I just looked on Wikipedia quickly for the seasons and it looked like most teams weren't great the year before with the exception of 2001 Ravens having won the SB in 2000 and the 2010 Jets having gone to AFCC in 09 and again in 2010, the year of their Hard Knocks.
I am glad this is the training camp version and not in-season. I could see in-season being more of a distraction.