The Doctor is in ... Zod's season prognosis...

[PanthaSan]

Ok, which one of you nutcases is responsible for this? :lol:

Ron Rivera says:

August 5, 2011 at 7:59 am

I said 10 wins bitch.

[chef17]

Hope not. BUt not all rookie QBs started out on a 2-14 team, had a team with a new coach, new philosophy, no OTAs, etc. I am hoping for the playoffs, and I see it as possible, but not expecting it.

With question marks at DE, DT, CB, QB, WR, and RG, what do you mean when you say, "When you have a roster like ours?" Not being smart, just curious.

People forget that. How many rookies that recently had early success with their team in their first year had a 2-14 team?

[chknwing]

Personally, I believed the relaxed attitude will help players concentrate on learning the new system. You cant really go gung ho on something you know nothing about. Give it another week or so. Wait for players to get conditioned and acclimated better. Coaches will push them harder once they have given them enough time to learn and know what they are suppose to do. Pushing hard this early in camp will only result in injury etc.

[Grammer]

Cam is a big question mark, so many like him have failed

Entirely new coaching staff that had lockout shortened off season

big holes on d-line and secondary

yeah, we aren't breaking .500

[SPANKY]

Zod do you listen to ESPN radio in the morning? Colin made the same "prognosis" about the Panthers not very long ago on the Herd. I bet Colin is a motor boatin SOB too. Zod=Colin?

[MadHatter]

Take a look at who was QB for AZ last season when we played them. Who is their QB now? We're currently hurting at the CB position, and AZ has some pretty good WRs.

Their QB now is a multi year back-up who has a losing record and has thrown more interceptions than TD's.

He is a major unknown.....probably the next Matt Moore.

[ladypanther]

This team will be better than Zod thinks.

[NanceUSMC]

I'm fine with 5-11, our core signed longterm, our youngsters a year more experienced and learning fast, and drafting Coples or Worthy

[Ivan The Awesome]

I'll raise you 2 wins and say we go 7-9.

[sguil1]

I'd say anywhere from 5-11 to 7-9 is a reasonable expectation for this team. We just have two glaring positions of need at QB and CB and the performance there will probably determine how we do.

If you guys really beleive you will win more than 5 games this year, please pass me what your smokin' :frown2:

[jarhead]

I think 5 wins is optimistic..7 wins and up will not happen this year.The money ran out belore we could pick up the fAs we needed.We could have picked up a decent qb which would given us a better chance on offense but I guess since we picked a qb with the first pick we feel we we cant add real competetion at the postion or even attract real competion.K Anderson is neither a mentor or a qb that cares about winning.Clause is Clausin.

The priority this year was signing our own guys to contracts and drafting the face of the franchise. Lets see how it plays out.

[jarhead]

Hope not. BUt not all rookie QBs started out on a 2-14 team, had a team with a new coach, new philosophy, no OTAs, etc. I am hoping for the playoffs, and I see it as possible, but not expecting it.

With question marks at DE, DT, CB, QB, WR, and RG, what do you mean when you say, "When you have a roster like ours?" Not being smart, just curious.

I agree we are one injury from a disaster at all those positions and really do not have a NFL ready qb,dt or cb in my opinion.I think the fans will have to be patient but I fear expectations are a bit optimistic.

[5158Poundin]

5-11 is completely realistic given all the changes in staff, philosophies, and a young and fairly inexperienced set of QBs. I am surprised to hear there doesn't seem to a high sense of urgency but there is a lot to learn and the lockout certainly did not deliver any gifts to our formerly 2-14 team. If we manage to have a 7-9 or 8-8 team at the end of this season, i will be happy as long as I see progress and growth. We have the core to be there but our QB play will obviously be the X factor.

[Sam Mills Fan]

Hey Zod, when is John Fox going to be traded to the Giants?