NIce post and I wish that I could share your optimism. It just isn't in me anymore. After so many losing and non-playoff seasons, it is just gone. I was fired up at the beginning of this season and expected a much better start than 3-4. Last week and the week before against Cinci were all it took to take the wind out of my sails for this season. I expect nothing and will not be disappointed if we lose from here on out. If we win, great, but it will come as a surprise to me no matter who we are playing. This team has shown absolutely no signs of consistently good play this year and I do not expect that to change over the next 9 games. They've had 7 to show that they are a good team and what they have shown is that they are not. I will always root for them to win, but I have no more optimism in me regarding this team.