Let's review the teams that have "IF's" on their schedule

[Mitchy moo]

Every team has some "if's" on their schedule so lets try to break them down together:

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Sep 10 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week1)</TD><TD align=left>@New England (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/NE)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1157907600))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Sep 17 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week2)</TD><TD align=left>@Miami (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/MIA)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1158512400))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Sep 24 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week3)</TD><TD align=left>N.Y. Jets (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/NYJ)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1159117200))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Oct 1 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week4)</TD><TD align=left>Minnesota (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/MIN)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1159722000))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Oct 8 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week5)</TD><TD align=left>@Chicago (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/CHI)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1160326800))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Oct 15 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week6)</TD><TD align=left>@Detroit (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/DET)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1160931600))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Oct 22 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week7)</TD><TD align=left>New England (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/NE)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1161536400))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Week 8</TD><TD align=left>BYE</TD><TD align=left></TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Nov 5 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week9)</TD><TD align=left>Green Bay (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/GB)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1162749600))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Nov 12 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week10)</TD><TD align=left>@Indianapolis (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/IND)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1163354400))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Nov 19 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week11)</TD><TD align=left>@Houston (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/HOU)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1163959200))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Nov 26 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week12)</TD><TD align=left>Jacksonville (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/JAC)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1164564000))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Dec 3 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week13)</TD><TD align=left>San Diego (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/SD)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1165168800))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Dec 10 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week14)</TD><TD align=left>@N.Y. Jets (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/NYJ)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1165773600))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Dec 17 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week15)</TD><TD align=left>Miami (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/MIA)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1166378400))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Dec 24 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week16)</TD><TD align=left>Tennessee (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/TEN)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1166983200))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR><TR class=bg2 vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD align=left>Dec 31 (http://www.nfl.com/scores/2006/week17)</TD><TD align=left>@Baltimore (http://www.nfl.com/teams/news/BAL)</TD><TD align=left><SCRIPT>document.write(formatTime('%I:%M%p', 1167588000))</SCRIPT>1:00pm</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Mitchy moo]

2 Jets games we have - Jets have major "IF's"
1 Minnesota game
1 Chicago game
1 detriot game
1 houston game
1 tennesee game
1 Baltimore game

So half of our schedule is loaded with "If" laden teams and we are doomed? Who is spewing this BS?

[OpIv37]

Skooby, this post is ridiculous. Every team on our schedule except the Jets, the Lions and maybe the Titans have less "if's" than we do.

Does that mean they're definitely better than us? No, but it means they have a hell of a lot less to overcome in order to have a good season, and hence have a better chance than we do at this point.

[Don't Panic]

When you put it this way, I see us winning no less than 5 games and no more than 9, with 7-9 being a slightly optimistic, but still realistic, projection. Honestly, if we go 7-9 and play tough in our losses, how can anyone be upset. That, my fellow aficionados, is progress. On the other hand, if we go 5-11 and get blown out a bunch of times, we'll have a lot to talk about next Xmas.