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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
Everybody's entitled to their own opinions.
My opinion is that a great organization would not have both a 6 year streak and a 5 year streak w/out a playoff appearance in a span of 15 years. That's not just mediocre...that's bad.
And you have to admit, for a franchise with a solid history, Denver has had more than its share of lopsided playoff losses. 60% of their playoff appearances (including Elway/Manning) have ended in losses of 17 points or more. Many have been well over 20 points.
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True, that's why they are called sports debates.
If we're being honest - the Steelers are probable the most stable and consistent franchise of all-time.
The 49ers and Packers are up there with them... Dallas was until the wheels fell off in the mid/late 90s and they've gone a quarter century without anything worth noting. The Cowboys, more than any other team in the last 25 years have done more to tarnish a culture of greatness that had been running wild for decades.
We can also judge the merits of playoff quality wins/losses in a different discussion. In order to advance to the playoffs, the team is winning to get there and winning to reach those SBs.
The Broncos are tied for 2nd overall in most SB appearances with 8 and that is 3 fewer than the Patriots and tied with the Steelers and Cowboys. The Broncos are tied for 4th with the most SB wins.
They have the 6th most wins since the NFL merger... considering they've had their droughts, that's a nice place to be sitting.
Now, they need to course correct things and avoid becoming the next Dallas Cowboys.
Since 1996 (25 years), the Cowboys have ...
> had 11 playoff appearances with a 4 and 11 record in the playoffs
> 9 double digit win seasons
> 8 sub .500 win seasons
It amazes me that the Steelers have had only 3 head coaches in my lifetime (51 years), that's crazy insane.