
Originally Posted by
Craic
1 Superbowl victory
2 Superbowl bids
8-8 or better through a following rebuilding cycle
2 years or less between any playoff berth
in the years without playoffs, either lost playoff berth by tiebreaker or was the last team to miss the playoffs (highest team wins without making playoffs)
Tied to previous - competing every year for a playoff berth in December
One of the single biggest reasons we are continually competitive since the 1970s is the consistency of coaches. Turnover of coaches means turnover of scheme. Turnover of scheme means turnover of roster for new scheme (elements of...). Turnover of roster means another 3-5 years of rebuilding, since we do are still a "Build from the draft" mentality team.