Having a model helps. I did not use most of the research I conducted prior to last week’s column. I did not know what the column would be, I had an idea but no clear way of executing it, and when the time came, I had to find my way as I went. Stuff got left out. Other stuff was included hastily. Which is why I tried to create a model for this column. It not only shortens the process of determining and vetting an idea, greatly, but creates a framework for determining how well I did. I did not create a model for how to write this column during the offseason, and the resulting mix of sloppy and batty speaks for itself.
The Drive: On the Seahawks rebuilding a Super Bowl caliber defense
