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Is this the year that the Wildcats' D ranking eclipses their O ranking? That's more of an indictment on my outlook of their offense, but let's stick to being positive for now! Their D finally finished in the late-teens for the first time at least when they moved to Toronto, and despite having one of the lowest average starting ratings on that side, the development and production over the years lead me to believe they can keep it going. The offense is another story. It hasn't been the same since Michael Vick left town despite WR Gonzie Massey and TE Dane Guthrie personally benefiting from it. HB Laurence Maroney is probably the most underrated HBs in the league, but his criminal usage rate in his career effectively killed his Hall of Fame chances. All of their OL have been posting higher block and lower sack rates these past few years too. So why am I down on the offense?

Nobody has capably filled Vick's shoes. He was a pretty underrated passer. Sure he had some really bad passing outings as any QB, not just a scrambling one, will have, but his effect on the offense was real and eye-popping. That offense was always in the Top 5 at the season's conclusion. Those torrid offenses help them defy all the odds when historically, poor defensive teams rarely make the playoffs (I can count all playoff teams who have made the playoffs with a defensive ranking 20th or worse on two hands). Now, they don't have that sort of edge, and that makes it tough to differentiate themselves enough, especially with one of the more talent-deficient teams, to reach the playoffs. Had they made fewer ill-advised decisions during UFA and the draft, they could have shored up a few areas in FA and be a dark horse playoff contender. As it stands now, I think they need another year to enter the playoff discussion.
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