We SHOULD win the NFC South

[htown704]

Based on how our division is playing, and looking at the upcoming schedule for the Falcons and the Saints, we should win the division.  Remember, records are reset to 0-0 in the playoffs.  Look at the 7-9 Seahawk team that won their playoff game.  Have we looked great this season?  No, but we still have a shot to stay in the mix and get better as we go.

 

Here is a look at the rest of the Panthers, Falcons, and Saints games (Bucs are clearly still rebuilding so not including them).  Every team highlighted in Bold are currently .500 and below:

 

Panthers          Falcons          Saints

 

Seahawks       Lions (UK)      Packers

Saints             BYE                @Panthers

@Eagles         @Bucs           49ers

Falcons         @Panthers      Bengals

BYE                 Browns          Ravens

@Vikings        Cardinals        @Steelers

@Saints         @Packers        Panthers

Bucs               Steelers          @Bears

Browns           @Saints         Falcons

@Falcons       Panthers         @Bucs

 

 

The fact that we have a 1.5 game lead in the division, and the fact that our schedule doesn't look nearly as bad for the second half of the year, we should be able to maintain a lead.  I still think we can go 9-6-1 or 8-7-1 and take the division for a Home Playoff Game.

 

[SOJA]

it really depends on our defense, if they can't get their act together we won't win the division 

 

if they can rally and start playing better we should compete 

[UNCrules2187]

8-7-1 should be the minimum goal. Back to back winning seasons and playoffs by the slimmest of margins, for sure, but I don't care. Get into the playoffs and anything can happen.

[Salvo]

How dare you bring optimism to the Huddle!

[PandaPancake]

Seems like I've heard this argument before. Only it was much longer

[Peppers90 NC]

we will get out of the funk.... eventually

[htown704]

How dare you bring optimism to the Huddle!

 

+1

 

Trying to keep it positive.  WAY too many negative threads going up.  We should be upset about how we have played but there are still positives out there.

[Toundra]

If the defense can bounce back we can even win the superbowl.

[PhillyB]

the saints and falcons are weak teams that we should beat. IF we can beat them, preferably sweep them, we've got enough of a buffer that we should win the division, probably at 8-7-1.

[PhillyB]

we're gonna get smoked by some wildcard team in the playoffs though

[t96]

we're gonna get smoked by some wildcard team in the playoffs though

Cowboys, Lions, Packers, Cardinals and 49ers will be the non-NFCS playoff teams. If we win the division I would be worried going against 3 of those teams, Cowboys, Lions and Packers. Cards and 49ers we can beat because their QBs suck. Maybe Lions too but we aren't the same team that handled the Lions week 2. I see us going 10-5-1 losing to the Saints in NO and either Seattle or Philly. Philly is not as good a team as their record suggests and I think we could win that one.

[CPF4LIFE]

My Optimism will go way up if we have Hardy, Bene, Tolbert, D Will back to close out the season.

[hepcat]

My Optimism will go way up if we have Hardy, Bene, Tolbert, D Will back to close out the season.

 

Talk about a huge boost for a playoff run.  Just getting Hardy back changes everything.

[AKPantherFan]

Based on how our division is playing, and looking at the upcoming schedule for the Falcons and the Saints, we should win the division. Remember, records are reset to 0-0 in the playoffs. Look at the 7-9 Seahawk team that won their playoff game. Have we looked great this season? No, but we still have a shot to stay in the mix and get better as we go.

Here is a look at the rest of the Panthers, Falcons, and Saints games (Bucs are clearly still rebuilding so not including them). Every team highlighted in Bold are currently .500 and below:

Panthers Falcons Saints

Seahawks Lions (UK) Packers

@Saints BYE Panthers

@Eagles @Bucs 49ers

Falcons @Panthers Bengals

BYE Browns Ravens

@Vikings Cardinals Steelers

Saints @Packers @Panthers

Bucs Steelers @Bears

Browns @Saints Falcons

@Falcons Panthers @Bucs

The fact that we have a 1.5 game lead in the division, and the fact that our schedule doesn't look nearly as bad for the second half of the year, we should be able to maintain a lead. I still think we can go 9-6-1 or 8-7-1 and take the division for a Home Playoff Game.

How the hell do the aints get 6 straight home games?? Wth???