The Next 8 Games Will Define Zac

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(11-20-2021, 03:15 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: If they go 8-9, after starting 5-2 and the team is as healthy as it is now...bye bye. It's a coach issue. 

Yes and no.

The front half of the schedule is certainly easier then the back half. 

8-9 is certainly a let down after the 5-2 start but look at some of the wins, the Jags, the Lions, the steelers (who are still a terrible team regardless of that record) and then a win over the Vikings on a really fluke fumble by Cook in OT.

On the back half, every team is in the playoff hunt. Chargers, Raiders, Chiefs and even the Broncos are all fighting for the top spot out west and none of them have a losing record. 

Only team on the remaining schedule with a losing record is the 49ers, who just manhandled the Rams.

I think the team should beat the Raiders based on talent and the interim coach in Las Vegas. 
I think the team should beat the steelers again, because...they aren't good.

After that, it's a coin flip against some good teams. It won't be just coaching, it'll be health, how the players handle themselves on field (fumbles, drops, ints, things you aren't expecting), and unfortunately just some dumb luck with calls.