@SZonian
That could be. They're one of my least favorite groups on this show.
I can't not like Ezekiel, with his Shakespearean delivery, great voice, and "fake it til you make it, baby" aside. But yep, he is way too over-confident. That doesn't bode well at all.
I like him, just not sure how his bravado fits in with the story unless it's to set up some kind of failure or confrontation. If he's trying to keep morale up, it's done best by ensuring your people know what to do and are being kept reasonably safe by enacting prudent tactics.
They almost got whacked in the surprise bomb/walker ambush and the abject lack of discipline while tracking the spotter/sentry afterwards indicates that something bad is on the horizon.
There's just no indication or display of "situational awareness". The "situation" is that a war is going on, not some stroll through the woods and not looking around, spread out looking for evidence of your enemy's forces. Those folks should have all been in a picket line of sorts spread out by about 10-15 feet...by being grouped up like that, they're making it easy to get outflanked and surrounded.
The "Garbage Pail Kids" are something of an enigma to me. Are they just opportunists or true believers? After Alexandria I guess we're supposed to believe they're "saviors" and it wouldn't surprise me if they come in again on the side of Negan and swing things back into his favor, at least for a while. Then again, if they're opportunists, will they pick the side they believe is winning or has the best chance of winning?