My Predictions...

[oilerfan]

W Sep 10 Philadelphia 1:00pm 1-0
L Sep 17 @Indianapolis 1:00pm 1-1
L Sep 24 Washington 1:00pm 1-2
L Oct 01 Miami 1:00pm 1-3
Week 5 BYE
W Oct 15 @Dallas 1:00pm 2-3
W Oct 22 Jacksonville 1:00pm 3-3
W Oct 29 @Tennessee 1:00pm 4-3
L Nov 05 @N.Y. Giants 1:00pm 4-4
W Nov 12 @Jacksonville 1:00pm 5-4
W Nov 19 Buffalo 1:00pm 6-4
W Nov 26 @N.Y. Jets 1:

Comments

[sauce1977]

Biggest question?

Defense.

It was as bad as the offensive line, and the offense, as a result.

Only the fringe players had trouble lighting up Houston. Some decent guys may have had average games, but Houston can't afford getting humped on defense by everyone. Bad defense will take away three wins from a team in a meh division. Indy can still air it out on them. Cleveland won't be a pushover, and if that first stretch of tougher teams hands them a ton of Ls, there's no turning back from the lottery.

A team really needs to be at least .500 by the 8th game to not have the fallout in the 2nd half of the season. Guys will quit on a team if the record isn't respectable.

[sauce1977]

Scuse . . . I'm still thinking NBA draft.

I'm completely lukewarm for football at the moment.

[sauce1977]

LOl i was gonna say when you mentioned lottery...

[oilerfan]

i agree i think early they take their lumps then have a week off and I think they get hot then and make 500 after week 8. The only one i question is Houston vs Dallas. Dallas could beat us.

Also they have made defensive adjustments and have a new system, the 4-3 rahter than the 3-4 they had the wrong personel for. I think they will draft a few defensive guys that might start so I think next years defense will be much different/better than last years.

[sauce1977]

The first stretch is unfair. They could easily be staring at sub .500 by week 8.