The Dallas Cowboys, just like the Patriots, minus the 6 Super Bowl wins and 9 Super Bowl appearances in the last 18 years.
Exactly the same.
There is no one way to build a team. When we have an iconic coach like Bill, and the GOAT @ QB we can start comparing ourselves to the Patriots.
Oh we actually did have the greatest coach ever in Jimmy Johnson but dumb drunk Jerry pissed that away too.
Patriots win because of their culture, like I have said multiple times on this board and every great Management guy has said for years.. Culture eats strategy for breakfast. We have a culture of losing, a culture of
rewarding guys who cozy up to the ownership group. We fall in love with players, because of any reason and then we are forever attached at the hip.
The league has changed, you have to be aggressive in FA, go out and build the team for a 3 year window where you can compete for a SB. Look at the Rams, Eagles, Bears, Chiefs, now Browns and Colts. The list goes on and on.
The Seahawks from 2011-2015 are a great example they understood this CBA from the get go and went out and put together a great team. Took advantage of a cheap QB, and built up the team around him. The Eagles, Rams & Bears have take the same approach and it has honestly worked very well for them. We took the opposite approach and now we are stupid enough to pay Dak 25 million plus, one year early. Make the man earn his money, do no pay him early. I need to see more.