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To: Alberta's Child
the San Francisco 49ers of the 1980s were the greatest team of all time -- and the 1989 team in particular stood out above them all.

It's hard to argue. The only competition is the Steel Curtain.

As a Pats fan, I'm biased, but... The Pats have to be the best team of the salary-cap era (post 1994). What Belichick and Pioli have done with a rotating cast of players is astounding.

12 posted on 01/15/2007 8:28:50 AM PST by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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To: Aquinasfan

True, but the success of the Patriots in the salary cap era says a lot about just how bad the NFL has become. By my reckoning, the 1999 St. Louis Rams were probably the last Super Bowl team in the NFL that would have been any better than 9-7 in the pre-cap days.


13 posted on 01/15/2007 8:37:42 AM PST by Alberta's Child (Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
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To: Aquinasfan

The Packers of the 60s won five NFL championships and the first two Super Bowls in a seven-year span.

What the Steelers did in the 70s and the Niners in the 80s was good, but does not compare to that record of domination over the greater part of a decade. As a Cowboys fan, it pains me to admit it, but I believe the 60s Packers were the greatest pro football dynasty of all time.

I think the only competition might come from the Browns of the late 40s and early 50s.


15 posted on 01/15/2007 8:44:00 AM PST by fgoodwin (Fundamentalist, right-wing nut and proud father of a Star Scout!)
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