Record prediction.....open poll

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(08-20-2019, 11:53 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Well that's a bit much...but honestly, this notion that we are going to automatically improve and teams like the Browns and Raiders and Jets can't improve because they suck is optimism that reminds me of well, over confident Browns fans we are all sick of hearing.  

I get it, optimism.  Teams that are better than us are due to take a step back and teams that are worse than us are going to still be bad.  The Bengals, an organization that has an instantly-IRed 1st round pick and does nothing in free agency is going to be the one team that turns it around.  I'm not saying we should all complain and assume a 6 win season, but at what point does our optimism look like we are just boasting over nothing?

Most (all) of the blind optimism is just boasting over nothing. I just don't understand those that can brush off previous years like yesterdays dust and have a positive outlook on a team like this one, with nothing to back it up. I was that way up until a few years ago but at some point...doesn't reality and past results have to slap the positive taste out of your mouth?

I'll be there watching and rooting just like they will. But i'm not going to expect something that i haven't seen in almost 3 decades, even with a new head coach and new players. When i see it, then i'll believe it.