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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by FinSaint First, in the Stanley Cup Finals, it's best out of 7 not 6, and some might argue that it's easier to win a single game than 4, but that's besides the point. Second, there's quite a ...

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Old 09-01-2012, 08:45 PM   #11
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Re: Will the Saints have a dynasty before Brees retires?

Originally Posted by FinSaint View Post
First, in the Stanley Cup Finals, it's best out of 7 not 6, and some might argue that it's easier to win a single game than 4, but that's besides the point.


Second, there's quite a lot of difference between the definition of a dynasty and a touchdown, because for one, the other is pretty distinctly described in the rule book and the other is simply one term for greatness in sports.

So, in effect, I'm saying we can just make stuff up, because that is what f.e. those websites you sited have done. They've made up definitions for what a dynasty is in their opinion and according to those made-up guidelines they've handed out dynasty titles to some teams. As opposed to the touchdown, which I can't really make up a new definition for, I'm as free as those websites to define the term dynasty as whatever I please, because there's no unified and written down definition for what the term means other than of course some type of greatness. But for there to be a change in the points awarded by a touchdown, there'd have to be quite a few meetings between the league and the owners, and an official decision about it.

It just doesn't compute with me that you are saying that we can't define a dynasty to be something that hasn't already happened, because if that was the penultimate criteria no one could've even talked about a potential dynasty before a certain team won enough games/championships, and after that somebody went: "Hey, you know what, I think this team should be called a dynasty!" If that's the criteria, someone could've said right after the first Super Bowl in '67 that the Packers were a dynasty because they just won the Super Bowl. That would be as legit of a definition as any other based on the fact that the defining characteristic of a dynasty is that it has to be something that has already taken place.
You missed my point. I said that if touchdowns had never happened. What if in the history of football no one ever scored one? Would it be in the rule book the same way? Would somebody who wrote the rulebook suddenly say "hey let's make them 20 points so they'll want it more"?


"some might argue that it's easier to win a single game than 4, but that's besides the point."

Not really. The lakers and celtics have had around 40 rings and they never had trouble. They play 6 games too.

The amount of work in 1 football is like 10 hockey games. They wouldn't bring hockey players that are ONLY there to fight if they cared for the sport.



It's not just these cites.

Nfl network
Analysts
Players
coaches
the same people who wrote the rulebook
all consider the idea of a dynasty as 3 or more rings in a decade.
It's unofficial yeah but why wouldn't you call it that? It's not like they didn't happen.

It's easier than saying "the steelers/9ers won 4 rings in the 70s/80s because of this, this, and that.

Just say "the steelers/9ers had a dynasty in the 70s/80s".






A dynasty implies rise and fall.

A team rules for an era, then stops and we move on to the next era.
The only way for a team to "rule" would be to win rings so it just makes sense.

Are you mad that the term "dynasty" sounds cool or something?

Cause we call stuff like hitting a qb a "sack" which can be confusing if you no nothing about football. We call players hitting stuff "collisions".
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