Henchman of Santa posted:

The glass half full approach is, sports can only hurt like that if your team is good, and the future still *seems* bright for this franchise. Knocked two historical monkeys off their back this year, most of the talent is still on rookie deals, the team suddenly looks appealing in free agency, and the holes on the roster are very obvious.

No way to know if this was the only shot at a Super Bowl, but they will be around as a competitive franchise for a significant amount of time I think, which I have never really experienced. Maybe they become the NFC Bills or the football 76ers. Idk. I was around for 0-16 and I think I would be good with it.