This time of year, with training camp not yet underway, just about every team in the NFL is thinking in terms of best-case scenarios.
For some teams, that's a trip to Las Vegas and a berth in Super Bowl LVIII. For others, it's a trip to the postseason. And for some, it's just a modicum of respectability—a step in the right direction.
Of course, not every team will live that best-case scenario. Injuries will pile up. Players will underperform. Dreams of a Super Bowl trip will become the nightmare of missing the playoffs altogether. Aspirations of respectability will give way to another year as a tomato can.