(11-18-2022, 11:58 AM)Jagsman Wrote:

(11-18-2022, 11:15 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Every game is winnable for this team. They're not getting owned or destroyed. They just have to tighten up their assignments in critical situations. You never want to turn the football over, but, you especially never want to turn it over when you're within striking distance. Defensively they just need to convert a few of these pressures into sacks and figure out the backend with the zone coverages.

I think they can split the series with the tacks. I think they'll get their revenge in Houston against the tinhorns. That's my six wins there for the year. I will be happy. Anything after that? I'll take it. That's just a bonus. Win in a shootout with the Lions. Upset the Jets. Make it a close game with the Ravens. Fine by me. I just don't see them losing severely anymore.

Pretty impressive with this coaching staff. Had they hired Pederson last year we're probably looking at a divisional winning team or in the play off hunt at the moment. Good football is just around the corner.

Math isn't adding up.

(11-18-2022, 11:58 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(11-18-2022, 11:15 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Every game is winnable for this team. They're not getting owned or destroyed. They just have to tighten up their assignments in critical situations. You never want to turn the football over, but, you especially never want to turn it over when you're within striking distance. Defensively they just need to convert a few of these pressures into sacks and figure out the backend with the zone coverages.

I think they can split the series with the tacks. I think they'll get their revenge in Houston against the tinhorns. That's my six wins there for the year. I will be happy. Anything after that? I'll take it. That's just a bonus. Win in a shootout with the Lions. Upset the Jets. Make it a close game with the Ravens. Fine by me. I just don't see them losing severely anymore.

Pretty impressive with this coaching staff. Had they hired Pederson last year we're probably looking at a divisional winning team or in the play off hunt at the moment. Good football is just around the corner.

That would be 5 wins

Got my tacks and tinhorns mixed up. My bad. Meant for them to split with tinhorns and get their revenge in HOU and sweep the tacks. tall order. I know. Sweeping the tacks is unheard of. 

However, the way I see it as this. They clearly wanted to build this defense around the divisional opponents who are all run heavy for the most part. The only outlier being Ryan smoking us with easy stuff on the road. 

They went after run defenders and run stuffers in free agency. If they don't at least sweep or split the series with the tacks and get back at the tinhorns I'll be disappointed. If they split the entire division and go 3 - 3 this year that's not too shabby for this team.

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