08-20-2019, 10:20 PM
It's a tough question, so I try to break it down in my head:
1) They play the NFC West, and I think they can realistically go at least 2-2 against that division.
2) They play the AFC East, and outside of New England I think they can beat anybody. 3-1?
3) I think they manage to finally steal one from Pittsburgh. They always seem to beat Baltimore at least once. Cleveland's still Cleveland. Can they get to 3-3? I think it's doable... I still think the division is going to be pretty mediocre overall.
4) That leaves a game against a bad Oakland team and an enigmatic Jacksonville team. I think they can beat both, but let's go with a split... 1-1.
That gives them a 9-7 record even if they don't necessarily upset any teams head-and-shoulders above them. Stealing another win or two somewhere isn't out of the question, either. Every now and then I'll see someone say that we have a tough schedule this year, but man I just don't see that at all.
So I'm going to start from that, say they lose a game they shouldn't, and say they steal a game they should lose... so 9 wins.
1) They play the NFC West, and I think they can realistically go at least 2-2 against that division.
2) They play the AFC East, and outside of New England I think they can beat anybody. 3-1?
3) I think they manage to finally steal one from Pittsburgh. They always seem to beat Baltimore at least once. Cleveland's still Cleveland. Can they get to 3-3? I think it's doable... I still think the division is going to be pretty mediocre overall.
4) That leaves a game against a bad Oakland team and an enigmatic Jacksonville team. I think they can beat both, but let's go with a split... 1-1.
That gives them a 9-7 record even if they don't necessarily upset any teams head-and-shoulders above them. Stealing another win or two somewhere isn't out of the question, either. Every now and then I'll see someone say that we have a tough schedule this year, but man I just don't see that at all.
So I'm going to start from that, say they lose a game they shouldn't, and say they steal a game they should lose... so 9 wins.
