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Originally Posted by punch it in
I 100 percent agree with this …… but…….
We lost to the Eagles (week one were a very good team), niners, and rams - all very close and competitive games. The other two losses were when our quarterbacks got knocked out of the game. I fucking hate to be positive about this team who haunts me, but we are close. Somehow. With no O line, and no run game we are still close. I swear for me it all falls on Quinn for lack of detail. The insane part of me wants Taylor and to go on a run for the ages.
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I hear you. This season feels like the inverse of 2024 where we were pretty healthy and all the breaks went our way. In any game that JD5 started and finished, we were in the thick of it -- even yesterday (so sad about not trying the Hail Mary -- did they think we couldn't pull it off without Noah Brown!?).
Looking at our games, they break down:
Week 1: Lose to PHL by 2 in Philly. Brain fart on 2 point conversion. Chances to win.
Week 2: JD5 hurt (tied at the time) and the game (in Dallas) got away from us.
Week 3: Inspired win against SEA (at home).
Week 4: Disaster in London -- down to rookie 3rd string QB and before Colts started fire sale.
Week 5: NYG debacle (at home) -- 100% should have won that game.
Week 6: Went toe-to-toe with SF (perhaps best team in the league right now) in SF; literally had a chance to win in the last minute.
Week 8: Beat Philly at home.
Week 9: Close loss to Rams (at home) a team favored to win it all at the beginning of the season; had our chances.
There's no doubt that the team could go on a tear. Starts with NYG Thursday night. Then the Bengals -- very good offense by the D is still weak. Then the Cards and Titans -- we'll be favored and should win. Then the Texans -- likely out of the running by week 14 and not playing well anyway. Then the Falcons at home -- most inconsistent team in the league but not playing well at all right now. Then the Vikes in MN -- hard game against a team with a great D. Then Jax in Jax -- again, hard game given how well they're playing, but it is entirely possible (perhaps even likely) that Jax will be resting guys by week 17. And then Dallas at home week 18. I could see 5-6 wins in there, but it's also possible that we go 7-2 in that stretch losing only to Minn and Jax. 9-7-1 is likely the ceiling. But I think 7-9-1 may be the floor.