A Defiant Goose
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That wouldn't be a stain on Bill's record, it's a testament to it with a roster like this and sub par QB play.I honestly don't know if I'd prefer a nail-biting run to squeak into the playoffs - only to get embarrassed by the Titans again in the wildcard round.
Or, to go 8-8, have a better shot at a decent QB, but have that .500 stain on BB's record which will have all the haters screaming that it was all Brady.
One thing I do know - I just DON'T want PIT, KC, TB to win the super bowl. Anyone but those 3.
Wow - I don't know how I forgot about that.Chances are slim but there's always a chance until they're mathematically eliminated. Many of us were around at 3-6 back in November 1994. There's always hope folks...
Honestly a successful year to me would be a winning record, but it would be the cherry on top if NE makes it to the playoffs and has the same outcome at the end of the year as they did last year with Brady. I am rooting for BB to go way above and beyond what this roster should have been doing.I honestly don't know if I'd prefer a nail-biting run to squeak into the playoffs - only to get embarrassed by the Titans again in the wildcard round.
Or, to go 8-8, have a better shot at a decent QB, but have that .500 stain on BB's record which will have all the haters screaming that it was all Brady.
One thing I do know - I just DON'T want PIT, KC, TB to win the super bowl. Anyone but those 3.
Yup, that was one of the best seasons ever. It all started with "the shovel game" vs. MIN. But, that team had some spark and offensive capacity to score, and Ben Coates. I've yet to see a fraction of that potential this year. But we ran in to BB in CLE that year, so there's always maybe!Chances are slim but there's always a chance until they're mathematically eliminated. Many of us were around at 3-6 back in November 1994. There's always hope folks...
As much as I hold out hope, I don't realistically see them beating the Rams and Bills. Unless they miraculously flip a switch on a more capable passing game (which JE11 could bring back single handedly)If they can sweep the road trip @LAC @LAR and @Mia...look out.
I don't think they will though. That's a lot to ask.
I think they'll lose to both and plausibly win the rest to finish 8-8. Unless the Bills wrap up the AFC East by week 16 - then they might not have much to play for vs the Pats and 9-7 is a possibility.As much as I hold out hope, I don't realistically see them beating the Rams and Bills. Unless they miraculously flip a switch on a more capable passing game (which JE11 could bring back single handedly)
I think they'll lose to both and plausibly win the rest to finish 8-8. Unless the Bills wrap up the AFC East by week 16 - then they might not have much to play for vs the Pats and 9-7 is a possibility.
Right now I think their playoff odds are 10%. They must win out and one team in the AFC North has to slip.
If they can sweep the road trip @LAC @LAR and @Mia...look out.
I don't think they will though. That's a lot to ask.
If the Pats finish 10-6 then they have a wide path in. They'll have tiebreakers over Miami, Raiders, Ravens. They'll be 8-4 in the AFC which is good enough. The Browns have 3 AFC losses but they'll play the Steelers and the rest of the AFC North so it's likely they'll have at least one more, and they will lose to us on the common opponents tiebreaker if the teams are tied.It is possible we could go 10-6 and still not get in. Shades of 2008 again maybe. Just so many teams ahead of us. We have to hope that it comes down to either the Ravens or Raiders that we are somehow tied with for that last spot given we have the tiebreaker over them. But realistically I think it ends up being Colts, Browns and Miami.
It is possible we could go 10-6 and still not get in. Shades of 2008 again maybe. Just so many teams ahead of us. We have to hope that it comes down to either the Ravens or Raiders that we are somehow tied with for that last spot given we have the tiebreaker over them. But realistically I think it ends up being Colts, Browns and Miami.