You just have to take a look at the roster, and see that it's going to take some miracles to make the team competitive consistently.
On defensive line, you have someone that is just a guy at 3 tech, an important position on the line. We don't know if Tonga will transition to NT on a 4-3 D. Quinn has experience at DE, but don't know if Gipson can play DE on the 4-3. We have 2 of the 3 LB positions filled. Even if the Sam is only playing 20% of the time, we don't have someone to play that position. As far as DBs, we have Jaylon Johnson who is solid, and a new safety that is decent. EJax is a question mark, and we don't have have a CB2 or NB. So on D, we have 6-7 positions filled and the rest are question marks. We don't have enough solid starters to even consider depth.
On offense, it's worse, although we seem to be set at QB and RB. The line has 2 players that are decent, and the rest are question marks. We are going into next season with 60% of the O-line up in the air. For receiver, we have 1 TE, and 1 WR set. In terms of depth it's even worse. We don't know if we have the personnel to effectively run 2 or 3 TE sets, or 3/4 WR formations. We have 6 positions filled at best, and 5 that we don't know who will be playing.
We have 9 starting positions to fill with either someone on the roster, free agency, or the draft, plus 12 other positions that need improvement. It's hard to be optimistic for 2022. But, if the number of positions that need to be filled and players that need upgrades are reduced in 2023, there's alot to be optimistic about. Filling 3 or 4 holes is much easier than 9+.
