Perhaps because of last year’s 8-5 record, everyone at this training camp is looking for things to point to as examples of improvement. It’s the most hopeful camp I’ve experienced in awhile because there is such a strong desire to regain the standard of the past.
In previous camps, there was just a confidence that success would come and little reason to talk about it. Now there is an optimism based on proving last season was a fluke. It will be interesting to see how this translates to on-the-field performance this season.