He was also a pretty good kicker, with nearly 200 extra points made. He led the league in 1940 and led in INT return yards in 1943. He was also an excellent defensive player, with 30 interceptions in the six seasons the stat was kept. In an 11-year career, he led the NFL in receptions eight times, in receiving yards seven times, and in receiving touchdowns nine times. Around the same time, Sammy Baugh redefined ideas about what passers could do, but Hutson was so outstanding that no one even thought to replicate what he was doing. It is an understatement to say that he shattered records. Hutson was more than revolutionary he was an anomaly. At a time when everyone played both offense and defense, the Packers had two great QBs ( Cecil Isbell and Herber), a fullback who retired as the league’s all-time leading rusher (Hinkle), two very good linemen ( Buckets Goldenberg and Bill Lee), a Hall of Fame coach (Lambeau), and Don Hutson. Like the Joe Gibbs Dynasty in Washington, this team would actually benefit from a longer period than eight years: they were NFL champions in 1944. Other HOFers: Arnie Herber, Clarke Hinkle NFL 100 Members: Curly Lambeau, Don Hutson I include this team for the sake of completeness, but subjectively, it wouldn’t make my top 30, to say nothing of tied for 9th.Ħ5-19-3 (.774), 2 championships, 3 title appearances I’m sorry, but there’s no way going 6-1-4, with two draws each against the Racine Legion and the Rock Island Independents, should earn as many dynasty points as the 2010 Patriots or the 2011 Packers. Furthermore, ties weren’t counted towards winning percentage, so when the Bears went 6-1-4 in 1924, that counted as an. In this environment, it was easy for real teams to pad their records, but the Bears only won one championship. The Bears, Giants, and Packers combined to outscore their opponents 459-161 that season. Only four of the 12 NFL teams in 1927 were still in the league five years later. In 1921, the Louisville Brecks, Muncie Flyers, New York Brickley Giants, and Tonawanda Kardex combined to go 0-7, getting outscored by a total of 172-0. Teams not only played variable numbers of games, they regularly played against teams who weren’t even in the league. These were the first eight years of the NFL’s existence - actually in 1920 the league was called the APFA: American Professional Football Association. They rate well by my system, but the system wasn’t designed for the 1920s. Decatur Staleys/Chicago Bears, 1920-27ħ3-17-16 (.811), 1 championship, 0 title appearances Today, we pick back up with the top 13 dynasties. You can follow him on Twitter I began looking at the greatest dynasties in pro football history were represented on the NFL 100 team. Brad Oremland is a sportswriter and football historian.
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