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Originally Posted by pradaboy
Yeah I guess the draft system is a big part of this. I always assumed the top teams would attract star players after they run through their first contract but lots of players tend to re-sign.
It's just hard to see players with so much talent, breaking records, meanwhile knowing they will never have a SB ring.
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As I said in the NFL we don't have teams that stay good for 100 years in a row. For example
5 of the 12 teams that made the playoffs in 2009 did not make the playoffs in 2010.
4 of the 12 teams that made the playoffs in 2008 did not make the playoffs in 2009.
6 of the 12 teams that made the playoffs in 2007 did not make the playoffs in 2008.
6 of the 12 teams that made the playoffs in 2006 did not make the playoffs in 2007.
7 of the 12 teams that made the playoffs in 2005 did not make the playoffs in 2006.
So as you can see over the last 5 years about 47% of teams that make the playoffs don't make the playoffs the next year. In fact 25 of the 32 teams in the NFL have made the playoffs at least once in the last 5 years. That's 78%. Between 2000-2009 14 teams of 32 have gone to the Super Bowl. 9 different teams have won a super bowl in the last 12 years. So to say players KNOW they won't ever get to a super Bowl is a bit naive.
Also to say Adrian Peterson hasn't been on good team shows lack of knowledge. He's been in the NFL for 4 seasons. Minnesota was bad in 2010, but in 2009 almost made it to the super bowl. His team also made the playoffs in 2008. In his 4 seasons the Vikings have a regular season record of 36-28.