Right now the apparent truth for me is...we are a good team, just not a Very Good team, as what we were thinking at the start of the season.
Out team strength, whether through players or coordinators, is about at McVay's rookie year, I see this season being about the same as the 2017 season. Good, but not exceptional.
Stafford healthy and another year to learn the system, us figuring out what the heck to do with the defense, and hopefully a huge emphasis on basic fundamentals and physicality, will help tons. I just don't think it happens this year.