8-4 a mirage according to the Washington Post...and me

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  1. Afc46

    Afc46 Oilers/Titans HoFer

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    Myselfe and "some" of the members of this site , remember all to well the continuing losing of the past several years... We don't give a flying F**K on how impressive\unimpressive the wins are, we are enjoying the wins! If "Wins" need to be explained...then I feel for you...

    *Disclaimer...
    This doesn't mean that I'm satisfied with mediocrity or our coaching staff.

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  2. Aqutis30

    Aqutis30 Do you mind - NOT being a Motaur?

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    Any Given Sunday > Any Stat Line
     
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  3. JCBRAVE

    JCBRAVE goTitans 2019 Survivor Champion

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    We've beaten the 8-4 Seahawks and the 8-4 Jaguars, why cant we be 8-4 and contenders if those two teams are always being mentioned in such a way...
     
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  4. Johnnyb

    Johnnyb RTR

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    The dumbest one to me is the Yahoo! Power Rankings. They had us ranked a few spots below the Ravens, who we just beat head to head a few weeks ago and have a better record than.

    People expect you to blow out teams they perceive to be "bad", but the truth of the matter is that every NFL team is good and can create matchup problems. The fact that we have actually won pretty much every game we are supposed to win is actually astounding to me.

    How many times do you see some team that's supposed to be so good go into a place like Cinci or NYJ and blow it? All the time. We're doing everything I expect us to do. We're not world beaters, but we're getting better and better.

    If this offense ever starts clicking, we could be damn near unstoppable.
     
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  5. SawdustMan

    SawdustMan #ChampChamp

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    Not sure if I'd call it overachieving or just lucking out with a cupcake schedule.

    Everybody keeps saying "8-4 is 8-4" but that's ignoring many good points made in the article. We are very bad in some key stats that usually predict success fairly well. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we're 8-4. But I think anyone who's not being a totally biased homer would at least have to admit it's been a very unimpressive 8-4.

    We still have no real idea how good this team is. We're either a mediocre team that's benefitting from a very easy schedule, or we're a good team that's routinely been playing down to the competition. We'll find it which it is come January.
     
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  6. Bayou Titan

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    The article makes valid points but who cares. This is not college and there are no relevant polls. 8-4 is just that. In fact, they should be 9-3. They could pull off a couple of playoff wins against a weak AFC field.
     
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  7. The Hammer

    The Hammer Ace Degenerate

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  8. SawdustMan

    SawdustMan #ChampChamp

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    Me too. But again, not the point of the article/thread.
     
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  9. nickmsmith

    nickmsmith Most poverty RB core.

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    yeah. But like I said earlier, Titans faults are glaring. But getting in the playoffs is the key. There are some teams who have gone far in the playoffs, looking pretty bad in the regular season. All about peaking at the right time.

    Anybody who has seen the Titans is painfully aware of their weaknesses.

    Yep. The schedule has been a total cakewalk. But other years, the schedule has been a cakewalk and the Titans still couldn't squeak in. They took advantage this year. That's all you can do.

    Last year, they had a free pass into the playoffs by beating a horrible Jags team.. couldn't do it. Couldn't beat the sinking Colts even once last season, or seasons before that.

    Being the best of a bad division is better than being in the low/middle of the best division.
     
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  10. Alzarius

    Alzarius Pro Bowler Tip Jar Donor

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    If they don't have a good enough record, they dont make it into the playoffs.

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    If people were putting real money on it, one and done would easily be the safest bet. That's not exactly putting yourself out there.

    Just being in the playoffs after the drought we have had is enough to get excited about to a lot of people, including me.

    8-4 is a fact
     
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