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Parallax's avatar

A very sensible outline of where things stand in Seattle, relative to the rest of the division and overall in the NFL. I'm sure Rams fans are delighted with the way things worked out. They mortgaged their future but managed to eek out a Superbowl win (just barely). But a Superbowl win is a Superbowl win, a once-in-an-eon sort of deal that can't be overstated. Kudos to them.

Now imagine for a moment if they lost. All their chips on the table with nothing to show for it (if you subscribe to the Superbowl or nothing philosophy, which I don't). I'm glad I'm not a Rams fan because I would not have enjoyed that sort of wild ride. I'm glad Seattle doesn't go 'round mortgaging its future. It did that to a very limited extent with the Adams trade but it almost kinda-sorta made sense back then with an aging Russell Wilson. At this point, I'm hopeful we'll just hit it big with the next draft class.

Of course in the NFL anything can happen. As you say, Kenneth, the future is not predictable. As Chuck says, time will tell. Pete's about as good as there is in motivating his guys to play all out and the roster appears improved already. The draft hasn't even happened yet. Plus last year's rookies are likely to demonstrate a significant jump forward. So we'll see.

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thenameisdietrich's avatar

I reading this a year from now and it's still as prescient as it was back then.

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