Which, by the way, is what he did the first year he owned the team, 1998. And he was almost right, too. That's when they finished 15-1 in the regular season and lost the NFC title game to Atlanta. Anyway, McCombs likes what he has seen and heard so far but not enough to predict the final record. Commitment is one thing.
Production is another.
And it's way too early to tell how this group will produce. There's just been too much turnover. Corbin Lacina can play anywhere near the level of Jeff Christy and Randall McDaniel, the players they're replacing. Even their position coach can't say for sure. By the third preseason game, we should come around continuity-wise.