Jon Greenberg is the founding editor of the athletic and has been a Reporter for like 20 years. While this is his fanfic, it's not a random person at least.
HopLegion
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I actually think we're a slightly better team than our record shows. Should be in the 4-5 win range rather than 3. Below highlights that point a bit. I wouldn't be surprised if we won 3 of our next 7 (or 0 of our next 7 given how inconsistent we can be).
https://twitter.com/arjunmenon100/status/1724536363008327886?t=KjCIwv-gcFv6UQTWDpNhSQ&s=1
Here are some other teams with 3 wins or less last year after week 10 and where they ended up.
- Bears (#1 pick)
- Lions (almost made playoffs)
- Texans (#2 pick)
- Jaguars (won a playoff game)
- Steelers (almost made playoffs)
Just for some notes on Chicago. Braxton Jones has only allowed 1 QB hit all year. He's not just been a good pass blocker, he's been great. I would absolutely be shocked at this point if we went tackle given how good him and our rookie Darnell wright have been.
As of today I think they'd take Williams at 1, try to trade back or take a WR or edge with their 2nd pick, and trade fields for a 2nd.