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Chuck Noll didn't have the advantage of FA to build a team. It was a much slower process in those days.


We added 7 veteran starters through FA alone this year. Caldwell's first draft class is entering their third season which is considered the begining of a player's prime years.


Getting only three more wins this season would not be percieved as progress, it would be a sign of serious problems. It would mean multiple players not living up to expectations.


People are saying that these moderate gains such as getting to 6 wins will be viewed as improvement and would be considered acceptable progress. I promise you, if you see this team getting only 6 wins, the view won't be considered positive. 6 wins means a lots of big mistakes by players and coaches that shouldn't be making these mistakes. 6 wins means big wiffs in FA and in the draft.


6 wins will not look like a sign that the team is getting better. 6 wins is ugly. For a team that has acquired this much talent, 6 wins would leave you feeling deflated.

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I think it depends how competitive we are in the other 10 games. There's a fine line between winning and losing in the NFL. If there were 5 or 6 games that could've gone either way and we lost, I would be encouraged that with another season of experience by all three teams ( offense, defense and special teams ), and the addition of more " difference makers " in the draft and free agency we would be a playoff team in 2016. To wipe the slate clean after what I just described, and start yet another rebuilding process? No, that's not wise[/quote]


We just can't have any of the blow outs like last year. We knew the game was over by half time. Then it became excruciating to watch.

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