0-3 Giants won Super Bowl, Dolphins started 0-2 last year made Playoffs

[Sam Mills Fan]

You guys are nuts. Strip the 0-2 record away and just look at the players we have. Does this look like a championship caliber, nay playoff caliber, nay .500 caliber, nay 7-9 caliber team to you?

[PanthersPhan18]

13.8%

read the sig.

No Jangler, I won't let you say it's over. I'm not afraid to steal Hayden from you if you think it is. :wink5:

[SCP]

The only problem with starting 0-3 is that we will have lost to 3 NFC teams that will likely be in the wildcard hunt, thus we they will own tiebreakers over us and we will have to have more wins than them

Tiebreakers?? Tiebreakers!!??

I sure hope at the end of the season you guys can point back to this post and said "You're wrong and a dumbass SouthCak!" But this team has showed me nothing to inspire hope.

[Cyberjag]

If we miss the playoffs but still go 9-7 I'll honestly be ok with that. I want to make the playoffs, but a winning record will still go a long way for me, particularly given the schedule.

BTW, is Tennessee out of the hunt now? Miami?

[SCP]

I'd be happy with 9-7.

[Kettle]

Redskins

@ Bucs

Bills

Then...

@ Cardinals

@ Saints

Falcons

Dolphins

@ Jets

Bucs

are all "winnable".

I don't know how you can say those are all winnable. I guess if you have that "Any given sunday" mentality they are, but I see at least the Saints and Cardinals raping our D. Maybe more of them.

The difference is they had a defense that could actually make stops and pressure the QB. 2009 Panthers, not so much. Our special teams play + defense = downfall of 2009 season.

This, and it's like they aren't even trying. I like what I see from the Jets D right now. They were after Brady all day rushing with 5, 6, and 7. His efficiency was way low, and I wish we could do the same thing.

[Sam Mills Fan]

If we miss the playoffs but still go 9-7 I'll honestly be ok with that. I want to make the playoffs, but a winning record will still go a long way for me, particularly given the schedule.

Congrats. You're an enabler of low expectations. Because of fans like you, we've been stuck with mediocrity for years and years because Richardson knows that fans don't expect anything more.

[Fox007]

BTW, is Tennessee out of the hunt now? Miami?

Yes they are actually.

Miami will be 2-5 by week 8 at best, and even if the Titans finish 9-7 they won't make the playoffs.

[mountainpantherfan]

Congrats. You're an enabler of low expectations. Because of fans like you, we've been stuck with mediocrity for years and years because Richardson knows that fans don't expect anything more.

I think he is saying that given the situation and outlook at this point going 9-7 would be a very welcomed record and I agree with him. That doesn't mean we are welcoming mediocrity or don't want to win a championship. Think back to 2001 and 9-7 isn't that bad, hell 7-9 is good compared to 2001.