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Why Real Progress in the NFL Is Made in the Offseason

With Albert Breer on vacation, we bring back our annual tradition of having guest writers fill in for his Monday Morning Quarterback column. This column comes from Cardinals defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. Check out last weeks from Navy graduate and Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona.

You might believe that the 18-week season—and postseason, if you’re lucky—is the most important time in the NFL. And you’d be wrong. If there’s one thing my time in the league has revealed, it’s that the offseason is, and always will be, just as important as the season.