BLEDNFINTILIDIE said:
THIS COMING FROM A GUY WHO ROOTS FOR A 4 SUPERBOWL LOSS TEAM. YAH, I THINK I'D PUT ALOT INTO THIS THREAD. THE FINS ARE FOR REAL THIS YEAR AND HOPEFULLY YOUR TEAM UNDERESTIMATES THE FINS JUST LIKE YOU DO!
THURMAN THOMAS FOR MVP EVEN THOUGH HIS TEAM LOST!!!!!!!
Hey, Sweetpea, computer keyboards now feature upper and lower case. Try using the feature.
FYI, we're not talking 15 years ago, we're talking 2006, but that's okay, because the Fishies couldn't even get
past the Bills to lose in a SB. They lost consistently a whole lot earlier!!! :sidelol:
In 2002, the Jests, Patsies, and Felons all finished with 9-7 records and the Bills went 8-8. A lot of this was that they were beating each other, and it could happen this year. Losing more assistants and letting Viniatieri go may bring the Patsies "back to the pack" a bit.
Part of the reason that I think that the Patsies and Felons will NOT have great win-loss records is because the Bills and Jests will likely get better as the season goes on as they become accustomed to their new coaches' systems. Now, I don't know the Jests' schedule, but B-lo plays most of its home games in the second half of the season, including home games with NE and with Miami. That's a perfect set up for young teams learning how to win.
Take off your rose-colored sunglasses, Sweetpea. Don't even think 11-5 or better. Miami will work hard to equal last year's record with a new OC, two new QBs (neither one of whom is considered the fastest learner in the bunch!), and an average defense (with a suspect secondary). Any AFCE game can go either way, no matter how lowly the opponent seems.
The NFL schedulers did a nice job on your team, too. The Felons only get 2 home games in September in hot, humid Miami, but they play back-to-back away games at the Patsies and then the Jests later. Miami gets to play at Chicago the first week of November, and then run a gauntlet of 3 straight AFCE games -- Patsies, Bills, Jests -- in December, including a trip to cold, snowy Buffalo. As a belated Christmas present, the Felons get to visit Indy on New Year's Eve. Who knows, maybe they'll get lucky like last year and the Colts will have already clinched so they'll rest up their regulars like NE did last year.