| HO 5 | Can the pass D hold up to get the Texans deep into the playoffs? |
| 4 | Will Jadeveon Clowney provide the pass rush opposite Watts? |
| 3 | Will WR Will Fuller take pressure off WR Hopkins? |
| 2 | Can the Run game become a force without a QB? |
| 1 | Who will play QB this year? |
| IN 5 | Can the run D ever stop anyone? |
| They added DT Hankins, DE Sheard, DT Woods, OLB Simon. | |
| 4 | Can Indy build a run game to take pressure off Luck? |
| Will Frank Gore continue to run like Al Gore? | |
| 3 | Will the D backfield improve enough to get IN back to the playoffs? |
| 2 | Can the improved O line protect QB Luck 44 sacks last year? |
| 1 | Can QB Luck stay healthy all year? Concussions & surg on shoulder kept him out. |
| When will he be ready to play after surg on throwing shoulder? | |
| JK 5 | Is this the year that JK finally improves? Many said last year but it was not. |
| 4 | Can the additions on D improve the performance? |
| They added CB Bouye, DE Campbell, SS Church, & ILB Cole & OLB McCray | |
| 3 | Will RB Chris Ivory finally provide a run game? |
| 2 | Can the rebuild O line protect Bortles better than last year? |
| 1 | Is QB Blake Bortles the QB of the future or will they draft a new guy next year? |
| TN 5 | Can DeMarco Murray get 1000 yrs behind a reshuffled O line? |
| 4 | What impact will DC Dick LeBeau & O line coach Russ Grimm have this year? |
| 3 | Can TN improve the pass D adding CB Ryan, SS Cyprien, & SS Trawick? |
| 2 | Can TN find anyone that can catch besides Matthews? |
| 1 | Will Mariota become the QB TN hoped he would be? |
That is what I think. Tell us what you think by commenting here or tweeting me @NNRonDSN.
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