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Originally Posted by Schneed10
When we were 2-2 I had us tracking for a 7-9 season. That was before the entire friggin team got decimated by injury.
We need bodies back or we're headed more for 5-11.
Still, overall I do believe we're progressing. Scot M said himself that we would not be the best team out there, he knows we are several offseasons from addressing all of our holes. He's definitely right. But the performance of the rookie class so far is definitely reassuring that with a few more solid drafts by Scot we'll be there.
Two more offseasons and we could be a 10-6 team. Hit on a QB somewhere in there, and sky's the limit. But yeah, it's a slow climb. Everyone should be expecting that.
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Scot has already made a huge improvement in the quality of the roster and the quality of the coaching staff (I'm assuming Joe Barry, Perry Fewell and Callahan are his guys more so than Gruden's). We won't win 9 or 10 this year but I don't see any reason we can't get there next season. I love what I've seen from the players this year. Most have played extraordinarily well. If it takes 3 years, I'm OK with that. But I think this team is close to getting over the hump if they keep the fire that I've seen.
I'm still not convinced that Gruden and Cousins can't get it done but I think Scot will bring in Darrell Bevell after this year or next. I think Callahan was brought in to be the new OC when Bevell comes over. Bevell has worked with the West Coast offense in GB and Seattle. Both are programs that Scot has been involved with and Bevell also was the QB for Callahan in Wisconsin. Bevell would run the passing game, Callahan would handle the O-line and the run game while Barry and Fewell manage the defense.
It's easy to get excited about something shiny and new but I'm not sure that Bevell is appreciably better than Gruden and he'll have to learn to be a HC as well. The FO will soon start losing faith in a guy who has two rough seasons even if they do look better.