I could see 7 wins. They play a last place schedule, the NFC south which should be down this year, 4 games against the Colts and Titans who both appear to be rebuilding and they brought in a bunch of hungry players on 1 year prove it deals. If they catch a few breaks 7 or 8 wins is definitely a possibility.
You very well could be right but we lost 5 or 6 games by one score or less. Nine might be a little much but wouldn’t be surprised at 7.
If Texans won against Colts, Broncos, Bears in the first few weeks last season, they were already a 6-win team. With improved roster, even Lovie and Pep should be able to lead the team to win 6 games next season. And DeMeco is better than Lovie.
Definitely 7-8 wins is doable if our QB performs well and we don’t have a lot of key injuries. We have an easy schedule, are in a terrible division, and hired some really good vets. Our big problem is depth at almost every position. If we have injuries to our starters we could implode.
No way I'm trading up, in fact if Young goes 1-1 then I'm trying to trade down and I'm picking either Levis or Hooker after trading down. In fact whether Young is on the board at 1-2 or not, I would look to trade down. Any deal would have to include a 2024 1st.
I can see high side being 7 ish wins. But, after last season I can’t let my optimism be too high. Too many factors, and the talent is still poor even compared to the rest of our division
I certainly believe you're correct in this post. They will make short term decisions that will help in winning a few more games and save their jobs rather than taking the long term view like Luhnow did with the Stros. The short term view wins games, the long term view wins championships. IMHO
I’d be looking to trade down with the Falcons who should suck even if they pick up Bryce. 1.2 for 1.8 2.44 and next year’s 1st.
5'10 1/2 195 lbs QB's are few and far between when it comes to winning championships. I know Young weighed in at 204 lbs at the combine, but there's a reason he didn't weigh in again at his pro day.
There's no grey area, there's a reason only 2 QB's Young's size have been drafted in the last 15 years, both later in the draft. He's definitely an outlier and a poor bet for a pick as high as 1-2.
Obviously you dont understand shoulder injuries, it's not that he cant perform well, it's about the odds of re-injury. The Dr. said there's a better than avg chance of re-injury or a worse injury. Since he's been right about 95% of the time then I'm going with his analysis. This isn't my opinion it's a very respected surgeons opinion. This isn't some small town Dr. we're talking about here. He's friends with some of the best surgeons in this country including Alabama's Dr. Cain.
As we have discussed, a hamstring is much more likely to occur again yet you can’t wait to draft williams. I just think it’s comical
To get the QB that's better than any QB in this class, yes I would. I would give up three 1sts and a 2025 2nd. Look at the 49ers deal as a template. Do you think the Cards would've rather traded down and gotten an extra 2020 1st and traded for Burrow/Herbert/Tua or reached for another midget like Kyler? I see the 2023/2024 QB drafts in the same light. Also I'm just giving my opinion, I'm not saying I know everything.
Picking a QB that has Young's injury history and likely to be injured in the NFL and Smith-Njigba who's got a history of hamstring issues is to risky for my blood.
What I said is I now have Willims/Maye rated even because of Williams injury this year. They are both better talents than any QB in this draft. IMHO
