The two-time defending champion Minnesota Grey Ducks have had an unusually rocky season. Technically speaking, we are not all the way out of the playoff hunt, but the likelihood of making it is almost non-existent. With tough must-win road games against the Portland Pythons and Kansas City Coyotes, things seem incredibly dire. How did we get here?
We have a maxed out QB, RB and TE leading our offense, as well as other incredible assets at RB and WR. We have a large number of great players and high earners on defense as well. Our GMs work like hell to run testing on different strategies and put us in the best position to win. But, something along the way has not clicked. Five of our seven losses have been by one score. One of those coming in overtime on a 74 yard run. The other two losses were complete blowouts of 20 and 32 points. If any of those close games had fallen the other way, we'd be right there in the mix. Unfortunately, they didn't and here we are.
Going forward, I believe the Ducks need to focus on getting great players at O-Line and some more help in the secondary. Our offense has struggled for the majority of the year to find any rhythm, and I think O-line is the key to solving that issue. The players are certainly not the issue, as everyone is locked in and doing their best to improve week over week. I'm confident Minnesota can, and will, fly high again.
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We have a maxed out QB, RB and TE leading our offense, as well as other incredible assets at RB and WR. We have a large number of great players and high earners on defense as well. Our GMs work like hell to run testing on different strategies and put us in the best position to win. But, something along the way has not clicked. Five of our seven losses have been by one score. One of those coming in overtime on a 74 yard run. The other two losses were complete blowouts of 20 and 32 points. If any of those close games had fallen the other way, we'd be right there in the mix. Unfortunately, they didn't and here we are.
Going forward, I believe the Ducks need to focus on getting great players at O-Line and some more help in the secondary. Our offense has struggled for the majority of the year to find any rhythm, and I think O-line is the key to solving that issue. The players are certainly not the issue, as everyone is locked in and doing their best to improve week over week. I'm confident Minnesota can, and will, fly high again.
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