Everybody step back and take a deep breath. Yes, it's clear that this year's team is a dramatic improvement over last year's, but one could make the argument that the 2008 Lions were a slight improvement over last year's Jaguars.

I think a late season run to 9-7 is possible. I think it's equally possible that Bortles regresses again and we win six games. I even think there's a remote chance that Bortles figures out how to play like it's garbage time all the time and leads us to a division championship. Hell, 10-6 is almost a sure thing to win the AFC South. Based on this team's performance in the first three weeks, I don't know that I reasonably can pin my hat on a number at this point beyond saying that I think my original 4-12 prediction will end up being pretty far off the mark.

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