I said 9-11 wins (Leaned towards 11... Yeah I know), division contender, playoffs, and anything less was a dissappointment it were healthy all year. I think my prediction woulda been real close but Bradford to IR was the dagger.
With that being said, are we better than last year? Absolutely. Our offense was so stagnant last year with the players we had. We do not miss anyone we lost. The only player I'd say we coulda really used at times was Ammendola but I love Tavon being on the field, he's amazing. Plus Ammendola is still injury plagued.
Defensively we took a step back in the secondary but Tru and Jenks really played well last week. Nobody saw Finnegan washing out in dramatic fashion. Our LB's have stepped up in a big way with the addition of Ogletree, dude's a beast. Our safeties are all around better without Craig Dahl and McD playing like the stud he is. I like Stewart, too. We just need a true FS.
Our DL is very impressive. C. Long is very very solid while Quinn and Brockers are playing at very high levels. Quinn is the best player on the team right now and it's not even close. Could be the best DE in the game. Langford wasnt impressing me earlier in the year but he's has played very well as of late. Just a privlage to watch these guys play every week.
Our ST's have taken the biggest jump. Tavon Austin is a tremendous punt returner and he is the answer we've seeked for so long. Love watching him do what he does. Hekker and GZ are doing a great job, as well.
We came up a little short in the end. Our schedule was absolutely brutal but we're still hanging around.500 even without Sam the Man. I'd say a full offseason with our young guys together will make a noticeable difference.
I'd be lieing if I said I'm not dissappointed because I'm very dissappointed. I wanted this to be our break out year in the worst way and strongly beleiver we'd have a better record, it all comes back to Sam. Not finding the running game early hurt a lot but maybe Stacy wasn't ready yet. I tell you what, though, that running game will be established early next year and this team will keep getting better. How much better? After this season be so wildly sporadic it's anybody's guess.
Disclimer: I will deem this season very successful if we go 8-8 and snap Seattle's home win streak. That's a mini Super Bowl for me...