Playoffs

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Originally Posted by CletusPyle

If the NFL hadn't of back loaded our schedule and we would have had more of a normal mix of good and bad teams, I think this season would have been just what most of us expected it to be 8 or 9 wins and just missing the playoffs again. Since the first half of the schedule was mostly less talented teams, we overachieved and some of us (me included) got our hopes built up only to have another cruel rug pull!

Maybe this team is closer than I think, maybe we are somehow able to add a couple of critical pieces in the off season and finally put together a complete season and make the playoffs? Then again maybe we need some changes at the top? I think Steichen has a good football mind I see no reason to fire him at this point. I can't see CIG firing Ballard after allowing him to trade for Sauce, she almost has to go with him until we have a first rounder again.

Obviously the injuries have a lot to do w/ our collapse as well. If we had stayed somewhat healthy I think we get another couple of wins that probably gets us into the playoffs.

More importantly though is we didn't get to see how the Steichen and Jones combo dealt with adversity and if they could have bounced back after being exposed at Pitt. This (along w/ the Sauce trade) really handcuffs ownership into rolling back w/ pretty much what we have for next season.