Literally none of them were out of shape. The only one who quit was Kriisa. Lamont, Oweh, Amari were hell of defenders. Carr was solid until his back got hurt. Listen I don’t like Pope but this is just an idiotic take.
That team would have been Popes ticket to a long stay here. Definitely final 4 caliber. Injuries (The only time Pope gets that excuse) really killed them.
I don’t think Stokes is that talented compared to a Dybantsa/Boozer/Caleb Wilson but he has that big body we always seem to struggle against. I’d put McBride on him and let him shoot.
Flacco could be a starter for a lot of teams. He killed it with the Bengals when Burrow was hurt. But sadly Bengals defense always has problems in the secondary and makes the offense score 30+ a game to win.
It’s gotta be coaching. He was a monster his first few years in the league. You don’t regress that much. Mike McDaniel doesn’t know wtf he’s doing either as an OC.