NFL Projected Win Totals (before draft)

[THE PISTONS]

(03-31-2019, 03:12 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Of course most of the predictions are rather bland.  It's ESPN, and none of their "prognosticators" wants to jump out on any limbs and risk making a bold prediction.  They're always going to predict favorably on teams that blow big money in FA, as they themselves are part of the money making propaganda machine.  They give lots of air time to big market teams, and teams that make huge money free agent noise.  As far as their prediction of the Bengals winning 5?  They make a living off of dismissing small market teams.

I think with our last 3 seasons being 6 wins, 7 wins, 6.5 wins...that 6 might not be a bad prediction as it's hard to really see us having improved the roster yet during the offseason.

(Say what you want about the Bobby Hart signing, but we didn't upgrade as Hart started last year and will start this year.)

Health is the big variable, but hard to bank on health as when healthier the year before we won 7 games. And 6.5 the year before that.

Could we surprise and win more? Sure.