The Green Bay Packers, after winning two titles earlier in the decade, didn’t make the playoffs in 1964. They retooled and won three consecutive NFL titles. Almost three years after their lone Super Bowl win, the Seahawks appear to be at a similar fork in the road.
The star defensive player stepped in front of reporters early in training camp and declared that things felt just a little bit different. Almost three years removed from winning a Super Bowl, his team was coming off a season in which contract disputes, among other issues, had contributed to a disappointing finish capped by a loss in the divisional playoff round.