Ok Am I Missing Something.

It's irrational to think they will compete for a title next year. Given the pieces this team already has, it's also irrational to think the bottom will completely drop out. I suspect the answer is somewhere in the middle which is where fans expectations should be. As long as all of the new pieces fit together, they won't have to throw the puzzle against the wall and start over.

 

Since you brought up the Patriots, let’s look at the whole picture.

As others pointed out, they’ve gone 8-9, 4-13, and 4-13 the previous seasons. The Pats benefited from a cupcake schedule this year plus many years of abysmal playing to stockpile talent.

And since you set the bar at winning a playoff game within 3 seasons, the Pats have zero playoff wins the past 6 seasons. That includes when they were 12-4 with Belichick and Brady and still lost to the last seed 9-7 Titans.

(With the way the Texans are playing, there is a decent chance of the Pats being bounced by a WC despite being the 2nd seed.)

 

Not to play devils advocate, but I think you might be suggesting that it hinges on QB? The QB that Cowher wanted to pass on for a guard (Andrews)?

 

QB is obviously important here’s to hoping Will can be the next great one.

 

What the **** have the Steelers won exactly the last 15 years? They’ve been losing.

 

How could anyone watch CJ Stroud the other night and think he’s beating a functional football team? Plus I believe Nico Collins is out.