Right now, there's no reason to expect anything better. I headed into this season predicting a 13-3 record and a Super Bowl appearance as I do every single year. But this year seemed different (as I say every single year).
In the offseason, we had fixed our linebacking problem by picking up DeMeco Ryans from Houston and selecting Mychal Kendricks in the second round of this year's draft. Both have been impressive thus far.
The drafting of Fletcher Cox would further our effort into solving last year's issue of the defense being slaughtered by the run. Vinny Curry, the pick acquired in the Kevin Kolb deal with Rodgers-Cromartie, had potential to piggyback on Trent Cole and Jason Babin's substantial sack totals.
We'd traded Asante Samuel to the Falcons for essentially nothing, but that wouldn't matter because he didn't fit into the scheme and now DRC could start opposite Nnamdi Asomugha.
We were ready, and after winning out in the preseason, we were really ready.
A one-point win against the lowly Browns followed. Uh-oh. But it was still a W. We'd recover. The Ravens were next. It was awfully close again, and despite Vick's three turnovers, we still pulled out a win against a contender. 2-0. Life's good.
The Cardinals were the reality check.
Part 2 tomorrow.
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