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Resist, Ronald, resist!
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Ok, been seeing some optimism creep into this board today. A few threads pondering if we have the talent and intestinal fortitude to overcome this two game skid and challenge for the division. I started thinking about the final six games. Not really easy to handicap the games over the course of the final month and half since we've shown a lot of inconsistency. However, the resurgence of the defense has certainly made me think in more "optimistically" about the future but it's still a long haul going forward.
There is a split on this board. There are the optimistic, diehards who see a growing team as an improving work in progress that may peak at the perfect time and then there's the frustrated, cynical masses who see this season as an eerie callback to the previous two seasons (and a few other seasons from the Payton tenure).
Some might fall in the middle of this chasm, but for the most part it's a nice balance between the "we got dis" crowd and the "we don't got dis" crowd.
Week to week the complexion of the league changes too drastically to really foresee where we'all be in six weeks, but maybe we could focus on a much more digestible timeframe. Let's look at the next two games. Not just for us but the next two games for the NFC South. Let's see if the next two weeks change our fortunes as a club.
There was a good thread about us getting to 6-6 today. I posted negativity in that thread and after careful consideration, I retract that blanket cynicism. I want to remain hopeful for the next two weeks (or to the conclusion of week thirteen more specifically) and a possible blindly optimistic dream scenario.
We know our next two games --
Rams
Lions
Both at home. Must win. Any other outcome derails the dream.
The Bucs --
@ KC (Sunday)
Seahawks
@ Chargers
The Panthers
@Oakland
@Seattle
The Falcons
BYE
Arizona
KC
Anyway, when you're 4-6 you've forfeited the luxury of controlling your destiny so we are going to have to watch the scoreboards from here on out.
I'm sure this scenario has been kicked about already in some of these threads and it won't take much for the whole thing to blow up but maybe we can all agree to smile and be optimistic for the next two games and see where things stand and the conclusion of week 13.
We definitely have the most favorable schedule of the four teams but we know that doesn't always translate but maybe it will make things interesting for the final month.
I'm going to try and be less negative. Realistic but less negative.
What do you all think?
There is a split on this board. There are the optimistic, diehards who see a growing team as an improving work in progress that may peak at the perfect time and then there's the frustrated, cynical masses who see this season as an eerie callback to the previous two seasons (and a few other seasons from the Payton tenure).
Some might fall in the middle of this chasm, but for the most part it's a nice balance between the "we got dis" crowd and the "we don't got dis" crowd.
Week to week the complexion of the league changes too drastically to really foresee where we'all be in six weeks, but maybe we could focus on a much more digestible timeframe. Let's look at the next two games. Not just for us but the next two games for the NFC South. Let's see if the next two weeks change our fortunes as a club.
There was a good thread about us getting to 6-6 today. I posted negativity in that thread and after careful consideration, I retract that blanket cynicism. I want to remain hopeful for the next two weeks (or to the conclusion of week thirteen more specifically) and a possible blindly optimistic dream scenario.
We know our next two games --
Rams
Lions
Both at home. Must win. Any other outcome derails the dream.
The Bucs --
@ KC (Sunday)
Seahawks
@ Chargers
The Panthers
@Oakland
@Seattle
The Falcons
BYE
Arizona
KC
Anyway, when you're 4-6 you've forfeited the luxury of controlling your destiny so we are going to have to watch the scoreboards from here on out.
I'm sure this scenario has been kicked about already in some of these threads and it won't take much for the whole thing to blow up but maybe we can all agree to smile and be optimistic for the next two games and see where things stand and the conclusion of week 13.
We definitely have the most favorable schedule of the four teams but we know that doesn't always translate but maybe it will make things interesting for the final month.
I'm going to try and be less negative. Realistic but less negative.
What do you all think?