How does the NFL have parity?

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

You could make a list of what team will be in the playoffs for the next 3 years and you'll be like 98% correct

Why don't you do this and let's see how close to that 98% you get?

 

[Colin X]

Why don't you do this and let's see how close to that 98% you get?

I will then

 

[badboys11]

Like ten diffrent teams won sb last twenty years nba like 4

9 nba teams have won championships in the last 20 years

 

[KingsnBucs1987]

W

Patriots won. Broncos won. And the seahawks. Who won before then Who did i leave out?

Ravens won the year before Seattle did I think

 

[badboys11]

Ravens won the year before Seattle did I think

They did

 

[Cel 510 kid ados forever]

9 nba teams have won championships in the last 20 years

4 won the west i meant my bad

 

[Cel 510 kid ados forever]

I never said win the super bowl


I specifically stated teams that would make it into the playoffs.

New teams make it yearly

 

[badboys11]

4 won the west i meant my bad

9 nba teams and 9 nfl teams have won the championship in the past 20 years. cleveland and golden state tied it up

 

[BucciMane]

You could probably name all 16 playoff teams with their seeding order for the upcoming NBA season right now and be mostly right, and a lot more accurate than you would be for the 12 in the NFL without even trying the order

Bingo.

You will always have some top NFL team consistently making the playoffs, but the middle and lower seeds often differ.

 

[the next guy]

It doesn't. It has a one game playoff which is pretend parity.

 

[the next guy]

You could probably name all 16 playoff teams with their seeding order for the upcoming NBA season right now and be mostly right, and a lot more accurate than you would be for the 12 in the NFL without even trying the order

One of Ben Roth, Brady or Manning has repped the AFC at least once since 2000.

 

[resurrection]

One of Ben Roth, Brady or Manning has repped the AFC at least once since 2000.

Except Flacco in 2012 but yeah, I know that stat. The great players/teams eat in the NFL for long periods of time, this is true. That's just the nature of any sport/competition - the absolute best will rise to the top and stay there for a while barring catastrophic injury. But even if your franchise is great for decades, you can still be knocked out by a flash in the pan or a team on the rise. Even the P*ts went a full decade between their two different runs of SB's without winning a title because they kept getting knocked out by teams who were better that DAY, but not better as overall franchises.

And even given that you generally know who the 2 or 3 best teams will be leading up to any given season, whatever other predictions you make are going to be total crap shoots. Every single year, there are players and teams who rise and fall dramatically in the NFL. In the NBA, you have a pretty clear picture before any games are even played who is going to the best, then the next best, then the next best after that. And barring catastrophic injury, it is incredibly rare that any team or player dramatically over- or under-performs their preseason expectations

 

[badboys11]

Bingo.

You will always have some top NFL team consistently making the playoffs, but the middle and lower seeds often differ.

Define your league by mediocrity brehs

 

[badboys11]

Except Flacco in 2012 but yeah, I know that stat. The great players/teams eat in the NFL for long periods of time, this is true. That's just the nature of any sport/competition - the absolute best will rise to the top and stay there for a while barring catastrophic injury. But even if your franchise is great for decades, you can still be knocked out by a flash in the pan or a team on the rise. Even the P*ts went a full decade between their two different runs of SB's without winning a title because they kept getting knocked out by a team who was better that DAY, but not better as an overall franchise.

And even given that you generally know who the 2 or 3 best teams will be leading up to any given season, whatever other predictions you make are going to be total crap shoots. Every single year, there are players and teams who rise and fall dramatically in the NFL. In the NBA, you have a pretty clear picture before any games are even played who is going to the best, then the next best, then the next best after that. And barring catastrophic injury, it is incredibly rare that any team or player dramatically over- or under-performs their preseason expectations

Nobody predicted dallas in 11 or san antonio 14.

 

[KOBE]

There's like 70% roster turn over every year. It's the same reason football has become harder to follow. Hard to care about your guys when your team cuts everyone that isnt a qb/wr/all pro after 3 years.