Guys - I know there are a lot of Skins Bashers out there but they are NOT going to suck this year.
They didn't suck last year (8-8) despite having the 27th (correction to earlier figure) ranked offense overall. This is because they do two things well. Defense (10th ranked last year) and running the ball (8th ranked last year), this is not a bad place to start from. The defense will be better (top 5 ?) and they have the same rushing attack as last year. If anything it looks like the O-line will be settled much earlier this year.
Even if the passing is terrible, it won't be any worse than last year(30th). I don't see how this could translate into worse than 8-8 this year. Personally, I think it will be slightly better. It is beyond me how people can be optimistic about the Cowboys (no viable QB, RB and WRs on the downside of their career) and down on the Skins.
Of course, the NFL, being what it is will, prove me completely wrong and the Bengals will edge out the Panthers in the Superbowl
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