[CBFF] ESPNi: NFC North offseason overview (Scouts Inc.)

[ferolie at charter.net]

That's exactly what I'm getting at. Of course I want them to win every game, but if they look good and lose close games against Seattle and New England, I will still feel good heading into the playoffs. 

When you say they "should" go 5-1 in the division you highlight just how easy the schedule is.  Everyone has road games, but these are as soft as it gets. It's easy enough they really should be going 12-4 give or take a game. Anything less than 10-6 would be an awful disappointment unless at least three of those creampuffs (among SF, Arizona, Buffalo, St. Louis, NYJ) turns out to be a big surprise. 

And yes, I'm including Arizona for a reason. Sure, they have a "proven" coach and looked improved last year and added a good RB, but I used to live in Arizona, and let me tell you, we've heard it all before. This is always supposed to be the year they finally put it together. That's part of why their attendance is horrible, because nobody really believes it anymore. 

You know what's really cool, though? For the first time I can remember, I was pretty bummed out when I saw how easy the schedule was, like I am when my Arizona Wildcats basketball team doesn't have to play enough giants.


---- Victor Waldron <victor19 at gmail.com> wrote: 
> The scRams and Jets should be walkovers, but since they are on the
> road it increases the possibility of them having that one fantastic
> game and knocking us off. The first test for good teams is winning the
> games you're supposed to win which is why we should win these two plus
> go 5-1 in the division.
> 
> I agree on games like Seattle and NE, though we should look good *and*
> win a close game at home against the Seahawks. What we don't want for
> the NE game is a repeat of last year's Pittsburgh game, but it could
> happen.
> 
> V
> 
> On 6/23/06, Jim Ferolie <ferolie at charter.net> wrote:
> > This is a really nice story. It's got me hyped up but worried, too.
> >
> > Defend the schedule all you want, but are you really going to impress your
> > friends by telling them we beat the Rams and Jets? No, face it, it's a
> > creamy schedule.
> > The only thing that really matters, however, is how they play -- not even
> > whether they win -- against playoff-tested teams like Seattle and New
> > England.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Victor Waldron" <victor19 at gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > > ("on paper" the Bears might have the easiest schedule but that's
> > > mostly due to the 6 games they play against their division rivals and
> > > SF and Buf, the only real non-divisional cream puff games. The rest?
> > > Mia, Sea, TB, NYG, NE, and improved Ari team (the latter three on the
> > > road), plus the scRams and Jets on the road.)
> > >