Temper your expectations

[Essex Johnson]

(07-22-2017, 08:24 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: If we stay healthy and the Oline steps up and surprises us, the sky is the limit. I wouldn't be shocked to see 10-12 wins this season.

If we are gutted with injuries again and the Oline is as bad as it looks on paper, we are obviously in serious trouble. In that case, I see 4-6 wins if we're lucky.

Realistically, if I had to guess I'd say we finish somewhere around .500. I think it's very likely the offensive line will suck royally. Football is a game won and lost in the trenches. We'll win quite a few games solely because of our strong defensive line. But without a solid line on offense, we will struggle to put up points (and keep Dalton/McCarron healthy). That will unfortunately be a killer.

On the bright side, maybe another down year will mean goodbye to Marv. For the future of the franchise, that wouldn't be so terrible.

Well you might be right.. but Matt Ryan was sacked 37 times last regular season.... and look what they did.. granted they were able to run the ball well.. but still 37 sacks is a lot and they went 11-5 in regular season..