Anything is possible. But, with that said, we still need to find an answer at QB, how consistent will the running game be?, will the pass rush actually show up on the field instead of just looking good and promising on paper? Who else outside of Shorts III and Blackmon (When/If he even returns) is going to step it up a bit further in the receiving game? We still have loads of work to do. And really, in the AFC South, the clots seem like the obvious divisional champion right now. The tacks are just like us as well, just a year behind with the coaching changes, and then you've also got the tinhorns that have a defense and running game that could pretty much carry a rookie QB into a decent record and play-off spot if they manage to select the right guy.

 

I'll go out on a limb here, and this is a prediction without the draft class even being brought into the equation yet. Based on our schedule this year, I'd say we might be a 6 - 10 / 7 - 9 football team. We play the NFC East this year, which is notorious for inconsistent football teams that have a history of divisional winners that average out with 9 - 7 / 10 - 6 records. And then we play the AFC North which is not very easy. But, with so much change occuring within that division, I think they'll have a divisional winner that'll barely get in as the 4th seed this year with a 9 - 7 / 10 -6 record. Then we play the Dolphins and Chargers as the wildcard opponents on the schedule. Really, most of our opponents, based on history, have been pretty inconsistent and up/down football teams over the last few years (with the exception of Baltimore's Superbowl Run two years ago). I think 6 - 10 / 7 - 9 is realistic. After the draft, maybe 8 - 8, with a chance to be in the hunt. I think that's fair to say. I know we won't finish 3 - 13 this year. That's for sure.

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