Not sure how many of you are starting to "feel" it yet...and I don't know if it's experience gnawing at me, or just the fact that I've had time to watch so many YouTube videos of BSPN/Fox Sports-type talking heads predicting 12 & 14 win season and a Super Bowl for our Buccaneers - all due to the arrival of a 42 year GOAT & his oft-surgically repaired side-kick, Rob Gronkowski, (coming of his retirement hiatus) ...
...but I'm beginning to come back to reality.
Carson Palmer had 10 years of experience starting in the league before he began playing for BA in Arizona - and it STILL took him 2 seasons to "get" BA"s system. That 1st year of "noriskitnobiscuit" resulted in 24 TD's & 22 INT's...which kinda sounds familiar. BA's Cards were able to go 10-6 that year - and weren't eliminated from playoff contention until week 17...but I'm thinking that after ALL of the hype the signing of THE GOAT (and his WWE side-kick) has generated, that same result won't be seen as a positive here in Tampa.
Not by the young fans who think they've got it figured out, and not by the more discerning fans who have lived through multiple years of mediocrity since the blinding bright light years in which we needed sunglasses to envision our future...
No, I'm beginning to come back down off my "high" and wondering any of you are feeling the same?
If so, what do you think is an "acceptable" win/loss record - and does the post-season factor into your expectations?
