drcool
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I know at the beginning of the season most people had the Hawks winning somewhere in the vicinity of 6-8 games. Figuring 10 wins is a good bet to get into the playoffs as a wildcard do you think the Hawks can get there?
Looking at the rest of the schedule
at Lions - Not an easy game but definitely winnable.
Chargers - They have been playing well but it is a home game
at Rams - We have shown we can compete with them but on the road that will be a tough task
Packers - Definitely flaws with this team but Rodgers...
at Panthers - Not sold on Carolina being a good team.
49ers - No way we should lose this one
Vikings - Under-performing expectations but still good.
at 49ers - again, no way we should lose
Chiefs - Maybe the best team in the AFC. Really glad it is at home. Maybe they will be resting some guys?
Cardinals - No way we should lose.
So there are 3 I am very confident we will win (Niners twice and Cards), 2 we will most likely not win (Rams and Chiefs), and 5 that are up in the air. To get to 10 wins we need to win the 3 "gimmies" and 4 out of 5 of the toss up games. If we can win the next two (at Detroit and home against the Chargers) I would like our chances a lot more.
I think the Hawks can get to 10 wins but looking at what is coming up I think 9 wins is more realistic. If we can beat the Packers, Panthers, and Vikings that will give us some good tiebreakers against potential wild card teams. So maybe 9 wins could sneak us in the playoffs? And of course this all assumes there are no catastrophic injuries or anything like that.
What do you think? Can we realistically get to 10?
Looking at the rest of the schedule
at Lions - Not an easy game but definitely winnable.
Chargers - They have been playing well but it is a home game
at Rams - We have shown we can compete with them but on the road that will be a tough task
Packers - Definitely flaws with this team but Rodgers...
at Panthers - Not sold on Carolina being a good team.
49ers - No way we should lose this one
Vikings - Under-performing expectations but still good.
at 49ers - again, no way we should lose
Chiefs - Maybe the best team in the AFC. Really glad it is at home. Maybe they will be resting some guys?
Cardinals - No way we should lose.
So there are 3 I am very confident we will win (Niners twice and Cards), 2 we will most likely not win (Rams and Chiefs), and 5 that are up in the air. To get to 10 wins we need to win the 3 "gimmies" and 4 out of 5 of the toss up games. If we can win the next two (at Detroit and home against the Chargers) I would like our chances a lot more.
I think the Hawks can get to 10 wins but looking at what is coming up I think 9 wins is more realistic. If we can beat the Packers, Panthers, and Vikings that will give us some good tiebreakers against potential wild card teams. So maybe 9 wins could sneak us in the playoffs? And of course this all assumes there are no catastrophic injuries or anything like that.
What do you think? Can we realistically get to 10?