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Originally Posted by keg in kc
I can only speak for me, so the dude you quoted can answer for himself, but when a team wins more games against a (much) tougher schedule despite all the turnover, coaches and players, I would say that's a sign of improvement, regardless of what their yardage or scoring stats may say.
But, on the other hand, I would agree with you that (fan) expectations for this team in 2010 should fall into the 7-9 to 9-7 range. Because if they do "make strides" as the other fellow proposed - and I think they should based on the offseason to date - there's no reason they should win fewer games than that, with the teams on their schedule.
And they should be a contender for the division in 2011. If they've done a good job building things, they should be in the 10+ win neighborhood by that point. And then they should stay there for a while.
But, then again, that's been my expectation all along: Rough season in 2009 (tear-down year, for both the organization and the roster), Bounce-back in 2010 (re-build year), Contend in 2011.
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If everything comes together in 2011, I agree that they'll likely contend for a playoff spot.
But I think it'll be 2012 (again, if everything comes together) before they'll likely contend for a Super Bowl.
After that, all of the pieces should be in place and this team should be good for quite a long while.