Quote:I agree jagibelieve...even though I am picking a slightly lower win total...IMO the Texans will be this years "Chiefs"...maybe not 14 - 2...but I can see them being a 10 win team...they have way to much talent to be horrible again.

 

I also agree that when you look out of the division...no games really favor us and all of them could go either way...with some games being in the it will be hard for us to win those type games.

 

10 wins by the Texans is not out of the question.  They have a pretty good defensive front now, and their offense is not bad, other than the need for a good quarterback.  I would give them the nod as the favorite to win the division if, and only if, they find their quarterback.

 

The Colts are the Colts.  Andrew Luck is by no means a Peyton Manning, but he has proven to be a solid quarterback.  His targets are changing, and the Colts seem to be filling the spots with capable players.  One interesting thing to see about that team is how they moved into a "run first" type of offense.  If you have a good running game offense, you're going to present a major challenge to most other teams.

 

Honestly, you can't look at our schedule and say "easy win" or "WILL win" on any of them.  CAN they win any of those games?  Possibly.

 

This coming season is going to be another development season for us.  I suspect that the front office, the coaching staff and the ownership realizes that and is O.K. with that.  We have the new stadium with all of the "latest perks", we have some young players that are up and coming stars.  Now all that it's going to take is time.  That's where the challenge is.

 

Most of the fanbase wants to win "right now".  Most want us to be playoff contenders "right now".  It doesn't work that way, and it's pretty much proven that if you go in that direction, you are going to fail more times than not.

 

Instead you build, be patient and do the right things.  Mr. Khan is no dummy.  He's putting in the infrastructure to make the stadium a world class venue.  He's hired the people who he thinks can bring a competitive and exciting team to his venue.

 

What is happening before our very eyes is something special.  My hope is that the fans and the people of Jacksonville soon realize that and get behind it.

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