Not on par. Better than.

I would feel safely comfortable saying we are better than the Lions, Rams, Broncos and Oakland.

I would say we're on par with a lot of OK teams.

I have a hard time saying something like "We're better than the Cowboys." I would have a hard time even saying "We are better than Green Bay." I think a lot of teams we're just on the same level as, the capacity to win or lose depending on how things go. But I can't see us consistently being able to beat elite teams. Even if we have the talent I doubt we have the confidence, the mind set.

I think this is an average team that gets an average amounts of wins or slightly less.

But that's OK. I think the fans just need to be patient and expect the winner of the QB battle to not do miracles. The team will probably suck this year BUT I feel like Mangini is pulling us in the right direction.

I trust Brett Ratliff will do us right.