(09-21-2020, 12:35 PM)FBT Wrote: Agreed.

Even if they don't finish 8-8, I think that as long as they show the kind of competitiveness they did the past 2 weeks, that will alleve a lot of the concerns I have.  I can live with the losses like we saw yesterday coming from such a young team.  With the draft capital and cap room they have built up, if the team is competitive now, they will be vying for a division title as soon as next year with a few more acquisitions.  

Dave had to make some very difficult, and unpopular moves this year to clean up the mess that Coughlin left behind.  Those kinds of moves can make or break a GM.  Right now, it's looking like he made the right moves.  I'm hoping that continues to be the case, and we can finally get back to winning in the way the team did going back to the early years.

I was hoping Minshew would take that next step to remove the Lawrence chatter from the lexicon.  We don't need to tank.  And with the weapons they've added this year, we're seeing what an effective QB can do.  His progression is a bright spot, and a sign that things can only get better.

This.  As long as it's entertaining, inspired football i'll be inspired by the progress.  The guys look like they are playing FOR each other instead of against each other now. Maybe it really was a culture problem in the locker room? 
Compared to years past where games were over by halftime in Nashville, I will take this.

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