Chuck 54
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I actually don't think a team has to win every super bowl to be a dynasty...nor do you have to be the best team.
During our run of appearing in 17 straight postseasons back in the day, I would consider us a dynasty even when we struggled to reach and win the super bowl.
Great players come and go....when you win with guys like Aikman, Smith, and IRvin, and then go in the crapper for 15 years afterwards, I have a hard time viewing the Cowboys as a dynasty...they were simply a great team for a few years.
But when you are a perennial playoff team, even as star players come and go, even when people say you have no chance because you lost a star RB, QB, WR, or because your defense or OL is in transition, I consider that a dynasty because your organization is too good to lose.
I hate to admit it, but even though they've never won the big one, I view Philly and Andy Reid as a minor dynasty <ducking> because they keep reloading and winning with a questionable RB who's more of a 3rd down guy, WR's that people always have to look up their names, etc. etc.
I think the common denominator is having a great coach. The great coaches seem to win with and develop whatever players they have. What's the old line? "He can take his and beat yours, and he can take yours and beat his."
The Dallas Cowboys have had a long tradition of gutsy talented QB's, star RB's, big play WR's (though not always stars), solid OL play, and defenses that are sometimes dominant, sometimes just opportunistic, smart playmakers, and most importantly, great coaching. Landry built a true dynasty. Jimmy Johnson built another one that was diffused by poor coaching and a series of bad drafts.
Bill Parcells has supposedly built a better team...hmmm...just how good is very questionable...but...
While it's true the players play, and no coach has ever thrown a block, pass, or made a tackle or catch, I think coaching is highly under-rated today...great coaches find ways to win and develop players. The choice of coach to succeed Bill Parcells, whenever that is, is going to be more important than any draft choice or FA pickup, imo...We are at a crossroads where our next coach will either finish the job Parcells has begun or be at the helm while the ship slips back down into the murky water of mediocrity.
During our run of appearing in 17 straight postseasons back in the day, I would consider us a dynasty even when we struggled to reach and win the super bowl.
Great players come and go....when you win with guys like Aikman, Smith, and IRvin, and then go in the crapper for 15 years afterwards, I have a hard time viewing the Cowboys as a dynasty...they were simply a great team for a few years.
But when you are a perennial playoff team, even as star players come and go, even when people say you have no chance because you lost a star RB, QB, WR, or because your defense or OL is in transition, I consider that a dynasty because your organization is too good to lose.
I hate to admit it, but even though they've never won the big one, I view Philly and Andy Reid as a minor dynasty <ducking> because they keep reloading and winning with a questionable RB who's more of a 3rd down guy, WR's that people always have to look up their names, etc. etc.
I think the common denominator is having a great coach. The great coaches seem to win with and develop whatever players they have. What's the old line? "He can take his and beat yours, and he can take yours and beat his."
The Dallas Cowboys have had a long tradition of gutsy talented QB's, star RB's, big play WR's (though not always stars), solid OL play, and defenses that are sometimes dominant, sometimes just opportunistic, smart playmakers, and most importantly, great coaching. Landry built a true dynasty. Jimmy Johnson built another one that was diffused by poor coaching and a series of bad drafts.
Bill Parcells has supposedly built a better team...hmmm...just how good is very questionable...but...
While it's true the players play, and no coach has ever thrown a block, pass, or made a tackle or catch, I think coaching is highly under-rated today...great coaches find ways to win and develop players. The choice of coach to succeed Bill Parcells, whenever that is, is going to be more important than any draft choice or FA pickup, imo...We are at a crossroads where our next coach will either finish the job Parcells has begun or be at the helm while the ship slips back down into the murky water of mediocrity.
