As the offseason progresses, some of the most important decisions in the league are made. It’s also a time where evaluations on the state of the roster are at their sharpest.
These few weeks allow the best combination: fresh memory of the season that just concluded, and the objective finality of the offseason.
Of course, it’s no one's preference that the Packers aren’t actually playing right now. But they aren’t, and we can only watch as the Seahawks and Rams fight for the George Halas Trophy, a ticket to Santa Clara, and the ultimate prize. It’s not hard to remember the moments when that trip to the Super Bowl felt so tantalizingly close.