While elite offenses have been mostly the norm in the last 20+ years of the franchise, this one feels like it has the potential to stand out. Not just because of the talent, but also because of the continuity . As of right now, it appears that this offense will be the first since the 1960's to return all of its starters.
The final piece seemed to come together last year with the development of one of the elite O-line's in the league, and the re-signing of Bulaga keeps that together. If there is one weakness, it might be the lack of an elite TE. The offenses of the late 90's had Jackson and Chmura as redzone options, and we haven't had those kind of options since Finley went down. Still, there's some potential upside and we'll see what we have in the second year of Richard Rodgers.
That said, the running game is as good as there, and we're loaded with even more weapons at WR than the late 90's teams, and with a 2 time MVP throwing to them and a fully returning offense from 2014, I think it's reasonable to expect to see one of, if not the best offense that we've seen.
The final piece seemed to come together last year with the development of one of the elite O-line's in the league, and the re-signing of Bulaga keeps that together. If there is one weakness, it might be the lack of an elite TE. The offenses of the late 90's had Jackson and Chmura as redzone options, and we haven't had those kind of options since Finley went down. Still, there's some potential upside and we'll see what we have in the second year of Richard Rodgers.
That said, the running game is as good as there, and we're loaded with even more weapons at WR than the late 90's teams, and with a 2 time MVP throwing to them and a fully returning offense from 2014, I think it's reasonable to expect to see one of, if not the best offense that we've seen.