The 2015 Carolina Panthers were a dominant team, one that fell just one win short of hoisting the Lombardi trophy. The 2014 version? Not so much. The same goes for the 2009 Saints who won the Super Bowl, but were just 8-8 in 2008. That New Orleans team that just went 7-9 could turn it around in a heartbeat in 2016.
Maybe you're wondering what I'm smoking, especially given that I live in Seattle. Or maybe you think I just wrote that title to bait you into clicking on the article. Well, if you're reading this, I would have succeeded.