See, I think a well thought out, reasoned replay such as Paul has written contribute to the discussion without adding hostility. From what he has written, I understand that while he's certainly looking for wins (7 or more), he's also looking for the players to show him that the ship is heading the right direction once again, that the young players which make up this team are indeed improving, and that just like a good year came after 2008, we have reason to think that a good year will follow this one.

It seems that where Paul and I disagree is not over what we are looking for, but simply in our appraisal of the progress we have seen so far, and therefore in out expectations for what is to come the rest of the way. Because he sees little progress so far, Paul has the pessimistic expectation that these players will not win 7, and that they will not be able to convince him that things will be better next year. By contrast, since I see already see improvement in recent games despite the scores, I expect them to put together some complete games, and to surprise some people by playing much better as a team and winning some games down the stretch.

At this point, we will just have to wait and see if one or the other of us is right, or if what happens is somewhere in between.