DisgruntledTunaFan
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Topic inspired me to search Super Bowl losers who won the very next year.
Only two, the '71 Cowboys and the perfect '72 Dolphins. We’d be in a pretty exclusive group.
FWIW-there's been several other factors why Super Bowl losers swoon the year after...
Bears - the GROSS-man factor. At least he played decently in '06. But, of course, by '07, everyone LONG figured him out.
Hawks - they were actually a bobbled exchange from center snap from advancing to the NFCCG against the Saints(FYI-even if Romo had made a clean handle on that FG try the round before, the Hawks still had a WORLD of time to drive for their winning FG).
Eagles - the TO saga, plus Reid's poor-clock management skills finally have been exposed many times since.
Panthers - their ENTIRE OL left for FA(any FO with a decent mind would LOCK UP this area...FIRST).
Raiders - Al Davis KNEW that '02 team was in its FINAL chance, and sold out the farm knowing this would be his own very last opportunity anyways.
Rams - they let their heart and soul of their entire D, London Fletcher, walk. Your MLB is THE QB of your D, what they did was a No-No-No-No.
Giants - 9/11 happened that year, which really made it a huge distraction for their city.
The Pats should be fine next year, IMHO-none of the other AFCE opponents are scary, and there are really only 3-4 other AFC contenders.
BTW-Philly going after Samuels is really a head-scratcher. He may be an elite corner, but DOESN'T fit well with Jim Johnson's schemes. Assuming they dump Lito, this is going to be a down-grade for them.