The 2010 team didn't underacheive, they were just a pretty average team at the end of the day.
1. They are not fast or quick.
2. They get very little pressure on QBs.
3. They have inexperienced, average LBs.
4. McNutt and DJK are excellent players, but they are not particularly dynamic (think Ted Ginn, Jr., Desmond Howard, Tim Dwight, etc.)
5. Offensive line was okay, not particularly good.
6. Special teams was bad, generally - punter was pretty good.
And this is okay, the Hawks will be back in the top 10 soon -- then they'll have a bad year or two again, because this is how it works.
1. They are not fast or quick.
2. They get very little pressure on QBs.
3. They have inexperienced, average LBs.
4. McNutt and DJK are excellent players, but they are not particularly dynamic (think Ted Ginn, Jr., Desmond Howard, Tim Dwight, etc.)
5. Offensive line was okay, not particularly good.
6. Special teams was bad, generally - punter was pretty good.
And this is okay, the Hawks will be back in the top 10 soon -- then they'll have a bad year or two again, because this is how it works.