The team of the decade

SI couldn't wait 10 years to decide which team is the "Team of the decade". So, here their list of the "Team of the 9 years so far." Where did the Chargers rank??

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I wanted the Chargers higher

but those stats are really hard to argue. Great link.

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by John Gennaro on Jun 4, 2009 6:55 PM PDT reply actions

about right

Taking the entire decade into consideration, I’d say they are are ranked appropriately. I’d love to complain…but their record was putrid from 2000-2003.

by Figboot on Jun 4, 2009 7:46 PM PDT reply actions

Respect has to be earned .....

and these stats don’t lie.

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by Buck Melanoma on Jun 5, 2009 5:01 AM PDT reply actions

Who knew

That were .500 for the decade? Alright boys, this years the year to push us into winning football for the aughties!

Question: What’s the minimum it would take to push us into the top 10 on this list?

2nd Question: Would we rank higher on a list of teams of the 90s? 80s?

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by Wonko on Jun 5, 2009 9:58 AM PDT reply actions

I thought the same thing

Then I remembered that Leaf was drafted in 1998 and the team didn’t really recover until 2004-2005. Still, it amazed me how quickly I forgot about the bad times.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Jun 5, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

just over .500

as a franchise, the team is only something like 2 or 3 games above .500. They reached it during the stretch at the end of last season.

by Figboot on Jun 5, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions

there are a number of teams in the 90s that were obviously superior teams just by virtue of going to multiple Super Bowls: Cowboys, Bills, Broncos, Packers. Or teams that went to 1 Super Bowl and were solid throughout the decade: 49ers, Giants, Steelers. The Chargers are probably in the conversation with the next set of teams that made Super Bowls, but struggled through much of the 90s: Redskins, Falcons, Patriots, Oilers/Titans. Of course, there are then the teams with winning records who never made Super Bowls: Chiefs, Dolphins, Eagles, Raiders and Vikings.

Note: One thing that surprised me was that the Vikings were one of the winningest teams in the 90s with 95 wins. They only had 1 losing season (and they still won 6 games that year, better than a lot of teams’ worst year in the 1990s) and won 15 games once. Denny Green wasn’t even the coach in the 6 win year. So he had a winning record every year in Minnesota except for the final one and one year where he finished .500.

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by Wonko on Jun 9, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions