Assuming we don’t also improve? Remember, we’ll have Baggs for the whole season. And Wilbur. How much of our horrible start this year was down to using a place kicker in punting duties? And with any luck at all, we don’t lose our entire secondary to injuries again just as they were finally starting to work together.
And also assuming that the “premier” teams don’t lose key players (e.g. Calvillo, Cahoon), and start to slide into mediocrity themselves?
And unfortunately, playoff upsets happen, like this Sunday for us. If they didn’t, what would the point in playing them? Weren’t we all hoping for one next weekend (once we did away with the A-Nots, of course)?
If the team core stays together, with maybe a few more tweaks by Obie, next year will be another fun year.