Predictions are just uneducated guesses.
Can anyone tell me which Dallas players will be injured when we play that team or this team? Can anyone tell me if the team we are playing has injuries to key players? If it is an outside game, can you tell me what the weather is going to be because it will make a difference if snow, rain, sleet, etc is happening? Can you tell me how the play callers is going to call plays based on what he thinks it should be? Can you tell me who is going to be injured during the game which will make a difference i.e. Pollard going down mid game changed a lot?
The point is, none of us know any of this. None of us know who or who won't step up in any game. Last year most thought 8-9 or 9-8 would be the ceiling and yet it wasn't. No one saw us with a winning record when Dak went down but obviously Rush stepped up big time. For the Dak lovers and the haters, remember Dak came off a serious injury the year before and for those that played the game, you know the 2nd year back is when you know if they are going to make it back all the way or not.
Gallup is being toasted on social media because he didn't live up to expectations at WR yet I wouldn't judge him until this year when he should be fully healthy. Same for Dak and others including Parsons who played a lot of times injuried.
So pre draft and pre schedule, I'll go 14-3. If they have a good draft and for me that would be shoring up the offense with a RB and TE like Gibbs and Washington because to me they fit what McCarthy wants to do and always because it is going to take a few games for Pollard to get back at least close to normal. A great OG that can start at LG right away is probably a must unless the coaching staff really thinks Ross can become that guy. It also means finding a guy that is close to doing what Parsons does be it Sam Williams or a draft pick and maybe a run stopper to give Hankins less snaps.
After the draft, I hope the same question is asked.
