Eagles 4th in decade standings
I used to run through this exercise every year, but Vince Verhei did the leg work this time around at Football Outsiders.
Eagles 4th in decade standings
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
I used to run through this exercise every year, but Vince Verhei did the leg work this time around at Football Outsiders.
It's a look at overall record and playoff performance for NFL franchises over a given period of time.
In the past, I examined five-year windows. Verhei looks at the last decade, which just wrapped with the Saints' win over the Colts on Sunday night.
Here are some quick observations from his chart:
* The Eagles tied the Steelers for third in terms of average number of wins (10.4) from 2000 to 2009. The Colts were first (11.5) and the Patriots second (11.2).
* Before any of you yell at me... yes, I realize that Super Bowl Wins is the only category you're paying attention to. The Eagles ranked No. 1 in the NFC in average regular-season wins, but they were not one of the three teams in the conference to win a Super Bowl (Giants, Bucs and Saints).
* Amazingly, nine different NFC teams reached the Super Bowl from 2000-2009. The Giants were the only team to get there twice, winning one and losing the other.
* Quite a contrast in the AFC, where the Colts, Patriots and Steelers accounted for eight of the 10 Super Bowl appearances. The other two went to the Raiders and Ravens.
* The Eagles made the playoffs eight times - five as the NFC East champ and three as a wild card.
* Only the Colts (6) and Patriots (7) had more division titles than the Eagles. Only the Colts had more playoff appearances (9).
* The Eagles' 10 playoff wins tied for second with the Steelers, behind only the Patriots (14).
* Verhei used a category called Playoff Success, the total of first-round byes and playoff wins, to give credit to teams who were a top-two seed and automatically advanced to the divisional round. The Eagles were tied for second with the Steelers there, behind only the Patriots.
* Overall, it's hard to argue against the Patriots as the decade's top franchise. New England had the most Super Bowl wins, the most conference championships and the most playoff wins.
* But who's the NFC's top franchise of the decade? The Eagles had the most division titles, the most playoff appearances and the most playoff wins. But no Super Bowl victory. The Giants had two Super Bowl appearances and won one. They should get the nod, right? Or is there another team I'm missing? You tell me.
BLA BLA BLA.... I I read is more BULL for the organization to hide behind and never address their lack of having the best statistic of all.... SUPERBOWL TITLES. I am tired of hearing about how successful they are but still nothing to show for it. "But who's the NFC's top franchise of the decade? The Eagles had the most division titles, the most playoff appearances and the most playoff wins. But no Super Bowl victory. The Giants had two Super Bowl appearances and won one. They should get the nod, right? Or is there another team I'm missing? You tell me." WHO CARES. ZERO TITLES! ZERO. ZILCH. NADA. NIL. "The big goose egg." The best NFC Team. What does that get us, the fans? How about the players that sweat and bleed for this team? What it gets is a business, I mean organization, that gets richer and gives them more BULL to sell to us to keep buying their good, but never the best, product. Their stability will help sell the team one day, and validate them raising ticket prices. Again... ZERO CHAMPIONSHIPS. Lets go Phillies. At least we have one team that can change their management to promote success.— SlinkTMP- Over the decade, the Eagles.— P Even
- ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!
- BLA BLA BLA! ZERO CHAMPIONSHIPS. This does ZERO for the fans or players, but it makes your organization more valuable.— SlinkTMP
- It is an indictment in and of itself and a clear picture of your goals to claim to be the top franchise despite the fact you have never won the super bowl. But hey......party away!!!!!!!!!!!— ILUVPHILLYCITYOFLOSERS
- ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ^2...meaningless stats. Zero superbowls is meaningfull though— Crosbysucks
- Would you rather be a Redskins fan? Or how about the Lions?— AreaMan
Comment removed.- Here's where SlinkTMP and others are wrong - the most profitable pro sports franchises (and this has been true for a long time) are those that constantly lose! you don't have to pay out the massive salaries, they can travel coach and have poor training facilities, and then all that extra revenue becomes profit. The fact that the Eagles have built an organization around winning means a lot. Only one team wins the Superbowl per year, with 31 other teams crying in their lockers at the end. Getting to the playoffs, then getting to championship games are the prerequisites to eventually winning a Superbowl - there's a huge amount of luck and uncertainty in winning a superbowl, otherwise Peyton Manning would have more than one ring in his possession. Yeah, the Eagles get the best NFC team of the decade title, in my book, because consistently winning is going to get them them. The Giants lucked their way to a Superbowl win and have sucked ever since.— reb
- basically hearing that this is nothing without a title from folks who have probably accomplished nothing notable in their lives— retzlaff
I know it's cool to be stupid and a lot of people will say "who cares, nerd", but the decade doesn't end until next December. However, "the past ten years" ends every year. Which one were you going for Sheil?
This article means absoloutley NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!— citysims
I'LL WATCH DA BIRDS WHEN THEY FIX THAT O-LINE AND SIGN BRACKETT AND PEPPERS- I'LL WATCH DA BIRDS WHEN THEY FIX THAT O-LINE AND SIGN BRACKETT AND PEPPERS
- the truth hurts these haters..LOL— mongoS
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