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The overall odds of winning a SB is 1 in 32 because there are 32 teams that compete each season.
Therefore, an "average" team should win a SB every 32 years.
The Dallas Cowboys have won 5 Super Bowls in 62 years. So, even if the Cowboys do not win a 6th in the next 130 years, they will still have won their fair share.
Does that make anyone feel better?
Didn't think so.
I agree with your approach with the exception of one caveat. They amount of resources and effort Jerry can bring to his SuperBowl campaign can rarely be matched by any other owner save a few. He is part of the upper echelon of franchises who are working with better tools and more resources.
He should be able to swing the odds more in his favour as compared to the Bengals, Browns, Saints, Buccaneers, Chargers, Seahawks, Vikings, Lions, etc. Perennial sad sacks.
But for some reason we have ended up joining the sad sack army. The franchise is still a great franchise. We can even be better. Plus 1 in 32 doesn't have to be our reality if we don't want it to be.
It certainly hasn't been the case for the Patriots and Steelers. Heck even in a small sampling of 20 years the Rams are doing better than us. They have gone to 4 Superbowls and won two.
We have to be asking better questions of ourselves if we actually want to see an improvement.