Has Parity Really Worked In The NFL?

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Just to add, the NFL is definitely a QB driven league. The old cliche might be defense wins championships, but the reality doesn't seem to agree with that. I'll admit, I'm stealing this from Mike Greenberg this morning, I thought he made this great point.

Look at the 2 most dominant defenses from the modern era. The '85 Bears and the '00 Ravens. How many Super Bowls did they win combined? Two.

Now look at how many Super Bowls were won by teams led by the likes of Bradshaw, Aikman, Montana, and now Brady. Too many to even count on two hands.

QBs win championships in this league. It's no coincidence that when you have a team that juggles QB's year in and year out you're typically talking about a bad team.

I wonder how many of these great QB's had very stable and consistent o-lines? I know Aikmen had a some great linemen protecting him and opening up holes for Emmitt. Same with Young/Montanna. Gibbs' Hogs are the very definition of successful teams that were heavily dependent on offensive line cohesion, talent and stability.