‘“With everything they’ve done through trades, free agency, the draft, it’s Sean McDermott’s third year, so you’re hoping they can get over the hump,” Thomas said. “The first year they kind of backed into the playoffs but they still broke the streak of not going for 17 years in a row. Last year they had a young quarterback in Josh Allen and finally got that guy. I think a lot of people want to see a little bit more improvement from him. With getting John Brown, Cole Beasley and a couple other guys to help him on the offensive side, I think they should be in the mix for a Wild Card spot.”’