ESPN predicts 7.7 wins and a less than 30% of making the playoffs

[Happy Panther]

We are an 8 win team. Always have been. We bat .500 on average. There is just a lot of variance around that prediction. In the past decade we have been a two win team and a 15 win team. And ESPN has probably had us at around eight wins most years.

In the past 10 years the Patriots have been a 10 win team and a 14 win team and that is the variance. Meaning not much. We are the definition of mediocre with potential for greatness or crap. But we don't sustain either.

Eight wins is the prediction we can expect many years. 

[Shotgun]

4 hours ago, AppHeel said:

Remember in 2015 when we were projected to win 6 games and finish last in the Division and then went 15-1?

Remember the year before, or the year after? So does the media.  

[Harbingers]

4 hours ago, Wolfcop said:

Cut and paste from last year? It seems we are projected to win 7-8 games every year.

You mean cut and paste from every year. 

[Byrdman4real]

I love it, keep the negativity coming. Just more people to eat poo at the end of the season. 

And if they're right, more changes for the front office in the off season. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Dammit 

[Raskle]

I'd be much more worried if they had predicted anything higher. That's a sure fire way of having us poo the bed.

[Shocker]

Surprised they had time for this with all the Zion sucking

[Basbear]

Call Ripleys cause I agree. Depth is lacking at EVERY position except TE. Ron calling plays was an improvement but still isn't enough. 

[rayzor]

Healthy Cam =playoffs

Unhealthy Cam= no playoffs. It's as simple as that. 

[Verge]

This is the first year that I probably won't be on the Panthers, they might be the biggest ? in the league. 

[Panthero]

I think we need one more good draft before we really are a true threat, but i could see  to 10 to 11 wins, long as cam is healthy and the oline gels. 

Depth is an issue, but if we have a low injury season (cant be worse than last year) then we could make a serious run. 

[kungfoodude]

Guys, guys....it's an ODD numbered year! 10+ wins will happen. It's science!

[Khyber53]

ESPN is always better at showing what happened than predicting what will.

Our season will live or die based on Cam's shoulder. It really just comes down to that.

[kungfoodude]

Just now, Khyber53 said:

ESPN is always better at showing what happened than predicting what will.

Our season will live or die based on Cam's shoulder. It really just comes down to that.

Well they have sucked at showing what happened for a number of years now.