Has Parity Really Worked In The NFL?

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

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.

Case in point: The 2004 Redskins. #3 overall defense -- they stopped the run, the pass, and they were tough to score against.

Results? A 6-10 season. Even the greatest defenses won't stop a good or above average offense all day. At some point, there will be a breakdown somewhere, and when your offense can't score, it can take as little as 10-13 points to beat you.

Defense wins championships is the biggest myth out there.