NoLuv4Jerry
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I got into it with a fried because he compared the New England Patriots to the Yankees. I asked why and he said because they are in contention to win every year...they lose players and just keep winning...their dynasty is more impressive because of free agency, salary cap etc....
First of all...because we live in the internet age....everything is magnified...and once a media outlet says something, it takes on a life of its own AND lazy journalism perpetuates it. However, it does HURT when Troy Aikman himself says their run was more impressive than ours. But because our run did not take palce during an era where the media coverage is in overdrive like it now, people don't fully grasp and/or have forgotten how dominant we were.
The Dallas Cowboys may have had there run before the dawn of free agency..BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN we kept everybody. How many KEY players or starters were on all 3 Super Bowl teams? These are the myths I am talking about. Alvin Harper was not on all 3 teams. Ken Norton Jr was not on all 3 teams. Mark Stepnoski was not on all 3 teams. Larry Allen was not on all 3 SB teams. James Washington was not on all 3 teams. Deion Sanders was not on all 3 teams. We had a DIFFERENT kicker for all 3 SB teams (more on that later) And last but NOT least and in fact MOST importantly, we DID not have the SAME Head coach, defensive coordinator and offensive coordintor on all 3 teams. Do you see where I am going with this?
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but has Bellicheck been there for all 3 SBs? Was Charlie Weiss there for all 3? Was Rome Crennel there for all 3? Not only that, had they all coached together before? Was McGinest there for all 3? Was Ty Law there for all 3? Was Vinaterri there for all 3? Was Brady there for all 3? Was Bruschi there for all 3? Again do you all see where I am going with this?
The Pats best asset (their coaching staff) was in place for ALL of their Super Bowls. They had THE SAME kicker, which they absolutley needed, when you consider they won ALL of their Super Bowls by a FG. Ty Law was there, sure he was injured for one, but so was Kevin Smith. And Erick Williams and Charles Haley were a shell of themselves dud to injureis by SB #3. So I do not want to here that excsue. In fact, just playing football was a miracle for Erick Williams. Willie McGinnest, Teffy Bruschi was there for all 3.
So when you look at our key players and theirs, which team was less in place for their Super Bowl run? And let's not forget we had to go through teams that actually won Super Bowls in the 90s to even GET TO THE Super Bowl. We had to beat the team of the 80s, the 49ers, that was littered with HOFers before we could even get to the big stage. We had to beat the Packers, another team that went to 2 Super Bowls in the 90s and had some HOF players on their teams, to even get to the Super Bowl. And we won our Super Bowls by a large margin against a team that went to 4 straight Super Bowls and has some HOFers on it.
The Pats beat the mighty expansion Carolina Panthers led by Jake Delhome BY A FG! The Pats beat the Rams led by grocery store clerk Kurt Warner by a FG. And they beat the Eagles ( an impresive win)...but STILL BY A FG. When they beat Jim Kelly (HOFer)..Bruce Smith (HOFer)...Thurman Thomas (probable HOFer) Marv Levy (HOFer)...Andre Reed (probably HOFer)..come talk to me. When they go through Steve Young (HOFer) every year to get to the SB..come and talk to me. When they go through Brett Favre (probable HOFer) come talk to me. When they go through Reggie White (HOFer) come talk to me. And when they LOSE their ENTIRE coaching staff and grab an out of work college wishbone coach off the couch and win a SB come and talk to me.
Not minimiziing their dynasty, but just trying to break down the myths and remind everyone that is in doubt (including you Troy Aikman) that contrary to popular belief we actually had more significant roster/coaching staff fluctuaitions and still won SBs by larger margins
First of all...because we live in the internet age....everything is magnified...and once a media outlet says something, it takes on a life of its own AND lazy journalism perpetuates it. However, it does HURT when Troy Aikman himself says their run was more impressive than ours. But because our run did not take palce during an era where the media coverage is in overdrive like it now, people don't fully grasp and/or have forgotten how dominant we were.
The Dallas Cowboys may have had there run before the dawn of free agency..BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN we kept everybody. How many KEY players or starters were on all 3 Super Bowl teams? These are the myths I am talking about. Alvin Harper was not on all 3 teams. Ken Norton Jr was not on all 3 teams. Mark Stepnoski was not on all 3 teams. Larry Allen was not on all 3 SB teams. James Washington was not on all 3 teams. Deion Sanders was not on all 3 teams. We had a DIFFERENT kicker for all 3 SB teams (more on that later) And last but NOT least and in fact MOST importantly, we DID not have the SAME Head coach, defensive coordinator and offensive coordintor on all 3 teams. Do you see where I am going with this?
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but has Bellicheck been there for all 3 SBs? Was Charlie Weiss there for all 3? Was Rome Crennel there for all 3? Not only that, had they all coached together before? Was McGinest there for all 3? Was Ty Law there for all 3? Was Vinaterri there for all 3? Was Brady there for all 3? Was Bruschi there for all 3? Again do you all see where I am going with this?
The Pats best asset (their coaching staff) was in place for ALL of their Super Bowls. They had THE SAME kicker, which they absolutley needed, when you consider they won ALL of their Super Bowls by a FG. Ty Law was there, sure he was injured for one, but so was Kevin Smith. And Erick Williams and Charles Haley were a shell of themselves dud to injureis by SB #3. So I do not want to here that excsue. In fact, just playing football was a miracle for Erick Williams. Willie McGinnest, Teffy Bruschi was there for all 3.
So when you look at our key players and theirs, which team was less in place for their Super Bowl run? And let's not forget we had to go through teams that actually won Super Bowls in the 90s to even GET TO THE Super Bowl. We had to beat the team of the 80s, the 49ers, that was littered with HOFers before we could even get to the big stage. We had to beat the Packers, another team that went to 2 Super Bowls in the 90s and had some HOF players on their teams, to even get to the Super Bowl. And we won our Super Bowls by a large margin against a team that went to 4 straight Super Bowls and has some HOFers on it.
The Pats beat the mighty expansion Carolina Panthers led by Jake Delhome BY A FG! The Pats beat the Rams led by grocery store clerk Kurt Warner by a FG. And they beat the Eagles ( an impresive win)...but STILL BY A FG. When they beat Jim Kelly (HOFer)..Bruce Smith (HOFer)...Thurman Thomas (probable HOFer) Marv Levy (HOFer)...Andre Reed (probably HOFer)..come talk to me. When they go through Steve Young (HOFer) every year to get to the SB..come and talk to me. When they go through Brett Favre (probable HOFer) come talk to me. When they go through Reggie White (HOFer) come talk to me. And when they LOSE their ENTIRE coaching staff and grab an out of work college wishbone coach off the couch and win a SB come and talk to me.
Not minimiziing their dynasty, but just trying to break down the myths and remind everyone that is in doubt (including you Troy Aikman) that contrary to popular belief we actually had more significant roster/coaching staff fluctuaitions and still won SBs by larger margins
