[eldfan]

RamsSb99 I respect your opinion but I have to disagree on what I see of this better, slightly better, same, worse count. three on the Offense side.

Offense
OT Pace - Better (was injured)
OG Bell - Better (replaces injured Setterstrom)
C Romberg - Better (was injured)
OG Incognito - Better (was injured)
OT Barron - Slightly Better (another year experience and staying at RT)
QB Bulger - Better (was injured and will be better protected)
RB Jackson - Slightly Better (another year of experience)
FB Leonard - Slightly Better (another year of experience)
TE Mc Michael - Same
WR Holt -Same
WR Bennett - Worse (not Bruce but not as bad as last year or some make him out to be)

I am starting to wonder was last year just more than writing it off to injuries. 1 Pace have miss 23 games in two season. I think it is fair to say this is more than one bad luck season. I have to wonder is he near or at the end. He has been grate but at year 13 the injuries may be signs of old age. I can't give him a better he has not played but 9 games in two season.(same) 2 Incognito he has got tallent but it's negated by his temper, he has to get a hold of that (Same). 3 Bulger he look like he regress to me and it look like it was more than pass protection problem.( slighty better). I agree on the rest of your list on the O side but if we got problems at Lt I have to wonder how much better can we expect Bulger to be.
Defense

CB Brown - Better (last year missed games: this assumes he is off drugs)
DE Hall - Better (played injured)
DT Carriker - Same (another year of experience but will be recovering from injury)
DT Ryan - Better (another year of experience)
DE Little - Better (was injured)
CB Hill - Better (was injured)
LB Pisa - Better (was injured)
MLB Spoon - Same
LB Draft/Culberson - Same (Draft (100+ tackles Carolina) has proved he is just as good as Chillar)
FS Atogwe - Same (may still be on upward side of career)
SS Chavous - Same (I doubt he will get worse this year but he is the weakest link IMO)

Brown (worse) got to be on the field to get better and I can not see the glass half full for him until he gets this drugs thing behind him.
Hill (worse) Only one thing worse in having a undersize corner in a division with large WR's being injured.
Hall (worse) He did not deliver, I think he will on the second unit after the draft.
Chavous (worse) he is on a serious lost of ability. We got to fix that in the draft.

With a declined if the offense and a deffense that needs work I just have to wonder how far away are we. It just cant get 3-13 out of my head to think we are going to make that kind of leap.