As it stands, are we better now than we were last year?

[HTC]

<!--quoteo(post=9606:date=Jan 6 2009, 07:04 PM:name=Lance)-->QUOTE (Lance @ Jan 6 2009, 07:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->It amuses me that almost everyone is taking it as a given that we'll make the playoffs. Like nothing really bad could happen during the course of the 162 games preceding them. Kind of reminds me of 1985.....<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I'm not saying it's a given. I said this team should make the playoffs. I was in no way implying that it's a given.