This is a Must Lose Game
 

Looking at the schedule, with 2 winnable games after this weekend, it's imperative that this team starts out 0-3. If we were to somehow rally the troops and score 2 special teams TDs, it would be a mistake. Playing at home vs the Vikes at 1-2 could actually turn into 2-2 and then 3-2 vs the lowly Colts.

We need to be 0-5 at the bye. 1-4 tops. With 2 weeks of speculation during the bye, the hype machine alone would be enough to do this team in.

Suck for Luck.

Please.

I'm in a pick'em pool. You can only pick a team once. If your team wins, you get the number of points they won by. If your team loses, you're not automatically out. You just lose the number of points that your team lost by. This week, I'm trying to choose between San Diego and Pittsburgh. I'd be tied for first place right now, but there were a guy who chose the Lions last week that bumped him up from behind into first place. I'm now in a four way tie for second.

I'm not too worried about this week. I think we easily lose. It's the next two that worry me. Minnisota at home? Indy minus Payton? I'm very worried about those two.

What has this team shown you that qualifies any game as winnable?

The offense will have to score at least 50+ pts...or our defense will have to shutout the opponent.

Which one seems more likely?

We won last year with special teams. Chargers still have trouble in that area. That, and turnovers are the only chance of winning. I'm confident we'll lose, but I was confident we'd lose last year too.

The offense may not have 50 going into the bye and the efense may give up 50 this week. Neither of your options is likely.

Exactly.

I am not worried about the next few games.

Unlike some on here, I HAVE been wrong before, but with our innability to stop the run, Minnesota is a lock. Some think @ Indy is one we should win, but realizing that Collins hasn't even been with the Colts a month yet (signed 25 August and played only in the 4th preseason game) I don't think that's going to be a pushover either.

Hope we win!

How is this team going to score?

Rely on Cassel throwing the ball?

HA!

the chargers, coming off a loss, are going to rape us to death...and the keep raping us

Death by BUFU

We will lose against the Colts;)

You do realize the team is giving up near 50 points a game due to the offense commiting soooo many turnovers...6 turnovers against Detroit and it lead to probably half thier points. If they take care of the ball it won't be so ugly.

The Vikings have almost as much trouble completing the forward pass as the Chiefs do. Stopping the run is nothing compared to the teams inability to hold on to the football thier last 4 real games going back to last year.