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#45601 |
MVP
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Lawrence, KS
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#45602 |
#triggering
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Tejas
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Posts: 30,362
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#45603 |
Out Gunning CP's Fandom Police
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Laguna Beach, CA
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#45604 | |
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Lawrence, KS
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To me, there's a big difference between a great organization and an organization that signed a few great players. |
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#45605 | |
No Keys, No Problem
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Denver
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Posts: 31,008
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#45606 | |
The Seated Villain
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Seattle
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Posts: 10,588
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#45607 |
Andy Reid Supporter
Join Date: Apr 2012
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#45608 | |
#triggering
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Tejas
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They were terrible from '62-76. They made the SB in '77 and then in the next 5 years before Elway, they won 10 games in 3 of those years. Elway comes to town, they go to the playoffs 10X with 5 trips and 2 wins in the SB. Denver had the 2nd highest winning percentage during 83-98, second only to the 49ers. They fell to 10th highest in winning percentage in the years between Elway and Manning. However in those 13 years, they were .500 or better in 10 of those years with 5 trips to the playoffs. We know the Manning years and it wasn't until 2016 that the franchise took a true downward spiral, putting up 3 consecutive losing seasons for the first time since Bowlen bought the team in the early 80s. Sure, the last 6 years have been brutal with 5 of those years being consecutive losing seasons. So, yeah recent history sucks, but throughout my lifetime, they've been a winning organization pretty consistently. Last edited by Mile High Mania; 08-10-2022 at 11:05 AM.. |
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#45609 |
The Seated Villain
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Seattle
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So these guys were not great QBs:
Starr Favre Rodgers Bradshaw (certainly not by today's standards, but things were different in the 70s) Roethlisberger Montana Young Flacco (this I agree with) Dilfer (agree) Without those QBs the teams you listed have won 0 SBs. It looks to me that only the Ravens have won consistently without a great QB. |
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#45610 |
MVP
Join Date: Dec 2003
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The Broncos are the only franchise in NFL history to win a SuperBowl and then miss the playoffs for the next six years.
Culture is fluid and subject to change---one great draft choice can change an entire franchise's culture and outlook. Right now Denver's culture sucks. Can Russell change that? Possibly, but given that the Donkeys has missed the playoffs the last six years leaves plenty of room for doubt. |
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#45611 |
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Lawrence, KS
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#45612 |
The Seated Villain
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Seattle
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#45613 | |
Andy Reid Supporter
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Steelers identified Big Ben. Kordell Stewart was identified by them and went to the AFCCG. They drafted Bradshaw. They found Neil O’Donnel and went to a SB with him. The Packers found both Favre and Rodgers when nobody else thought much of them. They deserve massive credit for that. The Broncos fell into a whiny Elway who was “the greatest QB prospect ever” at the time. Then they fell into Manning who was a HOF before he ever put on a jersey. They can’t find any real talent themselves. They never have. |
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#45614 |
Abolish The Salary Cap!
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Culture Builders
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#45615 |
Bono & Grbac wasn't enough
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sioux City, IA
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Ya, that Walmart has quite the culture...
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