In that year. If they get there early great but their plan always point to a specific year.
Last year was that year for this coaching staff. They knew they would have the lines rebuilt, they knew they would have depth at all of the positions did they hadn’t had previously. They knew they would have an experience quarterback and they had the schedule they wanted where they could make noise.
I don’t think there was ever a game on last year’s schedule that wasn’t very winnable for us. The fact the Covid messed all of that up changes nothing