The_Philster
11-09-2003, 11:14 AM
Nothing seems to last anymore in the parity-driven NFL.
In the last five years, 26 of the league's 32 teams have been in the playoffs. Thirty of the 60 teams that reached the playoffs from 1997 to 2001 failed to return the next season.
Tampa Bay beat Oakland in the Super Bowl last January, but both teams could miss the playoffs. The Raiders are 2-6 and forced by injuries to start former Bears bust Rick Mirer at quarterback. The Buccaneers (4-4) have yet to win two games in a row....
more (http://www.suntimes.com/output/football/cst-spt-nfl07.html)
In the last five years, 26 of the league's 32 teams have been in the playoffs. Thirty of the 60 teams that reached the playoffs from 1997 to 2001 failed to return the next season.
Tampa Bay beat Oakland in the Super Bowl last January, but both teams could miss the playoffs. The Raiders are 2-6 and forced by injuries to start former Bears bust Rick Mirer at quarterback. The Buccaneers (4-4) have yet to win two games in a row....
more (http://www.suntimes.com/output/football/cst-spt-nfl07.html)