(06-24-2023, 09:18 AM)Bullseye Wrote:

(06-24-2023, 06:55 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Going back to that guys point in that 2nd video about divisional games. How often does a top team within their division actually sweep their divisional opponents? It's very rare. The Chiefs pulled it off last year. The 49ers pulled it off as well. 

I am sure the Patriots probably did it a few times with Belichick and Brady but they even had some clunkers with the Jets and Dolphins from time to time. But, you cannot go into every year thinking you're going to win 5 games or sweep all of your divisional opponents. It's just not common. 

Bengals lost to Pittsburgh, Baltimore & Cleveland last year. Going 3 - 3 and winning their division.
Buffalo lost to Miami & New York last year. Going 4 - 2 and winning their division. 

Looking at us historically. I think any of the road games are 50/50. Regardless of their QB situations. I think historically we have the clots number here at home. I think the tacks are 50/50 here at home. The tinhorns still give us fits. So, there's something to be said to that. I think we'll look back at the divisional road games and the Saints, Steelers and Browns games where it'll be the difference between us entering the play-off's with guns blazing or limping in barely after a lot of games came down to the 12th round in a slugfest. 

This could be a team that really scratches heads and pisses us off as a fanbase this year. You watch. They'll pull some goofy [BLEEP], where, they'll probably upset the Chiefs early at home and curbstomp the Bills in London early, only, they'll turn around later and lay eggs on nationally televised games against the Ravens and Bengals. They'll probably lose in OT to the Saints and then pistol whip the 49ers. They'll probably go 3 - 3 in the division and we might barely win the division.

It'll be exciting nonetheless.

Not that this team is a juggernaut, but how often does a team face every divisional opponent and those divisional opponents are starting rookie QBs?

In all my years of watching football, I've never seen that situation.

There's no guarantee it happens this year, and there's no guarantee we win even if an opponent starts a rookie QB.  But there's a very good chance we will face 3 rookie QBs when we play our divisional opponents.  While all three have the potential to be good, historically speaking, rookie QBs tend to struggle.  Even all time great Peyton Manning- whose father was an NFL QB-struggled with INTs his rookie year, throwing 28 (ELEVEN more than TLs rookie year-ChrisJagBoy).  Stroud, Levis and Richardson are all rookies and none of whom were likely raised by NFL QBs.

If our divisional opponents are all starting rookie QBs when we play them, it increases out chances of winning those games.  Of course, if the scenario you lay out above unfolds and we end up losing to one or more of our divisional opponents due to stupidity, , it'll be infuriating. If NFL history is any barometer, it's doubtful all three rookie QBs succeed, especially in their rookie years. Nevertheless, I think if there is a year we sweep through our divisional opponents, this would be a year to do it.

It's rare as well. However, it's doubtful we'll see three rookies in six games this year. Tannehill still has his job. Also, how often do you see three rookies come into the NFL and flat out stink it up? One of those guys will more than likely get lucky and catch fire from time to time. Richardson could pull a Mariota and run all over our defense if we get caught sleeping. Stroud is probably the most accurate and ready to go passer, and, reminder, the tinhorns didn't need a QB to beat us last year at home. They did it with a running game and a defense that held us in check. 

I think the coaching in this division got better in the offseason. The tinhorns and clots made good decisions with their hirings. I agree with the likelihood of these QB's not all making it. However, it's not just the QB's we have to worry about. Vrabel is a good coach. He'll figure out a way to beat you if he has to. Ryans is all about defense. Steichen is coming over from the Eagles as an offensive minded coach and he could very well turn Richardson into another Hurts type QB. I will be pleasantly surprised and beyond happy if they go 6 - 0 in this division.

That would be a franchise first would it not? How sweet it would be.

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