Right now it seems like our best bet at a title is matching the likes of Seattle or San Fran with enough of a healthy defense to let our offense be the difference maker.
I hate to make light of the 16 game regular season. It's where I live and die, week to week. We play in a tough division and our schedule is not exactly a cakewalk.
But we need to get to the tourney. And when we arrive, we need more pieces than we had last season.
I'm encouraged by the fact that Peppers doesn't miss time at all. Perhaps we get lucky and CMIII plays more than his standard 10-12. Hopefully an enormous hole at safety is shored up by Ha-Ha, allowing Burnett to shine (or plainly, not be a shitty player out forced into an unnatural position).
Each season brings a new start. Some excitement for what may come. The story of the 2014 team won't be that we were finesse, like years past. That is, if we can stay healthy.
With all of our horses, we at least make a matchup against Seattle interesting. Great defenses usually win out (See last year's Super Bowl demolition). But if we're not a triage defense, I think the offense might elevate us above the NFC's best.
At least we should be in the mix.
William Henderson didn't have to run people over. His preferred method was levitation.
"I'm a reasonable man, get off my case."