The last 10 years of Superbowl Losers

[CarolinaNCSU]

This is probably completely wrong, but I'd imagine those teams also lost more than we will.  Barring a weird Norman situation, we shouldn't lose anyone major going into next season...instead gaining KB, some FAs, and some draft picks. Not saying it was true for all SB losers, but I'd imagine we have as good as (if not better) shot to actually get back to the SB than any of the teams in the OP. 

Worst case scenario, I can see the point of the OP and see us being like the Seahawks from last season. Start slow, "meh" playoff record, but are the team "nobody wants to play". 

Best case, see you in Houston, tricks. 

[Ship]

my concerns about the team: complacency; fitting kelvin into the offensive scheme with the other WRs (i think KB is a plus, but he changes a lot on the field and i hope the chemistry stays intact); josh not being happy with the tag and causing a disruption or josh being traded and having a big fall off at CB; the other DE spot.

pluses: we have a strong young core who knows how to win and is accustomed to being in the playoffs, most of our players are under contract, we have money, we have draft picks, gettleman, Cam is gonna come back with a bad taste in his mouth and will want to make it right, KB looked ready to set the league on fire last training camp -- remember this, lots of people said he looked like the best player on the field offense and defense, our youth continues to grow and mature.

i'm excited to see what happens next season.

[GoobyPls]

The 72 Dolphins were the last team I believe to win a SB after losing one

[Carolina Cajun]

[panthers34]

The Bills went to the Super Bowl 4 straight years and lost all 4. Anything is possible 

[ctrcat]

3 minutes ago, panthers34 said:

The Bills went to the Super Bowl 4 straight years and lost all 4. Anything is possible 

FWIW, the Bills beat the Cowboys IN Texas in 1993 in the 2nd game of the year, for all of those that believe we'll start off flat "just because".  The Jimmy Johnson "oh boy" game.

[BIGH2001]

On 2/16/2016 at 1:32 PM, Jase said:

Isn't this a little bit of selection bias by only going back 10 years?

You don't have to go too far back to see the bills that kept getting back to the super bowl and losing.

Much more parity in the modern nfl than even the early 90s when buffalo was making it 4 years in a row.  the recent numbers are most relevant.

[ctrcat]

3 hours ago, BIGH2001 said:

Much more parity in the modern nfl than even the early 90s when buffalo was making it 4 years in a row.  the recent numbers are most relevant.

Not sure I agree.  The talent and skill level of Cam now to his peers is far greater than the QBs (pick one) of the early 90s to their peers.

[arieslibra1]

All streaks are meant to be broken. CAR is a young team unlike the 2008 Pats and 2011 Steelers for example.

[ickmule]

I've seen those stats before. I'd say we will likely not make it back this year, but the year after. To have 2 unbelievable years in a row is almost impossible. Too many things can happen. 2015 was magical and it sucks it didn't end with a SB win. 

[Snake]

Most were not cheated out of a title either. We had the best team last year and with a little improvement we will be better. 

[Handsome Steve]

I am STILL going through my SB hangover, and I attribute a lot of it to this fact. I was 18 when we last went to the Bowl (31 now) and I just fear that it'll be another 10 plus years. I still get a little gun shy about fully trusting this team and getting high expectations. I desperately want them to win the SB, but I don't see it happening anytime soon.