Every year they throw a party when the last undefeated team loses a game. As Super Bowl winners they were average at best.
2007-12-24 15:32:24 · 19 answers · asked by Billy B 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
All these super bowl winners are better than the 1972 Dolphins:
1966 Green Bay
1967 Green Bay
1971 Dallas
1973 Miami
1974 Pittsburg
1975 Pittsburg
1977 Dallas
1978 Pittsburg
1984 San Fran
1985 Chicago
1986 NY Giants
1989 San Fran
1992 Dallas
1993 Dallas
1994 San Fran
1998 Denver
1999 St. Louis
2003 New England
2004 New England
2007-12-24 16:18:21 · update #1
"you are really showing your ignorance here"..."are you dumb or what". Come on guys I expect much better from this site.
2007-12-24 16:23:25 · update #2
No. They were the 3rd best team of the 70's
I agree with you. As Super Bowl winners they were average at best.
Teams of the 70's
1)Steelers
2)Dallas
3)Miami
Better teams since the 70's
80's team 49ers
85 bears
90's team
Dallas
2k's
Patriots
2007-12-24 16:09:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lets be honest that they did go to the super bowl two years in a row, vowing to dominate after losing at the end of the 71 season to the Redskins in the super bowl. I am not saying that they compare to the teams of today, but they were tough.
The defense was rock solid, the running game was iron nosed, and the passing game was controlled. If you got them to make a mistake, you were one of the rare ones. I would give them a top 10 nod, somewhere around 8 or 9. Too many teams were even more impressive but a lot of super bowl teams were not as well.
2007-12-24 15:40:01 · answer #2 · answered by ODrisk 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
its hard to leave a team that never tasted defeat off of the top ten. i mean how much better could they have done? they didnt lose! that means they performed at a rate of 100% success. that is as good as it gets. are you understanding the words that are coming out of my mouth?
go pats
oh ya and mr cocky up there with the jab at patriots "dolphins did it without cheating." guess what? the 72 dolphins were docked a first round pick just like the 07 pats were so if your gonna call the pats cheaters include the dolphins in that category too
2007-12-24 16:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by negaduck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
8
2007-12-24 15:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They were not average at best...had the world football league not come along after the 73 season (our 2nd super bowl win) and taken csonka, kick, and warfield (2 hall of famers) we probably would have won the SB after the 74 season too, that would have made 4 SB appearanses in a row with3 wins...as it was we went 71, 72, and 73 winning the last two. Those teams were loaded with hall of famers; center, OL, QB, RB, WR, and the no name defense that was near the top of the league...in the perfect season SB win against the redskins they did not even manage one offensive point...no even a field goal....those were great teams...
2007-12-24 15:40:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, Simply because i believe every year high school football gets bigger starts, thus they go into college better and into the pros better. Not taking anything from the 72 dolphins which were a great team but the elway broncos of the late 90s and the cowboys of aikman in their superbowl runs were better.
72 fins are prob 9 or 10 if they are top 10 at all
2007-12-24 15:36:38 · answer #6 · answered by Jason White 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What more could they have done? What else would they have needed to do for you to realize that this is a question that didn't need to be asked. The players on their team may not have set individual records but as far as team play I would have to say that they dominated the NFL in 72 the likes of which has not been seen since.
2007-12-24 16:05:32 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Id say top 5 behind:
1985 Chicago
1978 Pittsburgh
1998 Denver
1993 Dallas
FYI, PittsburgH
2007-12-24 20:02:55 · answer #8 · answered by Best Answer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without question. They ran the table in the regular season and then went on to win the Super Bowl without a single defeat. That is something no other team has done. The Patriots may be well on their way to doing it this year -- but as great as their year has been, that is something they still have yet to accomplish.
That says something about how great that "average" team was.
2007-12-24 15:42:21 · answer #9 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think they are top 5. The only teams that were clearly better (for their time) in the SB era were the 85 Bears and the mid 70s Steelers. I guess you could argue a few others, but I think they're 3rd.
2007-12-24 15:48:22 · answer #10 · answered by rob 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋