There were a few of us who recognized the potential of this team. On Sept 7, in the "Are The Texans Now Considered Contenders" thread, I posted, "We finally have in place the team which can go toe to toe with any team."
Earlier, on Aug 31, in the "Annual Predict the Season Poll", I predicted 12 wins. In that poll, 14% predicted 4 or less; 43% 5-7; 23% 8-10; and 18% of us had the foresight to predicted 11-13.
A few days later, in the "Texans Trade For Tunsil" thread, on Sept 3, I find I had lowered my expectation to 10 or 11 wins.
The thing about this team, while we still need some improvements going into next season, this team this season is a Jekyll and Hyde team, with the transformation dependent on whether Will Fuller is healthy. As much as we need a better pass rush, our chances for playoff success is with Fuller being on the field.