5-13 in the NFC South from 2016-18

[Goondal]

I think we will beat Atlanta to go 6-12 in that statistic.  It is just like this team to win a meaningless game that does nothing but hurt our draft position.

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, Seoul_Panther said:

That’s a fair question so here is my answer. We haven’t been blown out in any of our recent losses. None of the last 4 by more than a touchdown.

Look at who we've played though.

The Lions (5-8)

The Bucs (also 5-8)

And the Browns (5-7-1)

Only one of the teams that beat us had a winning record.

There's not a lot to be proud of, here.

[mc52beast]

What about the 3 straight years we won the division... noticed that was missing 

[thefuzz]

9 minutes ago, mc52beast said:

What about the 3 straight years we won the division... noticed that was missing 

Did we win the division 3 straight times from 2016-2018?

Stop thinking about Rons first few years here, and start thinking of the last few.

[Carl Spackler]

10 minutes ago, mc52beast said:

What about the 3 straight years we won the division... noticed that was missing 

Because that streak ended when DJ Moore was a freshman in college?  

[Seoul_Panther]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Look at who we've played though.

The Lions (5-8)

The Bucs (also 5-8)

And the Browns (5-7-1)

Only one of the teams that beat us had a winning record.

There's not a lot to be proud of, here.

None of these teams are dire. Bucs and lions beat NO and NE respectively this season. Point is it’s always possible to see the glass half empty if you try hard enough. It’s not like we lost to the Raiders and 49ers. We could easily  have won all those games despite playing hilariously badly. In that alternate universe the huddle is crowing and talking up our SB chances instead of moping in self pity. I mean it’s been very disappointing lately but come on.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Seoul_Panther said:

None of these teams are dire. Bucs and lions beat NO and NE respectively this season. Point is it’s always possible to see the glass half empty if you try hard enough. It’s not like we lost to the Raiders and 49ers. We could easily  have won all those games despite playing hilariously badly. In that alternate universe the huddle is crowing and talking up our SB chances instead of moping in self pity. I mean it’s been very disappointing lately but come on.

But we didn't beat them, did we?

Nobody is really worried about whether we "could have won". They're upset because we lost to a group of losing teams.

[Carl Spackler]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

But we didn't beat them, did we?

Nobody is really worried about whether we "could have won". They're upset because we lost to a group of losing teams.

The more I think about it, though, those teams are all genuinely better teams than we are, their success over us notwithstanding 

[CatTower]

The reason for the record is because every team in our division drafted guys to beat us after we went to the SB.  It takes time to answer their draft picks.  CMC was a start.  Also, remember Atlanta sacrificed a lot to get Julio.

[Carl Spackler]

Just now, CatTower said:

The reason for the record is because every team in our division drafted guys to beat us after we went to the SB.  It takes time to answer their draft picks.  MAC was a start.  Also, remember Atlanta sacrificed a lot to get Julio.

Due to our historically bad defense and putrid offense, though (save 4-5 playmakers) we’re about three years away from being two years away. 

[Seoul_Panther]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

But we didn't beat them, did we?

Nobody is really worried about whether we "could have won". They're upset because we lost to a group of losing teams.

 So what you’re saying is it’s ok to over-react to losing to middle of the road teams despite the fact that almost every team in the league is doing it?

  Maybe what I’m saying is people should put losses in their proper context. If all you care about is the result I pity your enjoyment watching your team. It must be truly miserable.

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, Seoul_Panther said:

 So what you’re saying is it’s ok to over-react to losing to middle of the road teams despite the fact that almost every team in the league is doing it?

  Maybe what I’m saying is people should put losses in their proper context. If all you care about is the result I pity your enjoyment watching your team. It must be truly miserable.

Are you genuinely trying to tell me that being upset about a five game losing streak is "overreacting"?

Teams that are 5-8 are not "middle of the road".  They're bad.

If you're okay with watching the team play, even if they lose, cool.  That'd be a really small percentage of sports fans.

And that guy who just spent over 2 billion to buy the team and then declared that the top three things he cared about were "winning, winning and winning", I don't think he's one of them.

[Seoul_Panther]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Are you genuinely trying to tell me that being upset about a five game losing streak is "overreacting"?

  It’s perfectly fine to be upset. I can tell you I feel frustrated too.

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Teams that are 5-8 are not "middle of the road".  They're bad.

If you're okay with watching the team play, even if they lose, cool.  That'd be a really small percentage of sports fans.

No. 1-3 win teams are bad. Or a team missing a key figure like a QB. Even teams that most people would class as good lose to middling teams.

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

And that guy who just spent over 2 billion to buy the team and then declared that the top three things he cared about were "winning, winning and winning", I don't think he's one of them.

 Yes Tepper wants to win. And? You expect an owner to say he wants to lose? If he’s so intolerant of losing why is RR still in charge? Maybe DT understands that knee-jerk reactions are the response of those who aren’t in control of their own reactions.

[thefuzz]

17 minutes ago, Seoul_Panther said:

 So what you’re saying is it’s ok to over-react to losing to middle of the road teams despite the fact that almost every team in the league is doing it?

  Maybe what I’m saying is people should put losses in their proper context. If all you care about is the result I pity your enjoyment watching your team. It must be truly miserable.

That's the thing though.

How many 2 time coach of the year, 1 time NFL MVP, and 1 time DPOY led teams are losing to the Lions and Bucs?  Much less 5 mediocre teams in a row?