[Doughboy304]

Pirates will be very, very good next year on paper.

Each Senior Belfry loses not only was a good player, but a great leader... it is very apparent the Pirates should have the players and experience returning to be the favorite in the East...the question is how well this team meshes in the off-season and what kind of work ethic they take on. If next year's Seniors can improve as much as the class that is leaving, the sky is the limit for Belfry.

The Belfry playbook may never truly "open up", but I expect the Pirates to have a little more varied look next season as the Sani Warren era begins. Sani has a very unique skillset that could make him a dangerous threat in Haywood's offense if he puts in the time and effort to master his craft. Justin Johnson has the potential to be a special back. He improved in a big way as the season progressed and a year of physical development will make him even better.

The most blaring question marks are:

- Can Sani run the offense with the precision that Williams did?- Who takes over at FB? Does Carr bulk up and make the move?

- Who steps in the middle of the D as the quick NG and DT? Dotson and Aldana were relentless. Tuffy Willis played very well at times, and Barnes may have improved the most out of all Pirates and is an absolute monster... but the Bucs still need those lighting quick guys who can get into the backfield and disrupt plays to compliment them.

Those 3 questions are the only thing standing in the way from being a very, very good team.

Many people try to compare these two and their are no comparison between the two. By saying that, I mean Williams and Warren possess two totally different skillsets. So that is not a blaring question in my opinion. Tyler ran the offense well because it fit his skillset extremely well. The most blaring question to me is will Belfry open up the playbook to compliment Warren's skillset? Williams ran it like Williams and Warren will run it like Warren. Just my opinion on the matter.