Spectacular things happen in the NFL all the time. Impossible Josh Allen throws, superhuman Lamar Jackson runs, historic comebacks, smashed records, the Giants letting Saquon Barkley leave in free agency to become a Super Bowl champion with the Eagles -- all mind-boggling, highly improbable stuff.
Spectacular things happen frequently enough that our brains become good at normalizing the astonishing. We must yank those surprises back into focus and emphasize just how bananas they really are. It feels very normal now that Sam Darnold was successful for the Vikings and will likely get a big free agent deal in the next few weeks, but imagine predicting such a thing to your friends on a beach last summer.