Preseason vs Now...how are we/you doing?

[DFWJC]

We all had expectations going into the season. I keep hearing a lot of moaning about this and that, yet the team is 8-5 right now. I think most people had us going (on average) 9-7 this season...some lower and some higher. I said roughly 10-6 with hopes of 11-5.

How does that stack up to your preseason predictions?

Here was mine:
Team......predict.......result.............comment
at TB.........W................W
NYG...........W close.........L--close.....(this one hurt)
Car............W................W
at Den.......W.................L--close....(this one too)
at KC.........W................W
Atlanta......tossup.........W..............ok--they are worse now
Seattle.......W...............W
at Philly.......L...............W..............(nice win)
at GB..........L...............L
Wash..........W..............W--close
Oak............W..............W
at NYG........L................L
SD............tossup.........L
at NO.........L...............??
at Wash.....tossup.......??
Philly..........W_close.....??


So, based on expectations, the home NYG loss, the away Denver freak loss, and the away easy win at Philly are the only real surprises....and we know those two losses could have gone either way (especially the freak loss at Denver when Romo was completely off).

So, I don't get what this travesty is...they are almost right on schedule from what I can see, and I do think this team is better than last year's inside and out of the locker room. Improvement is what we want to see and I think it is there--but maybe not quite as much as hoped for.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I thought we'd be 10-6, so fairly close so far.

I still think we lose tonight but maybe win the last two in a row.

That way the team can get into the playoffs and the media can still claim a 1-3 December Collapse, so everyone's happy.

 

[30yrheel]

i said 9-7, 10-6. we'll be pushing it to get to that.

 

[bbgun]

I said 10-6 followed by a quick playoff exit, so I'm still on track record-wise. The playoff part is up to them.

 

[Ren]

I was all over the place from 7-9 to 11-5, looks like i'm gonna be right on some of them :laugh2:

 

[CATCH17]

If we didn't shoot ourselves in the foot we'd be 12-1.

 

[BourbonBalz]

I predicted 11-5 with a shot at 12-4. So, yes. I'm pretty pissed at the team's performance lately.

 

[Jimz31]

Happy with Romo's performance and pleased earlier to the Defense outside of 3rd and long....however, the defense has crapped out as of late.

Also, this team is built to run....I thought we'd do that more.

Also, for all the talk about how FJ is a weapon, I'm disappointed in the amount of touches that he is getting....no doubt that if Chris Johnson was on this team, he'd be on the bench as well....seriously.

So, some things I'm pleased with and some things I'm disappointed in....but it's like that every year, huh?

I had us going 16-0.

 

[LeonDixson]

I said a minimum of 10 wins. IIRC, my official prediction was 11-5 with a chance at 12-4. It will be fun when Reality brings out the preseason prediction threads.

 

[CF74]

I believe I predicted 11-5, let's go Boys win out!!!:lasso:

 

[ODawg]

I thought we would be 11-5 or at worst 10-6! Now im just hoping for 10-6

 

[Hypnotoad]

In preseason Folk was also missing field goals and our red zone offense still sucked.

 

[ZeroClub]

I had them going something like 9-7 or 10-6.

More impressive, however, is that I predicted this thread.

 

[CF74]

I did a search to try to find the prediction thread but couldn't find it. Anyone recall the title, please link it here. I'm curious now...

 

[SDogo]

9-7 on the way to 9-7

 

[CF74]

I just found my homer induced post...:laugh2:

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2753555&postcount=70

 

[Seven]

I just found my homer induced post...:laugh2:

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2753555&postcount=70

Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark.


Hey, most of us are all homered out with a 6 month drought of no football.

 

[Dodger]

I think I said something like 10-6...or 11-5, but I don't see that happening now. I'm pretty sure they'll wind up 9-7.

 

[LeonDixson]

I just found my homer induced post...:laugh2:

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2753555&postcount=70

If we win tonight, 11-5 is still possible. The part about Newman aint looking so good though.:

 

[Gemini Dolly]

I had us at 9-7. Almost there.