What's the realistic upside of this team?

to be competitive late in the year. Defense has no pass rushers, so someone is going to have to step up there. Someone is going to have to step at WR as well. Tate and Shep are good, but one of the younger JAGs needs to step up. The biggest one is the offensive line has to perform.

So basically offensive line needs to perform, defense needs to over achieve, and I think another playmaker needs to step up on offense so its not just the Barkley show.

If they do those things they could be fighting for a wildcard spot, but I don't think this a team I'd expect to go very far in the playoffs.

say last 5 yrs?

Much the same as we've seen in past is what this team will be like

If JPP hadn't been injured at the end of the season, with the combined sacks of JPP and Vernon thereby going from 8.5 in the 3rd quarter of the season to 0.5 in the 4th quarter and playoff game, they might have even won a playoff game or two.

Team records can change a lot from season to season. Injuries and turnovers are so important, and turnovers are about one half luck of where the ball goes after it has been knocked free or batted up in the air.

If JPP hadn't been injured at the end of the season, with the combined sacks of JPP and Vernon thereby going from 8.5 in the 3rd quarter of the season to 0.5 in the 4th quarter and playoff game, they might have even won a playoff game or two.

Team records can change a lot from season to season. Injuries and turnovers are so important, and turnovers are about one half luck of where the ball goes after it has been knocked free or batted up in the air.

In comment 14455939 fkap said:

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realistically, what do you think will happen? and then there's realistically, if things all go well, how far can this team go? what can go well? -the OL gels, the QB puts in solid production, and the WR/TE put up good numbers, while Barkley has a stellar year. A decent O that eats up the clock and doesn't go 3 and out all the time. Not batshit crazy to think it is possible. - D is going to require a lot of going well. but, we were in a lot of games as time was winding down that the D blew. Just being a hair better wins us a bunch of games. Maybe it's unrealistic to expect the fart to smell like lollipops and roses, but it doesn't have to be a fart that clears the room, either. Maybe the youngsters step up to the plate. If they do, maybe the D doesn't win us games, but also doesn't lose them. I expect a 6-8 W season. But I don't think it's whacked to see a 9 win regular season with a win in the playoffs before one of the big dogs knocks us back to Earth. the latter scenario is the upside.

Our team now looks better then 07 talent wise to me plus 6-8 season? What about the other two games. And I wouldn't blame pur defense blowing those last minute games when in 90% of them Eli threw a int, fumbled or just easy 3 and out first drive.... Cant blame that on D