Offense
It’s no secret that Gang Green’s offense struggled for consistency in 2019. The offensive line was flat out bad. Franchise quarterbackSam Darnoldmissed games early in the season due to mono. Tight EndChris Herndonwho was counted on to be a big contributor, after a surprising 2018, only played one game which was sandwiched between a drug suspension to open the year and a season-ending rib injury.
Douglas has done a good job of signing interior linemen such asAlex Lewis,Greg Van Roten, andConnor McGovern. Offensive tackle remains a problem.George FantandChuma Edogacan’t make Gase happy. Upgrades are necessary
A player Gang Green has to pay serious attention to isStorm Norton. The former Toledo offensive tackle has made NFL stops in Detroit and Minnesota. At 6-8 he’s a behemoth and one thing that can’t be taught is size. He was the first lineman taken in that phase of the XFL draft and turned out to be one of the league’s best.
Judging by his pre-draft scouting reports, Norton had some areas of his game to improve. For example, his college team always played him in a two-point stance, so the three-point technique was something he had to re-learn. It would be fun to see Norton’s massive frame plowing the road for running backLe’Veon Bell.
There is no safety net behind Darnold. As the New York Jets learned last year a reliable backup quarterback is a necessity. Quarterback, PJ Walker was dynamite for undefeated Houston. The former Temple University signal-caller completed 119-of-184 passes (65 percent) for 1338 yards with 15 touchdown passes against just four picks.
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