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When you look at the NFL throughout the SuperBowl Era, one prominent feature of a champion comes across loud and clear. Most often, a team or two will dominate a decade they will be the perennial Superbowl winners, leaving all other 'conteders' to the relics of history. Often, only these winners are remembered, and those other contenders and their players are left behind as an asterisks on the bottom of a page, nothing more than a historical footnote. When you examine the qualities of Dynasties, a few prominent features become evident and from this study, one could see the ingredients necessary to build a Dynasty. Moreover, we can see which teams are on the horizon and destined for such glory.
Ingredients for a Dynasty:
1) Great QB: Without Questions all Dynasties had a Great Qb from Bart Star, to Bradshaw, to Montana, to Aikman, to Brady. All of these guys are Hall of Famers or future HOFs.
2) Great Lines: Defensive and Offensive Lines were top of league
3) WR/RB: In the early days they had great RB like Franco Harris, Roger Craig, E. Smith, Lin Swan, J. Rice, M. Irvin, recently Pats had Dillion, Walker, Moss, etc...
4) Great Defenses: Defenses that could pass rush, stop the run/pass, elite Ds. I feel that that is the difference between the Pats teams than one SB and the ones that lost SBs, defense.
5) Great Coaching: they had the premier coach of the era (B. Belicheck, J. Johnson, C. Noll, B. Walsh, V. Lombardi, T. Lombardi, etc.)
Teams on the Dynasty Horizon:
1. Green Bay: Have great QB, Coach, etc... already won a SB
2. Giants: Already won 2 SB, have future HOF QB/Coach, good WR, great D-Line
3. Eagles: great Coach, Defense, all comes down to QB.
Future Looks Bright:
4. Detroit: I know seems strange but they have a QB that threw over 5,000yards! Great WR, good coach, but their defense is awful. No matter, they have the key pieces of a champion: QB. Will they get the rest?
5. Carolina: Imagine if Cam improves? He was the best rookie QB of all time! If there is zero improvement in his game, he would already be a top Qb. With a little improvement he can be a great QB. The major piece is in place, improving the lines, and weapons is next, but they have time.
6. Colts/Redskins: They drafted best 2 QBs to come out in a decade. If these two guys are as good as advertised, look for them to become perennial contenders. See P. Manning's 12 winning season's as a reference point.
7. Cincinnati: they are getting many of the pieces and are a very young team. It will all come down to Dalton and Coaching.
Future Footnotes:
1. Atlanta: sure they have a QB, somehow he does not excite me the way a John Elway did. He reminds more more of a Drew Bledsoe type.
2. Baltimore: they might win a SB before its all said and done. for that they will be remembered but I do not see them becoming a Dynasty
3. Chargers: only if they had better coaching. The Qb is good, very good, maybe great but he is approaching 30 and time is running out. Don't see a Dynasty. If they change coaches, a SB might be possible but its too late for much more.
4. Houston: Day late and a dollar short. Are they a good team? Sure. Are they the next Dynasty? No
5. Dallas: don't see them wining a SB but anything is possible. they have talent, but no way they become a Dynasty.
6. 49ers: Simply, NO QB! Comes down to that and that alone. Secondly, I don't see how they get a HOF QB. They might win a SB sort of like the Ravens did in 2000, but that Ravens team never made it back to the big show.
Other SB Winners
1. Steelers: are 1/2 for SB in this decade, sure they might win another but that won't make them a Dynasty plus they are getting old.
2. Saints: won one SB and Brees is getting older. There is little time left to become a Dynasty, plus it looks like this year is already a loss.
How do the Bills Stack up?
QB: average: if the Bills are ever to become relevant, that is a Dynasty, they need a HOF QB.
Lines: Improving but not Dynasty Caliber
Wr/Rb: ""
Defense: bellow average
Coaching: avereage
Conclusion: Unless the Bills somehow land the next big Top QB, they virtually have no chance of becoming a Dynasty.
Ingredients for a Dynasty:
1) Great QB: Without Questions all Dynasties had a Great Qb from Bart Star, to Bradshaw, to Montana, to Aikman, to Brady. All of these guys are Hall of Famers or future HOFs.
2) Great Lines: Defensive and Offensive Lines were top of league
3) WR/RB: In the early days they had great RB like Franco Harris, Roger Craig, E. Smith, Lin Swan, J. Rice, M. Irvin, recently Pats had Dillion, Walker, Moss, etc...
4) Great Defenses: Defenses that could pass rush, stop the run/pass, elite Ds. I feel that that is the difference between the Pats teams than one SB and the ones that lost SBs, defense.
5) Great Coaching: they had the premier coach of the era (B. Belicheck, J. Johnson, C. Noll, B. Walsh, V. Lombardi, T. Lombardi, etc.)
Teams on the Dynasty Horizon:
1. Green Bay: Have great QB, Coach, etc... already won a SB
2. Giants: Already won 2 SB, have future HOF QB/Coach, good WR, great D-Line
3. Eagles: great Coach, Defense, all comes down to QB.
Future Looks Bright:
4. Detroit: I know seems strange but they have a QB that threw over 5,000yards! Great WR, good coach, but their defense is awful. No matter, they have the key pieces of a champion: QB. Will they get the rest?
5. Carolina: Imagine if Cam improves? He was the best rookie QB of all time! If there is zero improvement in his game, he would already be a top Qb. With a little improvement he can be a great QB. The major piece is in place, improving the lines, and weapons is next, but they have time.
6. Colts/Redskins: They drafted best 2 QBs to come out in a decade. If these two guys are as good as advertised, look for them to become perennial contenders. See P. Manning's 12 winning season's as a reference point.
7. Cincinnati: they are getting many of the pieces and are a very young team. It will all come down to Dalton and Coaching.
Future Footnotes:
1. Atlanta: sure they have a QB, somehow he does not excite me the way a John Elway did. He reminds more more of a Drew Bledsoe type.
2. Baltimore: they might win a SB before its all said and done. for that they will be remembered but I do not see them becoming a Dynasty
3. Chargers: only if they had better coaching. The Qb is good, very good, maybe great but he is approaching 30 and time is running out. Don't see a Dynasty. If they change coaches, a SB might be possible but its too late for much more.
4. Houston: Day late and a dollar short. Are they a good team? Sure. Are they the next Dynasty? No
5. Dallas: don't see them wining a SB but anything is possible. they have talent, but no way they become a Dynasty.
6. 49ers: Simply, NO QB! Comes down to that and that alone. Secondly, I don't see how they get a HOF QB. They might win a SB sort of like the Ravens did in 2000, but that Ravens team never made it back to the big show.
Other SB Winners
1. Steelers: are 1/2 for SB in this decade, sure they might win another but that won't make them a Dynasty plus they are getting old.
2. Saints: won one SB and Brees is getting older. There is little time left to become a Dynasty, plus it looks like this year is already a loss.
How do the Bills Stack up?
QB: average: if the Bills are ever to become relevant, that is a Dynasty, they need a HOF QB.
Lines: Improving but not Dynasty Caliber
Wr/Rb: ""
Defense: bellow average
Coaching: avereage
Conclusion: Unless the Bills somehow land the next big Top QB, they virtually have no chance of becoming a Dynasty.
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