The Ring

[Canada]

Well Chief31...I'm waiting!! :)

[Guru]

To be a Super Bowl contender both sides of the ball must be developed; you can't build an offense and neglect the defense and vise versa, and it's going to take more then a couple of seasons. This was really my only complaint of the Vermeil era; it was also my "chief" complaint of the Schottenheimer era as well.

Maybe you should look at the 2000 Ravens again.

[Canada]

The 2000 Ravens were the 14th ranked offence in the league. We were the 32nd ranked defence for how long? They were still a somewhat balanced team. Isn't that the year that Jamal Lewis ran for over 2000 yrds as well?

[chief31]

The 2000 Ravens were the 14th ranked offence in the league. We were the 32nd ranked defence for how long? They were still a somewhat balanced team. Isn't that the year that Jamal Lewis ran for over 2000 yrds as well?

That was a team that won a Super Bowl with one side of the ball. You could show any numbers, that you like, Fact is, the defense was so good, that they gave their offense more possessions, to gain a few more yards. In the postseason, the defense, combined with their special teams, scored more points, than their offense did.

The Ravens were, by far, the most one-sided team, that I have ever seen win a Super Bowl.

[Canada]

I am not denying that the were a very defensive team, but the fact remains that they had an offence ranked in the top half of the league. If the Chiefs in the Vermeil era had a top half ranked defence then we would have won more games (playoff). If that Ravens offence had been ranked 32nd, they would not have won the superbowl.

[Chiefster]

Maybe you should look at the 2000 Ravens again.

I have reiterated before that the 2000 Ravens are a marked exception.

[Canada]

That was a team that won a Super Bowl with one side of the ball. You could show any numbers, that you like, Fact is, the defense was so good, that they gave their offense more possessions, to gain a few more yards. In the postseason, the defense, combined with their special teams, scored more points, than their offense did.

The Ravens were, by far, the most one-sided team, that I have ever seen win a Super Bowl.

I do agree with you there, but they still had some balance. And the Tampa Bay Bucaneer were pretty much the same.

[Chiefster]

I was pretty much under the impression that the Super Bowl winners were the one team that paid the refs the most. :p
j/k

[chief31]

I was pretty much under the impression that the Super Bowl winners were the one team that paid the refs the most. :p
j/k

The only team that I know of, to have accomplished a Super Bowl victory, in that way, was the Cows Vs the Steelers.

[Chiefster]

The only team that I know of, to have accomplished a Super Bowl victory, in that way, was the Cows Vs the Steelers.

Heck; I don't even remember which SB that was.