Well, if you judge success solely by playoff round wins, then we have very different metrics. Chicago's been a very, very good team since then and has managed to stay good despite talent bleed that accompanies being good even for a short period in a cap league. If you're depending on RFA deals to allow you to be at the top of the pile, you're only going to be able to stay there for two or three years (and you'll be depending on world-beating draft success). Granted, they have to hit a wall sometime, and that Seabrook contract is going to take its toll eventually.
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