(12-28-2023, 08:45 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(12-28-2023, 08:36 AM)WYjagsfan Wrote: Winning fixes everything the mood will be very different on here after a big W

There are no big wins left in the season. We play two teams with losing records, one being the worst in the league, and there is legitimate doubt we’ll win that game. If we somehow win the division mathematically, we’ll be demolished in the first round. 

The season will end with a shrug and a head shake.

For me it would end about where I expected it to end. I never saw this team getting past the first round in the play-off's to begin with, especially post draft, but, I did expect them to win this division, now, I didn't expect the other three teams in our division to also be this competitive as well. 

However, they're still barely hanging onto the division lead. If everything goes down hill these next two weeks? I will circle back to three key losses on the year for me as a fan. The early loss to the Chiefs at home, the Monday Night Football loss to the Bengals at home and the road loss to the Browns. 

Those three games were winnable, they summed up pretty much the entirety of the team this year in the grand scheme of things. Perfect examples of the following:

1. Defense showing up, offense not executing.
2. Offense showing up, defense not executing. 
3. Offense and defense doing enough to win you the game at the same time, while also having major lapses in concentration to lose it.

That was the team's battle standard last year. It has been the team's battle standard this year, just a little bit more ripped apart, charred and tattered. With that said, the season will end with a head shake if they bottom out and miss the play-off's completely. If they make it? I'll just nod in acceptance if they get bounced in round one.

If they win the first play-off game? I'll be ecstatic, over joyed and beyond belief. Still expecting changes in the front office and coaching staff though, as, you want to take that next big leap forward and not get stuck in this neutral cycle of barely getting in & barely moving the needle.

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