Only six teams have lower expectations from Vegas.
We've got a tougher schedule this year. I don't expect to win 11 games, but I do think we'll get to .500.
I think this is directly influenced by Chad Pennington. Like a lot of people, I don't think Vegas believes he can get a team any further than we went last year. And he has never lasted two straight seasons.
Just really interesting to me. 7-9 is the expectation. Lots of folks seem to feel the same way.
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Taking bets this early is silly. Anything could happen between now and the start of the season.....(see Ricky Williams, Michael Vick)
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I am not going to bet as usual. I hope we get to .500 otherwise I will be one sad bastard.
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I'd bet over 8 wins if the nut was worth it, if the typical "worst to first" team slides back 3 games, that would make us 8-8 and a statistically "good bet".
To me, we have to wait and see if Penny and JT still matter, and that means Training Camp. -
depends on injuries..what if ferguson gets hurt for a month or so? or pennington? ouch, or even channing
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I remember during Sabans first year our over/under was 6 games. I told ALL my friends to bet the over heavy. When we were 3-7 I looked like a jackass, but that 6 game winning streak smoothed things over.
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Making the assumption there are no drastic changes to our team, injuries, etc, I'd take the over and feel pretty good about it. Considering that our team is better than it was last year, with a year in the system, some promising young guys added, plus some vets (JT, Grove), I think that will offset the schedule difficulty more or less. I'd be pretty surprised if we are under 9-7. Last year's 11 and 5 will be tough to match, but every year there are teams that fail to live up to expectations, and if we get a couple of those teams, we could equal or surpass it.
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WIN
LOSS
TOSS UP
1 @Falcons 1:00 PM ET
2 Colts 8:30 PM ET
3 @Chargers 4:15 PM ET
4 Bills 4:05 PM ET
5 Jets 8:30 PM ET
6 --- BYE WEEK ---
7 Saints 4:15 PM ET
8 @Jets 1:00 PM ET
9 @Patriots 1:00 PM ET
10 Buccaneers 1:00 PM ET
11 @Panthers 8:20 PM ET
12 @Bills 1:00 PM ET
13 Patriots 8:20 PM ET
14 @Jaguars 1:00 PM ET
15 @Titans 1:00 PM ET
16 Texans 1:00 PM ET
17 Steelers 1:00 PM ET
i have 8 wins :lol:dolfan32323 likes this. -
While I do agree that it's early, I would still take this bet. I don't think we will be able to duplicate our success of last year, but I don't expect this franchise to take much of a step backward. If it was not for us having the toughest schedule, this would be money in the bank.
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When was the last time Vegas was right about anything?
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7-9 was my original thought too but a lot of possibilities have opened up with the acquisition of new players for the 2009 year
I think we could with hard work & some luck win the AFC east again & go even deeper into the play-offs -
I havint said this in a long time and i could be wrong but ill go over.
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I'll put a grand on the over, once we get closer to the start of the season, anything can happen to our players in the offseason so i'll wait.
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I'm glad mine did. -
Even with the tougher schedule, I still see us with 9-10 wins. Anybody here think Tony, Bill and Jeff aren't PLANNING for the tougher schedule?