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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Not sure about parity argument, there are alot of bad teams in the NFL. Remember that there's only 12 playoff spots out of 32 teams.
The Edmonton Oilers include, Oakland, Houston, Detroit, Cleveland, Miami, Arizona, Green Bay, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Minnesota,... that's alot already.
There's much more parity in the NHL than in the NFL. (that is until the Ducks win like 3 out of 5 cups and drives Bettman nuts  )
You'll see the usual suspects in the playoffs.. NE, Indy, SD, Denver, Baltimore, Chicago, Seattle, NO, Philly. Cowboys. |
I woudn't call Baltimore, Chicago, Seattle or NO usual suspects. NO was a joke untill last year. Maybe some of those teams recently. But you won't see the Dynasty teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers under Chuck Knoll or the 49ers under Bill Walsh dominate for a decade anymore. The exception being New England of course.
One of those poor teams you mentioned will come out of the blue this season. One team usually does. Optimism is high in Arizona, for instance.