Not impossible (10 wins). TeamRankings.com gives them a 10.2% chance at 10+ wins. That sounds about right to me.
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For 9+ wins to happen I think they have to beat:
IND, WAS, @SF (meaning start 3-0...), JAC, ARZ in London, HOU, NO, and then hope to win 2-3 of the rest.
It was FootballOutsiders a couple months ago that predicted them 8-8 basically saying that having the offense go from
historically bad- which it was- to just 'regular bad' plus Phillips' influence on defense would get them from 4 to 8 wins. That's sort of how I see it. I think the offense shows noticeable improvements but will still rank in the bottom 6-8 in the league in most areas. I thought that if they had Donald and Quinn for 16 games they could be a top 3 defense. Now, who knows... But I do think they'll be good.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/05/2017 12:33PM by LMU93.
