And the season is officially over

[CJD]

Honestly, I feel bad for the fans who came into this season expecting to contend for the playoffs or better. They literally set themselves up for disappointment. It just wasn't in the cards and it never was going to be with a rookie QB and an extremely young team. I would be lying if it wasn't in the back of my mind that 2011 happened in similar circumstances but to expect that would have been insane.

I've found this season to be everything I wanted and expected it to be. Burrow looks better than I expected. Higgins, Boyd and Mixon look like the future of this offense. Hell, even the defense has looked really good at times. I'm loving this season and I feel bad for the people who can watch this young team grow and be sad about it or not see it for what it is.