05-06-2020, 02:54 PM
(05-06-2020, 02:51 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: The thing is brother, going from a 2 win team to a 10 or more win team in one year is a tough chore. Take a look at the 31 times in NFL history that a team has gone 2-14 and then what they did the following year (listed in order of success):
11-5 (0-1)
11-5 (0-1)
9-7
9-7
5-4 (0-1)
8-8
7-8-1
7-9
6-10
6-10
6-10
6-10
6-10
6-10
6-10
6-10
5-11
5-11
4-12
4-12
4-12
4-12
4-12
3-13
3-13
3-13
3-13
2-14
2-14
2-14
1-15
As you can see, the chances of winning 10 or more games this year has about a 6% chance of happening if you go off the history. That's not saying that it's impossible or that they can't find a way to do it, but if they do, they're definitely bucking the odds.
This is just my opinion, but I think it's a mistake to judge this season on purely wins and losses. There are a lot of things to take into account...a rookie QB, a 2nd year HC still finding his way, the development of the o-line and LBing corps, the evolution of the offense, the coming together of all the new players on defense, etc.
There's going to be a lot of moving parts this season (assuming there is one) and I thinks it's going to require patience - as Joe has already talked about - for everything to start taking shape and becoming a more polished product. I do think everything is headed in a very positive direction though and they're doing all the right things to get this team back into playoff contention. It just might not be this year.
This is all very logical Holic. Cannot argue with any of this, I just look at Burrow and go anything is possible with this guy.
