[Ed note:] A guest post from long-time NFL writer Doug Farrar.
The time between when free agency and the draft have concluded and the start of the regular season is the few-month period in which hope truly springs eternal. Every player is in better shape than they’ve ever been before, every new head coach is the next Bill Walsh, every new position coach is either the next Sid Gillman or the next Dick LeBeau, and every move your favorite team made in the offseason will coalesce perfectly to form a Super Bowl champion.