I'm not sure what stance you're taking here.
I am saying, if someone wants to go back and compare stats, do not just say only go back 10 years or 20 years.
Yes the game is much different, and the rules have changed a lot to favor the offense. But football is still basically football.
So if you are going to compare, the you open up the entire history in some form. One just can't discard the 70's.
As Michael Irvin was saying on Collin Cowherd the other day. Everyone says , yeah but Dallas has not won in 25 years. Well, you just can't cut it off at 25 years. Go back to 1960, their first year. Or that was basically what he was saying.
It is like some used to get into the 1000 yard rushing. Jim Brown did it in 12 and 14 game schedules, others in 14, now 16 games. But yet it is still 1000 yards as that goal. But the record books do not have asterisks for such things. They do not have a column, 800 in 12 games, 1000 in 14, 1500 in 16.
So if someone wants to pick a player in a 4 year period, then do so, but there will always be another player that counters those stats. But don't put down that comparison. If one wants to counter it, give examples or an explanation. Just do not do a drive by shooting post.
To me they do not mean, if a player did that then, and a player does the now, makes them better or worse.
Sure I am frustrated with Jerry the last 25 years. Which really is not the past 25 years.
As did anyone truly think after the triplets were all gone, this team was going to continue to win SB's. No, it was going to take a good 5 years to get a team rebuilt, or more with the salary cap. Jerry screwed that up. And it took Garrett 3 or 4 seasons to get out of that hole. And then it really wasn't until this year they really got out of it. But that was mostly because of the contracts of Romo and Dez not being here.
But yet fans want to bring up that 25 year mark. To me I look at the past 4 to 5 years. Frustrated with Garrett and this staff, heck yes. But I won't bring up the past 25 years all the time, except do it in jest at times. High expectations to past SB wins, and not have sniffed the NFCCG, yes frustrated. But I am not going to dwell on it. Can't change it. So I look for the future, and possibilities not dwell on something I can't change.
Anyway, got off on a tangent, just woke up, 4 hours sleep, 1st cup of coffee, with nothing to do, but post on here today, as usual. Until the stock markets open, then I will still look on here. LOL.