We will know that the team is looking good when the offense moves the ball with consistency. It can always be a case of the defense looking good because the offense stinks, and that proves nothing, but our defense should be better than average so if our offense moves against our defense then that is improvement and bodes well for next season.
Last season our offense could not move well vs. some of the worst defenses in the country so this, to me is the spring barometer.