Author's Note: Yes, the Texans played the Panthers two weeks ago, but I was unable to finish this until yesterday because of internet issues. As a Texans fan, you won't need to think about the Panthers until 2019, but if you would like to learn more about an interesting football team, continue reading.
Teams operate in a state of either contending, rebuilding, or being stuck in the middle of the two in a wandering aimless daze known as mediocrity. If this was organized into one of the charts we are taught in grade school, it would be three lists, with teams snuggled neatly below these headers.