Where Do the Patriots Rank in The Greatest NFL Dynasties?

[neverbend]

QB OTTO GRAHAM (AAFC: 1946-49, NFL: 1950-55)
Led the Browns to the championship game in each of his 10 seasons, winning four AAFC titles and three NFL championships… Led the AAFC in passing yards all four years and led the NFL in 1953 and 1955… Totaled a combined 23,584 career passing yards and 174 touchdowns in the AAFC and NFL… Also rushed for 46 career touchdowns… Registered a 57-13-1 (.810) record as a starter in the NFL… Selected to five consecutive Pro Bowls, from 1951-55… Uniform number 14 retired by the Browns… Enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1965.

WR DANTE LAVELLI (AAFC: 1946-49, NFL: 1950-56)
Helped the Browns to four consecutive AAFC championships, from 1946-49 and to NFL titles in 1950, 1954 and 1955. Selected to the Pro Bowl in 1952, 1954 and 1955… Nicknamed "Gluefingers"… Enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1975.

FB MARION MOTLEY (AAFC: 1946-49, NFL: 1950-53)
Helped the Browns to four consecutive AAFC championships from 1946-49 and to an NFL title in 1950… Career AAFC stats include 489 attempts for an AAFC all-time leading 3,024 yards with 31 touchdowns… Led the NFL in rushing in 1950… Selected to the 1951 Pro Bowl… Also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1955… Enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1968.

 

[TheComputerGroup]

There are 2 eras IMO, before salary cap & salary cap.........

The Patriots have done so much more with many different players at basically every position but qb during the salary cap era than any other NFL team, so IMO, they're #1 in the salary cap era.......& I know it was harder to win 4 bowls the way Belichick & Brady have with revolving players.

So with that said, into, its between the 49ers with Montana with his 4 bowls & all 4 wins w/o any interceptions, that is really good.........

Would live to see the Patriots with Brady in their prime vs the 49ers & Montana in their prime.

49ers of the 80's had a great team & the rules were a lot different as well........you could actually hit a qb back then, along with the Steelers of the 70's & Dallas of the 90's........

IMO, out of all 4 qbs, Brady is the whiner of the group.......

So, as far as dynasties go......

#1 49ers with Montana

#2 Patriots with Brady

#3 Steelers with Bradshaw

#4 Dallas with Aikman


Out of all 4 of those qbs, I've never heard anyone say I wanted to be like Bradshaw growing up........IMO, he had such great players around him, he just did enough to win the game .......helped to have the steel curtain defense.

 

[Acebb]

I find it funny and sad that people think Drew Brees and Peyton Manning are in the same class as Bart Starr and Otto Graham.

Hell neither of them are as good as Sonny Jurgensen.

 

[slapshot]

from 67-85 the best team wore Silver and Black

 

[5teamparlay]

Da Bears >>>> 1985 to 1985

 

[Betallsports]

Scott what is so funny?

Atleast you can go to a Pats game and enjoy the experience. As opposed to Miami where if you are wearing the wrong team colors they try to F you up in the parking lot. I'm surprised they don't sell Oxy at the hotdog stand there.

Pats game biggest nuisance is it is cold and in the middle of nowhere. Dolphins game biggest nuisance is someone might legitimately try to stab you.

You could go to a Dolphin game wearing a Jets Jersey no problem ... It's like going to a Red Sox game, there's just as many New Yorkers there

 

[PatsFan1283]

You could go to a Dolphin game wearing a Jets Jersey no problem ... It's like going to a Red Sox game, there's just as many New Yorkers there

yeah fighting in general is way up at NFL games (or maybe just recorded better in the era we live in)

although it does seem like with TVs getting better that a lot of people don't wanna bother going to games, then the wrong kinda people end up getting tickets. That is a purely anecdotal observation though.

 

[PatPatriot]

Jimmy Garappalo has as many rings as Peyton Manning and Brett Farve. Bwahahahaha

Let's see 4 world championships 6 afc championships 9 appearances in the afccg in 14 years. Not to mention by far the most regular season wins. No other team comes close.In relative terms of course it's a dynasty. I mean come on.

 

[doubledeuce22]

Scott what is so funny?

Atleast you can go to a Pats game and enjoy the experience. As opposed to Miami where if you are wearing the wrong team colors they try to F you up in the parking lot. I'm surprised they don't sell Oxy at the hotdog stand there.

Pats game biggest nuisance is it is cold and in the middle of nowhere. Dolphins game biggest nuisance is someone might legitimately try to stab you.

Always funny the guys fighting over a bunch of millionaires who couldn't care less about them..

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

Jimmy Garappalo has as many rings as Peyton Manning and Brett Farve. Bwahahahaha

Let's see 4 world championships 6 afc championships 9 appearances in the afccg in 14 years. Not to mention by far the most regular season wins. No other team comes close.In relative terms of course it's a dynasty. I mean come on.

Not true, Manning has more rings than the guy that has never taken an NFL snap. He has 3 AFC championship rings, 1 SB ring, 1 SEC championship ring, and 2 high school state champ. rings.

 

[5teamparlay]

This is New England’s second consecutive appearance in the Super Bowl, their third in four years, their fourth in seven years, and their eighth in the past sixteen years. It means that, on average, the Patriots will have appeared in the Super Bowl once every two years since 2002. They’ve won five Super Bowls in that time.

 

[BostonBettor]

As much as I like to root against the Pats, they are #1.

 

[JustinCruise]

#1

 

[CHOPTALK]

Jimmy Garappalo has as many rings as Peyton Manning and Brett Farve. Bwahahahaha

Let's see 4 world championships 6 afc championships 9 appearances in the afccg in 14 years. Not to mention by far the most regular season wins. No other team comes close.In relative terms of course it's a dynasty. I mean come on.

hes probably going to retire with more rings then brady

 

[ANOTHERDAY]

NE has also played in the worst division in the past 20 years

 

[CHOPTALK]

jimmy g gets another super bowl ring if the pats win in 2 weeks.
man that guy is awesome.
he so good he wins super bowls on his sofa

he can do on his sofa what marino could not do on the football field

hes so awesome the dos equis guy asked him for an autograph

 

[Willie99]

NE has also played in the worst division in the past 20 years

best record in their division
best record in their conference
best record in the NFL
best record in inter-conference play
best record in their conference outside their division
best record in the NFL outside their division

I won't waste my time with the post season accolades

anyway you slice it, they come out on top

 

[Willie99]

It's hard to win the greatest of the greatest arguments, all you can hope for is to be in the mix

and they're in the mix

and they did it in the era of free agency and salary caps,.they're an organization that manages at a different level

 

[slapshot]

Brady has played in 15% of Super Bowls :toast:

 

[phdinsports]

Right up there with Jon "Bones" Jones as the greatest pound for pound UFC fighter
Lance Armstrong and the Russian Olympic team! They're one of the best!