Originally Posted by BlackOp:
Strong chance that the NFL PR machine helped concoct this flawed excuse.
The timeline doesnt hold up to scrutiny and would have been exposed had the internet been what it is today.
What were the NFL's options? They couldn't go back a replay two SBs...What about teams like the Steelers...that got beat in th AFCCG? How much lost revenue did that cost the city? What if fans start to lose interest?
It was a potential PR nightmare that had far reaching implications....so they attempted to squash it.
Anyone with common sense knows what the rub is...those SBs should have a asterisk.
Exactly right. Bowlen and company thought they'd could pull a fast one & get away with it and never come under any scrutiny of any kind until Al Davis surprised them & left them in desperate straits.
That timeline info that I posted was found by none other than myself, circa 2015, as I never bought into that "deferring payments to fund a new stadium" BS, and did a little bit of research and when I found it, I thought "you're BUSTED, Bowlen and all you Donktards"
As for the Donks so-called "SB wins", it's much more than an a asterisk -- anyone can rightfully discredit, dishonor, and discount them completely, as they simply were not earned in legit fashion on a level playing field.....cut and dried. [Reply]
Originally Posted by brdempsey69:
As for the Donks so-called "SB wins", it's much more than an a asterisk -- anyone can rightfully discredit, dishonor, and discount them completely, as they simply were not earned in legit fashion on a level playing field.....cut and dried.
Especially when their two most impactful players were the ones implicated...it's not far-fetched to say that without one of those two, they never reach either SB.
Bowlen knew it....and also knew Horseface only had a couple years left. They rolled the dice to see if they could invent a QB legacy...and it worked.
If he were asked if he would do it again...with a lie detector....he would say ab$olutely yes.
He made back 50-100 times those fines...at least.
The other record the deserves an asterisk is Mainnings 55 TDs while being jacked out on HGH..
That's another scandal theat the NFL PR team buried...along with PM sending goons to the whistleblower's house to intimidate him.
You NEVER hear that mentioned on sport talk shows...they memory-holed it. [Reply]
Funny thing about the "tougher road" argument is that the opposite is probably true. Adding a bunch more teams only spread the talent thinner and made individual teams weaker. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BroncoBuff:
You guys are classic.....
"The next time I'm wrong in this tread will be the first time!"
"You haven't proven me wrong about anything" ... "Disproven beyond the shadow of a doubt!"
Classic ...
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Somebody mentioned the 72 Dolphins somewhere ...
TRIVIA: Other than their 17-0 record, that team achieved and set a VERY impressive statistical record that can only be tied, never broken. What is it??
Coming from you that’s pretty funny. Mr. “Hey I know you guys are in a dynasty but remember the bad times back in the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s?”
I know you guys have 3 SB’s, but remember when Denver went over 35 years without ever knowing what it was like to win a championship? [Reply]
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
Especially when their two most impactful players were the ones implicated...it's not far-fetched to say that without one of those two, they never reach either SB.
Bowlen knew it....and also knew Horseface only had a couple years left. They rolled the dice to see if they could invent a QB legacy...and it worked.
If he were asked if he would do it again...with a lie detector....he would say ab$olutely yes.
He made back 50-100 times those fines...at least.
The other record the deserves an asterisk is Mannings 55 TDs while being jacked out on HGH..
That's another scandal threat the NFL PR team buried...along with PM sending goons to the whistleblower's house to intimidate him.
It's also not far-fetched to say that if Pete Rozelle would have been able to stay on as commissioner for another 10-15 years, and beyond the end of Elway's career, that Elway would've had to go the same route as Kelly and Marino and retire without any SB ring.
Manning's 55 TD's were oftentimes the result of illegal pick plays by Donks receivers and pushoffs, which Seattle's Legion of Boom figured out how to negate all that in SB 48.
As for Bowlen and Elway, they went the route they did, because of the loss to the Jags in the 1996 playoff game, and they knew Elway couldn't earn one in legit fashion on a level playing field, as he'd had 14 years worth of chances and 3 SB appearances (and stunk up the field worse than any QB in SB history that played in multiple SB games) & they needed to have the playing field tilted heavily in their favor by any means to get to any SB. [Reply]