Championshiporbust Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 From 1992 to 1997, these three quarterbacks and their teams ruled the NFC, winning Super Bowls after Super Bowl.....John Elway and the AFC stopped the streak in '97 winning a Super Bowl for the AFC since 1983-84.......Troy Aikman (DAL), Steve Young (SF) and Brett Favre (GB)....was the trio's rivalry good for the league? They would face each other for the right to go to the Super Bowl each year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) It really wasn't that long of a period from when you specified. I'm curious as to why you spotlighted these three, because this was already in the middle of a streak when the NFC was winning Super Bowls. Packers/Cowboys got back on top, but before it was the 49ers, Redskins, Bears, and Giants anyway. I guess the one outlier before 1992 was the 49ers being the only team not playing musical chairs with their QB (well almost), but still, the NFC was already dominating, and continued so into the salary cap era. I don't mind every once in a while seeing one, two, or three teams dominate the league for a while. I can see the argument where someone believes it's boring, and that there isn't enough competition. At the same time, I do like to see greatness, and if we take away circumstances where a team dominates for a few years, then I feel like we'd all be okay with never witnessing that kind of greatness. No 1990's Cowboys, 1980's 49ers, 1970's Steelers, 2000's/2010's Patriots, etc. Or like in the NBA the 1990's Bulls, 1980's Lakers/Celtics. Edited June 7, 2021 by TecmoSuperJoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 It was the NFC from 1984-1996 It was really just Dallas and SF from 1992-1995 (Green Bay was just fodder before 1995) The weirdest thing about that rivalry was that the 49ers helped create it by giving Charles Haley to Dallas Trade a turd, but not to a playoff team in your conference The Eagles had to play all those guys almost every year. They even woodshedded a bunch of them (40-8ers) but could not compete in the playoffs. Joe had that insane comeback in Philly as well in 88 maybe? It was not fun as an Eagles fan but the Giants / 49ers / DC Team / 85 Bears / Cowboys was great for the league. Huge market teams and the number 1 fanbase team giving everyone reasons to love or hate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontTazeMeBro Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Well it’s 3 of them. Right now in the AFC it seems to just be one and that guy just replaced the last guy who was just one. So idk about good but I wouldn’t call it bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheatieMan Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) Boring was Brady/Manning and Steelers Ravens every year (that at least restored a defensive semblance to the game). Small markets and evolution to a pass friendlier game. Penalties galore. Football sucked *** from 2002-2006. And it continued to be more of the same in the AFC for another decade with Manning going to Denver. The NFC play picked up a bit with the rise of Rodgers/Legion of Boom but I’m not sure we’ll be talking about the current eras the same way we speak of the old NFC era. Edited June 8, 2021 by WheatieMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoleINGout Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 21 hours ago, SkippyX said: It was not fun as an Eagles fan but the Giants / 49ers / DC Team / 85 Bears / Cowboys was great for the league. just hit with a wave of nostalgia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightime Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 8 hours ago, WheatieMan said: Boring was Brady/Manning and Steelers Ravens every year (that at least restored a defensive semblance to the game). Small markets and evolution to a pass friendlier game. Penalties galore. Football sucked *** from 2002-2006. And it continued to be more of the same in the AFC for another decade with Manning going to Denver. The NFC play picked up a bit with the rise of Rodgers/Legion of Boom but I’m not sure we’ll be talking about the current eras the same way we speak of the old NFC era. The AFC of the 2010s more resembles the 1990s NFC than the current NFC does AFC went from Colts, Patriots, Steelers, Ravens, Broncos, to Chiefs, Patriots, Ravens. Now at the start of the 2020s the Bills, Chiefs, Browns, and Ravens all appear to be strong teams. I expect they will be for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile the dominant teams in the NFC seem to change almost every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Nightime said: The AFC of the 2010s more resembles the 1990s NFC than the current NFC does AFC went from Colts, Patriots, Steelers, Ravens, Broncos, to Chiefs, Patriots, Ravens. Now at the start of the 2020s the Bills, Chiefs, Browns, and Ravens all appear to be strong teams. I expect they will be for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile the dominant teams in the NFC seem to change almost every year. Until proven otherwise, the only completely dominant team in the AFC is the Chiefs. Bills/Ravens/Browns all need to show more and on a consistent basis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlenlyKenny Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Those rivalries were good for the league imo. There good rivalries when you think about Steven young with likely the best wide receiver of all time, Troy aikmen with a great offensive line and a great running back, and Brett Favre the gunslinger, who became one of the most prolific quarterbacks that ever played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Aikman wasn’t on the same planet as the other two. His team was just absurdly loaded in a pre salary cap era. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/7/2021 at 1:17 AM, SkippyX said: It was the NFC from 1984-1996 I was today years old when I was told/realized this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awsi Dooger Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 The AFC was a boring insulting pantyhose passing conference for more than a decade. It was disgraceful football. I was betting sports in Las Vegas and savored those dependable massacres. Then it was such a downer when it ended. Felt totally unfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, MWil23 said: Aikman wasn’t on the same planet as the other two. His team was just absurdly loaded in a pre salary cap era. Le sigh. I hate this take. And its absolutely false. Aikman had, by far, the worst offensive system for a QB. It was a timing based system that relied on 7 step drops and precision routes for passing, and handing the ball off 25 times when not passing. It was antiquated even by 1990 standards and led to 8 reported concussions. If you switched Aikman and Montana or Young, I guarantee he puts up insane numbers and trophies. Troy was Tom Brady, if Tom Brady was put in a crappy offensive system with crazy coaching turnover. Also - Aikman joined by far the worst team in the NFL and it returned to dysfunctional after about 4 years. So give me a break with "absurdly loaded". Edited June 18, 2021 by Matts4313 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D82 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Matts4313 said: Le sigh. I hate this take. And its absolutely false. Aikman had, by far, the worst offensive system for a QB. It was a timing based system that relied on 7 step drops and precision routes for passing, and handing the ball off 25 times when not passing. It was antiquated even by 1990 standards and led to 8 reported concussions. If you switched Aikman and Montana or Young, I guarantee he puts up insane numbers and trophies. Troy was Tom Brady, if Tom Brady was put in a crappy offensive system with crazy coaching turnover. Also - Aikman joined by far the worst team in the NFL and it returned to dysfunctional after about 4 years. So give me a break with "absurdly loaded". He was money in the postseason as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrantikRam Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/8/2021 at 5:57 AM, Nightime said: The AFC of the 2010s more resembles the 1990s NFC than the current NFC does AFC went from Colts, Patriots, Steelers, Ravens, Broncos, to Chiefs, Patriots, Ravens. Now at the start of the 2020s the Bills, Chiefs, Browns, and Ravens all appear to be strong teams. I expect they will be for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile the dominant teams in the NFC seem to change almost every year. Aside from the Chiefs, the AFC has also shuffled at the top the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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