What is the worst 2019 record you would accept from Zac & still feel ok about future?

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(05-30-2019, 05:28 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I am glad the Bengals don't play Cleveland until December. It will give them a chance to gel before having to play against the new darlings of the AFC North. The only thing that would please me more than a sweep of Cleveland would be the Steelers being in last place in the division.

I think that they'll get their taste of reality before they play us, but how amazing would it be if they're having a hell of a year (for them), tied with us for the division lead, and then have us go into their house and just DEMORALIZE them?!

(05-30-2019, 05:32 PM)fredtoast Wrote: He is not asking how we feel now.

He is asking how many wins it takes in 2019 to continue feeling positive.

And I'm pretty sure that I made it clear in my post that I don't think you can measure it in wins because of all of the positive things and new energy that Taylor brings.

If we won 8 games but just got lucky in some, barely pulled out some, and just didn't look like a real team, would you feel confident about the future?  If we played some of the best teams down to the wire or were winning in the fourth and then lost on a field goal, would you be discouraged about the future?  It's not all about numbers.

I do think that the team is putting it all together and this is our year, so we should be focused on this year and not the future.

However, give me 8 wins minimum and I'll feel ok about the future, but, if our line plays even decent, there's no reason that we shouldn't be able to win 10 or 11 games.

(05-30-2019, 05:36 PM)depthchart Wrote: I didn't intend a negative connotation.

Just wonder what minimum amount of wins people would expect in Zac's year one if the team is reasonably healthy.

It could, however, signal at what point some fans could turn negative towards Zac should he not win enough in year one as they would want.

Just how loyal will fans be and/or stay towards Zac based on the year one win total ?

Your Division win prediction hits a positive note for sure.

If we don't make the playoffs this year, I'd put it on our line's performance (maybe backers, too), but I'll be disappointed if we don't compete for at least a wild card berth.

Everything is right there for us.