Za'Darius Smith, a good player who had the great fortune to be cast aside by what became a bad Packers team, was talking with the Star Tribune a couple weeks ago about whether the Vikings can do the unimaginable and actually win their first Super Bowl.
Not next year. Or down the road. Or someday before uncle so-and-so dies.
This year.
"I could see that," he said, matter-of-factly.
For the record, Smith has been on teams that went 2-4 in the postseason. He went 0-1 with Baltimore, which drafted the edge rusher in the fourth round in 2015.