It would be sooo easy to write off this years edition of the Good Guys after the debacle in Philly. Too easy almost.
An offensive line that is actually offensive, a defense that kept the Eagirls punter off the field until the 4th quarter. Special teams that did nothing special.
Injuries keep mounting up. Young linebacker with broken/sprained/hurt wrist, Cornerback with hamstring issues, Punter with a bad foot ( which really worries me cuz reports of “drop foot” are kinda scary…besides which he is one of our best weapons sadly). Not to mention a QB who doesn’t seem to have gotten over his prior injuries and may be getting a little gun shy in the pocket from dodging human missiles not blocked by his large friends up front.
Then you look at the schedule and realize that maybe, just maybe The Heroes of Our Wasted Youth might have caught a break. Of our next 5 opponents, only one has a winning record. One has NO wins, One has one win, One has two wins, One we have already beaten this year and has the same record we do as of right now. The one team with a winning record we play at home which might or might not help but at least the team doesn’t have to travel to Buffalo.
None of that guarantees anything with this collection of underachievers though. There are no gimme games in the NFL and this team has spit the bit on numerous occasions where you thought they would win but managed to surprise both teams involved and lose.
A few wins piled up in this 5 week stretch could set the Boys up nicely for a meaningful December. A few losses could just as easily derail their train before it ever leaves the station.
So now that I have electronically erased last weeks game from my brain I look forward with great anticipation, hope and scant little confidence to this weeks game against the Seahawks…but, I do look forward. Gonna head on out to the Crystal Cathedral and maybe say a few prayers and scream my fool head off cuz that’s what fans do.
right ? later Poke
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