(08-06-2020, 03:49 PM)Kane Wrote:

(08-05-2020, 06:48 PM)leopold332002 Wrote: I asked you my good man to objectively look at that schedule and see how many good quarterbacks and defenses we played this year and please tell me how we going to win at 6 games.

Bengals, Phins, Browns, Bears. None of the QBs for these teams nor the defenses are elite.
Also clots with Rivers ain't scaring anyone and their defense is good not great.
the bolts may have a good defense but neither tyrod nor herbert are worrisome. 
and the tacks have a question mark at QB as to whether playoff Tannehill is the real Tannehill. But let's say they are the best team in the division, even the tinhorns have an aging and questionable defense and without Nuke the offense will not be the same, albeit with Houdini in the pocket.

so 2 division wins plus 4 wins from Bengals, Phins, Bolts, Browns, Bears.

Add in one of the usual surprise wins against a team we shouldn't beat, or perhaps a team we sometimes have their number even when we're bad a la the Steelers.

It really isn't that crazy to think about a 6-7 win team next year.

I would say 8-8 is the likely ceiling and a goal to prove that A) Minshew IS the man and b) our team is rebuilding in a positive way. 
6-7 wins would be a success considering roster turnover of many players, especially if Yan doesn't play or gets moved.

I appreciate your positive feedback and let me debunked some of your argument. Browns, dolphins, Bengals, and the Bears have better roster overall than us as a franchise if you look at it objectively. In the Bears case, they do have a elite defense and as much as I appreciate what Gardner Minshew had done last year he hasn't won a game in his career against a good or Elite defense last year. Philip Rivers always play well against us even at the late stages of his career. The Tennessee Titans roster is built to explore our weakness on defense so that's going to be a problem too. In addition, the Houston Texans roster is as weak as has ever been during the DeShaun Watson era but let's be fair, he always plays well against our defense. Bottom line, I just do not see more than three wins from our team this year because of our inexperience on defense and team's ability to game plan against Gardner Minshew as a result, he might not have the same success as he did last year.

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