ike Taylor and who? Keenan Lewis? Cortez Allen? Curtis Brown?
-Who starts at FS for Ryan clark in denver? Will clark get that spot back?
-Whats it gonna be like with a real offensive coordinator?

[K Train]

Originally Posted by Smooth Criminal

Steelers can easily be summed up

Can Todd Haley run a better offense than Arians?
Can the defense stay at a top level while aging and adding nothing new.

aging by getting rid of Smith, Farrior, and possibly hampton?

adding nothing new except a bunch of new DB starters/playing time and a new NT? Not to mention Heyward on the dline probably getting much more playing time

[jrdrylie]

Bears

--- Will the departure of Mike Martz (and his beloved 7-step drops) improve the protection of Jay Cutler?

--- Will Matt Forte hold out because of the franchise tag?

--- Will finally having a legitimate receiver allow Jay Cutler to take a huge step forward?

--- How much does the aging defense have left in their tank?

[CJSchneider]

Two words: Bounty-gate.

Damn near every headline we have will be in relation to that.



Did they lose because Payton was not at the helm?

Did they miss they play-offs because Payton was not at the helm?

Did Brees have an off year because Payton was not around?

Would their defense be better if player x and y were there and not suspended?

Was the injury suffered by Saints' player A-Z a retribution for Bounty-Gate?

Was that penalty committed by the Saints D a clear indicator of a "Bounty" atmosphere?

[Razor]

Originally Posted by AntoinCD

-Will a deal get done with Welker?
-Can Nate Solder hold down the LT spot full time?
-Who makes the roster at WR?
-Will Devin McCourty play like he did as a rookie or like he did last year?
-Will the defense improve with new additions and better health?
-Will Tom Brady start to decline?

Almost what I thought of. I'd add:

Who emerges as the feature back?
3-4, 4-3 or something else?
Has anyone found a defense for the Gronk-Hernandez duo?

[scottyboy]

Originally Posted by Razor

Almost what I thought of. I'd add:

Who emerges as the feature back?
3-4, 4-3 or something else?
Has anyone found a defense for the Gronk-Hernandez duo?

yes.

[Razor]

Originally Posted by scottyboy

yes.

No reason to be mean. :( Just for that I'll post the video of you training for spring prom:

[Lil Quip]

Will brady's eventual decline into the twilight of his career come sooner or later?
Are our offensive weapons complete enough to mitigate this?
Will solder and vollmer be able to be the bookends we imagined?
I think vollmer is the bigger ? Plus it affects whether cannon is a g or t
Will we go forward with our two te monster or let one walk in fa eventually?

Will the real slim shady (pass rusher) please stand up
Can our secondary gel into respectability.

[Bobo]

Jake Locker or Matthew Hasslebeck?

Will we throw a ton with all our options now?

Will CJ return to form?

Will this o-line run block better to help CJ return to form?

Will we pressure the QB please?

Which Michael Griffin will we see this year?

[shane_man]

Can the rest of the defence catch up to D.Ware?
Will Romo produce another 30/10 season and still be questioned as the starting QB of the Dallas Cowboys?
Will the distribution to recievers in Dallas see 3 1000 yard recievers?
Can Demarco Murray stay fit and produce that coveted 1000 yard season that we haven't had in SOOOOOO long?

[irishbucsfan]

Figured I'd step up and do this seriously.

1. All starts with Jaaash. Which year was the real QB?

2. Will our D line stay healthy and produce like a unit with 2 #1s and 2 #2s should?

3. Will the additions of David and Barron improve perhaps the worst back seven in league last year?

4. Will the addition of Martin make our offence less predictable/more well rounded, especially on 3rd down?

5. Will Talib stick around? Schiano seems to have judged him and accepted him, unlike Tanard Jackson or some of the other wastes of oxygen we had last year.

6. Will our big three FAs earn their contracts?

[gpngc]

1. Who will win the starting QB job and how well will Flynn, T-Jack, or Wilson play?

2. Who will start at MLB? Bobby Wagner, Barrett Ruud, or K.J. Wright?

3. Will Sidney Rice stay healthy and emerge as a true No. 1 WR?

4. Will the pass rush improve with the additions of Jason Jones and Bruce Irvin?

5. Can the young secondary possibly perform as well as it did last season?

6. Can the young OL stay on the field and play up to its potential, specifically Okung, Moffit, and Carpenter? How will the line shake out, especially at LG and RT?

7. Will a receiver emerge as a true No. 2 outside threat? Is Golden Tate that guy? Mike Williams? Ricardo Lockette? Deon Butler? Kris Durham?

8. Will Marshawn Lynch play as beastly as he did last year after signing a huge contract?

9. Who will step up as the No. 2 RB? Robert Turbin, Leon Washington, or Kregg Lumpkin?

10. Will Zach Miller have a better year with improved QB play?

[GoGifGo]

1) can cj run the ball?
2 through 10) see 1