I am a Seahawks fan. The first title we won, it was tons of fun, high fixing strangers all week, yelling “Go Hawks” at random intervals, the whole championship deal.

Coming that close when everything’s stacked against you: small payroll, not huge superstars, is far more excruciating than simply going out every year and being in last place by July. It sucks a lot more to get close and be heartbroken.