Are we a top 10 team?

[SolidSnake84]

I don't think we are a top ten team. I think our red zone offense, as bad as it has been is why we cannot be top ten. If we could fix the problems in the red zone, i think we crack the top ten.

But the defense has stepped up and it seems like now we have a fair running game with Robert Kelly. Cousins seems to have the INT's under control if not at least manageable, so i think the next few games are winnable. Winning 4 out of 7 will be a fair challenge, but we might get hot at the right time and the other teams might slump. We could get surprised and find out that 8-7-1 gets us the wildcard spot...

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

I don't think we are a top ten team. I think our red zone offense, as bad as it has been is why we cannot be top ten. If we could fix the problems in the red zone, i think we crack the top ten.

But the defense has stepped up and it seems like now we have a fair running game with Robert Kelly. Cousins seems to have the INT's under control if not at least manageable, so i think the next few games are winnable. Winning 4 out of 7 will be a fair challenge, but we might get hot at the right time and the other teams might slump. We could get surprised and find out that 8-7-1 gets us the wildcard spot...

I agree our red zone play is a problem that needs to be fixed, but even with those issues we're still 12th in points per drive. If we can figure out the red zone, at the rate we move the ball that far (4th most trips in the league) this would go from a good offense to an elite one. Keeping in mind how good we were in the red zone last year I expect us to improve quite a bit

Also some other stats I came across: this offense is 5th in the league in time of possession per drive, 5th in plays per drive, and 2nd in yards per drive. I feel like Jay and Sean do not get enough credit for what they've done here the last two years. Kirk too for that matter

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

I don't think we are a top ten team. I think our red zone offense, as bad as it has been is why we cannot be top ten. If we could fix the problems in the red zone, i think we crack the top ten.



But the defense has stepped up and it seems like now we have a fair running game with Robert Kelly. Cousins seems to have the INT's under control if not at least manageable, so i think the next few games are winnable. Winning 4 out of 7 will be a fair challenge, but we might get hot at the right time and the other teams might slump. We could get surprised and find out that 8-7-1 gets us the wildcard spot...

So what ten teams are better than us? Just curious.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by punch it in

So what ten teams are better than us? Just curious.

I think we all agree on: Patriots, Cowboys, Seahawks, Chiefs, Raiders

I would put in the discussion, without being sure they're better than us: Falcons, Cardinals, Broncos.

Thats seven, max.

After that ? We beat the Ravens, the Steelers beat us but haven't played good since, the Texans' Offense sucks to bad for them to be in the conversation.

We beat the Vikings. The Lions can be in the conversation because they beat us even if I still think we are a better team than them.

It could be eight, admitting the Lions are ahead of us. But I cannot find nine.

So I guess so far we're a top 10 team. Admitting Big Ben had been healthy we probably would be putting the Steelers ahead of us but we'd still be 10th, at worse.