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so yeah, I looked it up and basically having no salary cap until 1994, #1 through #6 can be accounted for in large part by just assemblign the best team money can buy. I remember the SF and Dallas teams specifically and thinking how unfair it was they got to just buy superbowls...keep their good players and pick from whatever superstars they wanted. The debartolos dumped wads of cash into those rings.
I was a little to young to remember the pittsburgh dynasty but with that much success I'm guessing they outspent their competition too.
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So really what we are talking about here is #7 & 8 - Denver and New england.....In my Mind, Denver's back-to-back appearances can be credited mainly to one guy: Terrell davis. He tore shit up...and was their key guy...broke 2000 yards the year of XXIII ...etc...jesus what a 6th round pick...LOL..terrel was a really special player for those years...I actually thought even then the days of a 2000 yard rusher might be gone...i hate the broncos but it was hard not to admire that guy..and shanahan was the brains of the operation.. I know denver had to go there a few times to get that 1st W..so experience matters a lot...
And of course NE had brady/belicheck... (jesus what a draft pick in brady)..not going into how special brady is, but he is the current GOAT until mahomes de-thrones him. Like patrick mahomes, he took his team to the AFC championships his 1st season as a starter..(but lost that game) ..... .gaining valuable experience....
So to answer your question: What does it take these days (post salary cap) to go to back-to-back super bowls?
- A special totally god-like player (check)
- Getting an absolute home run on a draft pick (check)
- Having a great coach (check)
- Playoff experience helps a lot with getting that 1st SB w (check)
We have everything...in my mind...we have absolutely everything we need...to do this multiple times...
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