Predict our 2016 record

[BoltBacker]

8-8 Stadium vote does not have a prayer. Don't think Spanos cares.

[richpjr]

8-8 Stadium vote does not have a prayer. Don't think Spanos cares.

They will have played 9 games by the vote, not that I think it will matter. I don't see it passing even if the team was 9-0 at the time.

[KNSD]

AFC West 1-5 to 2-4
NFC Central 1-3 to 2-2, the two home games against the Saints and Bucs are winnable.
AFC South 2-2 Maybe a split - win both home games, lose both away games.
Cleveland, Dolphins, 1-1 to 2-0.

So, 5-11 to 8-8.

Final Prediction: 6-10.

The offense is going to be pretty damn solid until the injuries start hitting and if/when they do the team will be in trouble. The receiving combo of Allen/Benjamin/Henry/Gates/Woodhead will give defensive coordinators fits, and this team will be able to march up and down the field between the 20's. The real question is whether or not they have the "oomph" to put it into the endzone consistently when the field gets tight. They can put up a lot of points if everybody stays healthy.

The defensive side... they'll be running against the wind all season long.

The main problem with the defense is talent. There's 3 big negatives in the middle of the field (OLB Emmanuel, and the two safeties) and at nickel (Flowers) and dime (Mager) CB . There's two positives - Verrett, Perryman, three potential positives in Ingram, Mebane, and maybe Bosa this year (which will be another big negative until he actually gets into a game), and the rest is "meh" (Te'o, Liuget, and Hayward).

And the backup DL suck. Any one of the starters go down and this team is looking at getting rolled on the ground - especially if Mebane gets hurt (or even when he's taking a breather). Play action pass down the center of the field will be the death of this defense.

[WindsorUK]

9 or 10 wins.
Can't predict we're going to suck-that would be too depressing before the season's opening kick-off.
Go Bolts!

[RollingThunder]

9-7 or 10-6. Ball control offense, defense barely scrapes by at first then gets stronger as the season progresses. We become one of those teams no one wants to face going into the playoffs.

[MakoShark]

6-10
3-7 before the Bye McCoy
3-3 with interWhiz

I concur.

[RobH]

I'll say 10-6 if injuries don't decimate us again.

[Coachmarkos]

I thought 9 or 10 wins after the draft.
- More realistically 7 or 8.

So, after the preseason of poor line play I'm going to go with 6.

[Guest]

8-8.

[Millionaire Wussy]

Motivation shouldn't be a problem now that we have the Desir to play.

ha Looking forward to seeing him.

[BlazingBolt]

optimistically 11-5

realistically 8-8

pessimistically 6-10

[BoltBalls]

High: 10 wins
Realistic: 8 wins
Low: 6 wins