Comments on: Checkdowns: How the Ravens and 49ers compare to previous Super Bowl teams http://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-how-the-ravens-and-49ers-compare-to-previous-super-bowl-teams/ NFL History and Stats Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:02:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chase Stuart http://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-how-the-ravens-and-49ers-compare-to-previous-super-bowl-teams/#comment-8590 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:02:24 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=6785#comment-8590 In reply to Arjun.

Yes, absolutely. We won’t see any teams like the late ’70s Steelers again.

]]> By: Arjun http://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-how-the-ravens-and-49ers-compare-to-previous-super-bowl-teams/#comment-8586 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:48:22 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=6785#comment-8586 In reply to Chase Stuart.

Ah yes, I missed that comment by Richie. I think that a big reason that (top) teams might have fewer homegrown players is being unable to afford all the talent they bring in through the draft. Even if trades were more common back then, they were still going to be trades of convenience (filling needs by dealing players they didn’t consider integral) rather than, say, no longer being able to afford Joe Greene.

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