I'm genuinely interested to see how what I think has been a very low key but strong off season so far will play out during the season.
I'm naturally optimistic and have repeatedly been burned by this team so I'm trying to keep a level head this year. I'm not thinking about Superbowl trophies or even playoff runs.
I really just want a solid season where we can keep the team healthy, see what we have moving forwards and set ourselves up for contention in the future.
I think between getting healthy from last year and quietly putting the right pieces in place this year we are on the cusp of that.
Annoyingly it's coinciding with a period of time where our Division rivals are also looking strong (or at least 2 of them are!). I do wonder if we're about to get our title back as the toughest division in the league. I have fond memories of the days when all the Superbowl champions seemed to come from the NFC East.
I really just want a winning record this year. I'd love a 10-6 at least and to stay competitive in our division to the end.
There's so many new pieces this year between Smith and Guice and Payne, and with players like Reed, Allen and Thompson all coming back from injuries and with players like Doctson poised to make a leap.... All very positive, but of course all really unknowns.
Lucy be damned, I'm kicking that football!