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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I think the flip side of that is how poorly they played for 6 weeks last season and still made the AFCCG.
I could be wrong, but I think a retooling team led by Mahomes is still a playoff team.... how could it not be if teams like the brokedick Steelers and the Raiders can make the playoffs? (and I know, the schedule)
If we really need to lower expectations, I'd still set it at like losing in the divisional to the Bills partly because they finally had to go on the road for a playoff game.... and that's completely fine, because they simply won't win that kind of 50/50 game every time.
Missing the playoffs without any major injuries would be surprising, IMO.
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I absolutely think we're still a playoff team. But my view at the moment is we're not getting a bye and very likely not winning the division. I thought we were on the defensive even before we traded Hill, and now - while I'm much more excited about the defense over the next several years - I think a balanced offense has the potential to better but also could be more generic and less explosive (at least at first).
The rest of the AFC made a lot of win-now moves and we did the opposite. There's no shame in a down season (which could be another AFCCG loss) in that light.