And as for any given team, I think the Cowboys' 72 team, which had Packer great Forrest Gregg, Bears great Mike Ditka, Chargers great Lance Alworth, plus the usual stars (Lilly, Renfro, Staubach, Calvin Hill, Duane Thomas, Bob Hayes) was as great a team as there ever was, including the Miami Dolphins of the following year.
They were #6 in total offense (#2 in scoring offense), #1 in total defense (#1 in scoring defense), and had about 12-15 Pro Bowl caliber players on their roster. And all the silly nonsense surrounding William (The Refrigerator) Perry overshadowed the fact that this may have been the finest defensive front seven ever to play in the NFL.
LS said "Bah. The Dallas Cowboys have been in more Super Bowls (eight) than anyone and won as many as anyone (five). You define greatness by the test of time. Lombardi had a good Packer team, but sucked when he went elsewhere. And the Pack took 20 years to recover from his loss."
Here are the facts:
Most Seasons League Champion
12 Green Bay, 1929-1931, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961-62, 1965-67, 1996
9 Chi. Bears, 1921, 1932-33, 1940-41, 1943, 1946, 1963, 1985
6 N.Y. Giants, 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990
Your Cowboys have a long ways to go....
One more thing about the greatness of the Dallas Cowboys. They are THE ONLY franchise to have woa a Super Bowl in each of its ten year cycles. Super Bowls 6, 12, 27,28 & 30. They will have eight more shots at the 40's after this next one. I have a sneaking suspension they will accomplish that.