Of the 44 official years in the NFL’s history, this past decade has provided us with some of the most exciting seasons and super bowls. Dynasties have risen then fallen, and records have been set then broken. Teams have come from nowhere and won their division to surprise everyone.
Most of the reason this decade has been so great is because of all the new talent coming into the league each year. Such amazing athletes make for a better, more exciting game full of more great plays. Coaches have also changed their styles and created new schemes to fool opponents. Every player in the NFL is a great athlete, but some are more than great. They’re legendary.
Here are a few of the reasons why this decade qualifies as a great time for football.
From 2001-2005, the New England patriots were a dynasty, winning the super bowl in ’01, ’03, and ‘04. In 2007, they were the first team to have a perfect regular season since 1972. They were consistently among the best teams in the league year in and year out, these past two seasons, have not been so great for them.
Peyton Manning is another major reason why this era of football is so great. When he retires, he could go down as the greatest quarterback ever. Not only does he have the ring on his finger, but he has the numbers to earn himself at least consideration for MVP every year.
Another such player is Ladanian Tomlinson. He has been no doubt the best running back of these past 10 years. This year, he eclipsed the top 10 in all time rushing yards, and he now ranks 3rd all time in touchdowns.
Another amazing story is Brett Favre. After playing with the Green Bay Packers for over 15 years, he ends up joining division rival Minnesota Vikings. Near the age of 40, he wasn’t thought to do much, but is now having one of the best seasons of his career.
Now, to look at the current season. For the first time in NFL history, there are two teams undefeated after 12 games – the New Orleans Saints, and the Indianapolis Colts. Both teams have dominated all year, and seem to have great chances at continuing their win streaks into he playoffs where they can potentially meet in the super bowl for an epic showdown.
To talk about the Saints, in case you didn’t see last Monday, they thoroughly dismantled the Patriots on Monday Night Football. The final score was 38-17, and all the New England fans that were talking trash all week suddenly went silent. It was wonderful, and I loved every second of it.
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