how do you see 2015? optimistic, pessimistic, neutral, wait-n-see?

They have lost me. Can’t be optimistic after 11 years of losing. I bought it in 2006,2008,2011 and this season. I’ll believe it when i see it.

Until the penalties and turnovers cease, this team will not improve.

My optimism will grow as the next season gets closer and after they attempt to plug their holes. So, at this particular instance in time I’m looking forward to their offseason, draft, etc…

If they fix the offense–playoffs.

IF.

I have no doubt the defense and special teams are in place to make a run.

The offense is the anchor around their neck.

So…do I trust they will fix the offense?

No.

The quarterback situation is up in the air–it’s a foggy situation and when it clears I’m not exactly sure what it will look like but there is no doubt by now that Fisher knows they HAVE to address it. But they have to find a steady, healthy quarterback.

The offensive line needs obvious work. Again–I think they get that.

While I’m not a Shotty fan, the last thing I want to do right now is change systems. If they settle the QB situation and fix the O-line they can win.

But one more thing–the slow start. They can’t have that again. The defense has to be ready from DAY 1 and since Williams has had them a year they should be–they have to be.

In short—I am not pessimistic or optimistic—I’m neutral. I’ll believe it when I see it. For now–I’m trying to be optimistic about the draft and free agency.

We’ll see how that looks.

Bash on, regardless.

I’m a skeptic of “injury prone.” Bradford will be ready for the start of the season, and he is as likely to play all season as any other QB. I will be more nervous about him than a Packers fan is about Rodgers because of his history, but that’s just emotional history clouding my perception, imo. I am not convinced that logically there is reason to fear he won’t make it.

So… Bradford + Reinforced OL = Playoffs.

I also think that – with a good off-season and another year of training camp – Aaron Donald might justify his draft position next year, and finally prove he belongs in the NFL. Call me crazy, but that’s a gut feeling I do trust.

I don’t know. Last year, at this time, I just knew they’d turn it around in 2014. So, here I am, thinking, yes, again, they can turn it around in 2015.

But. I have no idea.

I will sit back and watch what the Rams do in the offseason, and then make a judgment. I remember when they signed Jake Long and feeling uneasy about having another O-line anchor with injuries in his recent history. After a while, I figure, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.

Well, here we are, trying to replace Jake Long. And, the No. 2 overall draft pick still has question marks. Let’s be honest, G-Rob is at least another year from being a polished product … and that’s the optimistic viewpoint.

What they have to do is re-sign Barksdale, sign a starting-caliber center, sign a starting-caliber guard, and then get another lineman early in the draft, for me to feel more optimistic, and even then I’ll be worried about LT.

The QB position, to me, will not change much. There are no good options out on the free agent market, certainly nothing better than Bradford. And, this draft is not the draft to address that position for 2015, or maybe even 2016. Yes, you can take a developmental QB in the mid- to later rounds, but that’s as good as I can hope for.

As for defense, I still think it’s a cornerback and another LB away from having the chance to reach an elite level. I think that could be doable this offseason, and could be addressed through the draft alone.

So, I think with a really good defense, potentially elite defense, you have a chance to win games in 2015. It just depends on the offense and the coaching.