12-28-2023, 04:34 PM
(12-28-2023, 04:09 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Yeah, 7-4 with a healthy Burrow is about right, week 1 against the stealers was maybe his worst game ever and I expect it was because of
the appendectomy. True on the Ravens being decimated those times. I think if we gameplan better and go under Center more and execute
we can win in our Division. Our Defense needs to improve at DT big time and with our pass rush besides Trey.
I don't think Logan and Pratt just forgot how to play football and I also don't think this Secondary will be bad forever with all this youth.
Even this year, we are still in it which is pretty crazy being 0-5 in the best Division in football. I like that Zac shown he can win without Joe.
If we can get into the Playoffs without Joe it would be a huge boost for our entire organization and fan base. Anything can happen once
you get in and if you are playing your best ball at that time that is all you want.
I have no doubt we can and will compete for the division moving forward, I'm just not sure it'll be because of divisional record. But I don't think that has to be a bad thing. The way AFCN teams play is pretty atypical of the rest of the league. I'd rather be able to compete with the rest of the league, than 'specialise' at beating the AFCN. But if we can't figure those teams out, then we'll probably not generally be in the #1 seed conversation as we'll drop too many games.
In any case, this season hasn't really changed my mind that the future of the franchise is generally bright.
