There was a lot more "this is a 2-3 win team that will pick in the top 4-5" from my recollection.
Can only speak for myself. And my opinion before the season was, if Stafford, Kupp and Donald were all healthy, they would finish 8-9. Better than last year's disaster but not a playoff team.
I didn't see Sunday's game. But they lost a very winnable game largely from having to start a QB3 (not a backup- a QB3). And even then the game was 10-3 early in the 4th quarter.
So assuming Stafford is back after the bye week I'll stay within the same range and say they finish 7-10. Though I still think there's a 1-in-3 shot at going 8-9.