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Comparing Dallas & Super Bowl Winning Franchises' Wins Per Year During The Jerry Jones Era
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Yeah, I remember when I first discovered Excel's graphing functions. 
I'm even worse. I used several Excel functions to rate each Cowboys regular season using a weighted formula based on their season record, and defensive and offensive rankings in both points and yardage in addition to their ranking in turnover margin.
I can tell you that a few more recent teams had better seasons than some of those that went to a Super Bowl.
The 2021 regular season was better than three SB regular seasons and the 2007 season was better than two of them.
The Cowboys had the potential. They just didn't get it done.
I'm even worse. I used several Excel functions to rate each Cowboys regular season using a weighted formula based on their season record, and defensive and offensive rankings in both points and yardage in addition to their ranking in turnover margin.
I can tell you that a few more recent teams had better seasons than some of those that went to a Super Bowl.
The 2021 regular season was better than three SB regular seasons and the 2007 season was better than two of them.
The Cowboys had the potential. They just didn't get it done.
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Can't just do a straight up comparison like that as the league has gone through many rules changes in that time.Yeah, I remember when I first discovered Excel's graphing functions.
I'm even worse. I used several Excel functions to rate each Cowboys regular season using a weighted formula based on their season record, and defensive and offensive rankings in both points and yardage in addition to their ranking in turnover margin.
I can tell you that a few more recent teams had better seasons than some of those that went to a Super Bowl.
The 2021 regular season was better than three SB regular seasons and the 2007 season was better than two of them.
The Cowboys had the potential. They just didn't get it done.
Plus, none of the recent teams has ever come close to the old eyeball test compared to the 1993 team. I've seen em all since the late 1970s and no team was ever better than the 1993 Cowboys. I don't care what team from what era you choose, that 93 Cowboys team beats anybody 2 out of 3 times.
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Yeah, I remember when I first discovered Excel's graphing functions.
I'm even worse. I used several Excel functions to rate each Cowboys regular season using a weighted formula based on their season record, and defensive and offensive rankings in both points and yardage in addition to their ranking in turnover margin.
I can tell you that a few more recent teams had better seasons than some of those that went to a Super Bowl.
The 2021 regular season was better than three SB regular seasons and the 2007 season was better than two of them.
The Cowboys had the potential. They just didn't get it done.
Recently, an observation has been posted repeatedly. It states how many wins the 2021 and 2022 teams have accumulated. This was pointed out as an assurance for how well the team shall perform this season.
The previous two seasons’ have been overseen by Jerry Jones and stated as a measure of his capability as a general manager also. So, in fairness, I charted ALL wins per season won throughout his
IF it can be assumed Jones can be accredited for the last two ‘successful’ seasons according to wins during that span, it is also applicable for him to be acknowledged for how many games have been won each season since he made himself general manager—in comparison to what multiple general managers have helped their franchises accomplish during the same period. Specifically, other general managers, through combined trial-and-error, have overseen Super Bowl winning teams just like him.
I think it can be concluded (using this specific criteria as a determining factor) Jones has not been so exceptional as a general manager over time, that he can escape justifiable criticism from preventing knowledgeable qualified GM candidates to do what he has done and potentially better than him. Additionally, total wins, even all games won over the short-term, cannot be held as a reliable guarantee for achieving a future championship goal.
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I did all that while drinking PBR.
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Good stuff …that’s a lot of work and compiled info.
Here’s a historical comparison . The last time the Cowboys ran together two similar successful consecutive seasons without a deeper run in the playoffs was 1968 and 1969. We went 12-2 and 11-2-1 losing in 1st round of playoffs both times to the Browns .
The difference is we had just come off two NFL title losses to Packers and would reach the Super Bowl the following 2 seasons .
We shall see what the next couple seasons bring us but it f we don’t have any more success in the playoffs this could be the most successful regular season team in Cowboys history without advancing further in the playoffs.
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I will not argue with an expert.
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OMG. MY EYE MY EYES...I can't see straight. I am dizzy with all the ziggy saggiesEach graphic shows how Cowboys wins per season compared with other franchises (headed usually by multiple GMs during the stretch) that won at least one championship since 1989:
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Stare at your avatar for approximately three minutes without blinking. The zigzags will permanently disappear if done correctly. If not, Rowdy will be burned into your retinas for life. Good luck!
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I don't compare teams to other teams in different years. I compared them to how the other teams did that same season. I suppose you could say that they are ranked according to how they compared to other teams to the degree that they better or worse.
Each team is rated per year since 1970, when the AFL and NFL merged. That's 53 years so there are 53 teams ranked #1 in scoring offense, 53 teams ranked #2 and so forth and so forth.
As I mentioned, there are 6 measurements involved. Won/loss comparison is 50%, the other 5 are 10% each. Now, let's say two teams from different years have a 12-4 record. One might be the 2nd best record that year, another might be the 5th best record that year. My formula ranks them accordingly. The first example was obviously a more difficult season.
In this way, we are comparing apples to apples.
Has a team ever ranked #1 in every category? No, but a few came oh so close!
The 1972 team, ranked #1 overall in every season for every team, was 14-0, ranked #1 in scoring offense, yardage, points allowed and yardage allowed. They were ranked #2 that season in takeaway/turnover margin.
The 2nd place 1973 Los Angelos Rams was also ranked #1 in four out of five categories. They were ranked #4 in points allowed.
These Rams had recorded the 2nd best regular season and they did not make the playoffs. Who defeated them in the playoffs? It was the Dallas Cowboys. Back then the Cowboys were also kingslayers!