Imagine this scenario:
The Giants are 8-2.
The Redskins and Eagles are 7-2.
We are 5-4.
Everybody involved has several loseable games remaining.
The Giants, despite their record and division lead, are not particularly talented and have been inconsistent.
The Redskins have a highly suspect coach and QB, and we still have 2 games against them.
The Eagles have also been wildly inconsistent, are not particularly talented, have a suspect coach and QB, and have just lost their starting QB for at least a couple weeks most likely.
We, on the other hand, are as healthy as we've been all season. We've already split with Philly and New York, and have a chance at 4-2 in the division.
Despite how shitty this year has been, aside from the respective records this is the exact scenario we find ourselves in, including the games back.
We don't have a large margin for error, but we are still very much in the mix. We can get to 8-8, and right now we are on pace for the division winner to be 8-8. Hell, 7-9 could win it, it's not exactly unprecedented anymore.
I know no one wants to hear this but it's reality. We just have to get past the ugly records.
Hey, it's Optimism Tuesday.