Historically, the few teams who won back to back Super Bowls were very very good.
'66, '67 Green Bay
'72, '73 Miami
'74, '75 Pitt
'79, '80 Pitt
'89, '90 SF
'93, '94 Dallas
'97, '98 Denver
'04, '05 NE
Those were dominating teams, each of them rock solid at every area of the ball. Two of them (the Dolphins and Broncos) won 18 games straight over two seasons. The Steelers repeated TWICE. Dallas went all the way to the Conference Championship after their repeat and should've won again, but the following year they did. And everyone knows what the '49ers did in the '80s (including the '85 Bears. ) Each of them beat elite talent to get where they were:
The Dolphins and Steelers had to contend with HoF Vikings, Raiders and Cowboys teams
The '9ers had to beat Elway and the Three Amigos before handing Buffalo the first of four straight losses
The Cowboys had to contend with that same '9ers team plus an up and coming Pack
The Pats had to beat the Steelers and Colts
I'm sorry, but the '85 Bears offense was Walter Payton and a bunch of very average pros. The 'Skins, '9ers and Cowboys were in a greatness interregnum so about the only ones capable of staying in a game with Chicago then were the Giants. And unlike the teams listed above, and most teams most years, they had definite weak spots; Willie Gault is about the only receiver who MIGHT make the Hall one day (though I wouldn't hold my breath) and Jim McMahon was a legend in his own mind. Jay Hilgenberg was the best of an offensive line that was very good, but not great. I'm not sure the '96 Pack D was in the same class as the '85 Bears, but I know the Bears offense wasn't in the same class as the Packs; we beat them by a TD (or a TD Jr. ) on a neutral field. I wouldn't mind watching the '97/'98 Broncos play the '72/'73 Dolphins, the Steel Curtain, the Montana teams or the '93/'94 Cowboys (though I might not enjoy the outcome) but against the '85 Bears I think it would be a rout, and not by Chicago.
'66, '67 Green Bay
'72, '73 Miami
'74, '75 Pitt
'79, '80 Pitt
'89, '90 SF
'93, '94 Dallas
'97, '98 Denver
'04, '05 NE
Those were dominating teams, each of them rock solid at every area of the ball. Two of them (the Dolphins and Broncos) won 18 games straight over two seasons. The Steelers repeated TWICE. Dallas went all the way to the Conference Championship after their repeat and should've won again, but the following year they did. And everyone knows what the '49ers did in the '80s (including the '85 Bears. ) Each of them beat elite talent to get where they were:
The Dolphins and Steelers had to contend with HoF Vikings, Raiders and Cowboys teams
The '9ers had to beat Elway and the Three Amigos before handing Buffalo the first of four straight losses
The Cowboys had to contend with that same '9ers team plus an up and coming Pack
The Pats had to beat the Steelers and Colts
I'm sorry, but the '85 Bears offense was Walter Payton and a bunch of very average pros. The 'Skins, '9ers and Cowboys were in a greatness interregnum so about the only ones capable of staying in a game with Chicago then were the Giants. And unlike the teams listed above, and most teams most years, they had definite weak spots; Willie Gault is about the only receiver who MIGHT make the Hall one day (though I wouldn't hold my breath) and Jim McMahon was a legend in his own mind. Jay Hilgenberg was the best of an offensive line that was very good, but not great. I'm not sure the '96 Pack D was in the same class as the '85 Bears, but I know the Bears offense wasn't in the same class as the Packs; we beat them by a TD (or a TD Jr. ) on a neutral field. I wouldn't mind watching the '97/'98 Broncos play the '72/'73 Dolphins, the Steel Curtain, the Montana teams or the '93/'94 Cowboys (though I might not enjoy the outcome) but against the '85 Bears I think it would be a rout, and not by Chicago.
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Last First in wotmania Chat
Slightly better than chocolate.
Love still can't be coerced.
Please Don't Eat the Newbies!
LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
The '97-'98 Broncos Still Blow My Mind. (THIS ONE'S FOR FLOFFE!11! )
30/09/2009 08:41:01 PM
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Impressive post
30/09/2009 09:17:23 PM
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Just watch the videos; they largely speak for themselves.
30/09/2009 09:32:25 PM
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that hit on okoye was always listed as the turning point in his career
30/09/2009 10:32:35 PM
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Sorry, still chinese to me.
01/10/2009 11:30:42 AM
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They Stink! *NM*
30/09/2009 10:16:24 PM
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You're thinking of the '97 Packers...
30/09/2009 10:17:41 PM
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broncos are better than packers? who is the trophy named after again? *NM*
30/09/2009 10:27:15 PM
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Don't remind me of that travesty.
30/09/2009 10:51:37 PM
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I've always thought if it wasn't for that crushing loss to Jacksonville in 96....
01/10/2009 02:35:00 AM
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I tend to agree, though some say that just prevented a threepeat (Note:No one in Green Bay does. )
01/10/2009 06:41:12 AM
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The '85 Bears would beat them by two touchdowns. *NM*
01/10/2009 03:26:12 AM
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Reckon we'll never know, but I frankly doubt it.
01/10/2009 06:11:27 AM
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Defensive pressure trumps absolutely everything else in football. '85 Bears were the kings.
01/10/2009 09:37:37 PM
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I disagree with that statement as well as many of your others.
02/10/2009 12:43:33 AM
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Have a look at the teams to win the SB since '80 and then we'll talk.
02/10/2009 02:54:48 AM
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I referenced teams that have won since the '80s, as well as one from before then.
02/10/2009 03:53:47 AM
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You sound more and more ridiculous with each new post.
03/10/2009 03:48:09 AM
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Too bad they cheated to win.....yeah, heart.....
01/10/2009 04:07:02 AM
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Al Davis lecturing people on playing by the rules?!!!
01/10/2009 05:42:27 AM
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Nice try, but facts are facts and the NFL agreed with Davis.....
01/10/2009 03:55:20 PM
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Failure to report some payments isn't a huge deal nor deliberate circumvention.
01/10/2009 04:31:01 PM
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