We sure got spoiled by the NFL of the 70's

Continuity
"An uninterrupted succession or unbroken course"
Webster's

  
Spoiled in the 70's...
You probably think this is about winning 4 Lombardi trophies in 6 years. The Steelers did just that in Super Bowls IX, X, XIII and XIV. Pittsburgh became the City of Champions.
 
No, this blog is about the continuity of NFL players and coaches in the 1970's. Back in the days before it all changed. The NFL was more like college football back then. A player would join a team and stay with them until his playing days were over.
   

Alan Faneca's 10th (and final) training camp at Latrobe with the Steelers. Which NFL team will sign the All Pro? August 8, 2007  STEELERS TRAINING CAMP IN LATROBE

It was the same with NFL coaches. We got used to Madden coaching the Raiders. Shula at Miami. Stram barking at the Chiefs. Landry suited-up on his sideline office in Dallas. Bum hosting cookouts for Earl and the rest of the Oilers team.

It was so much easier keeping track of things back then. A player or coach represented a specific team. We were spoiled. But like everything in life, the NFL continues to change and evolve.

(Does anyone else still think of Mike Holmgren forever being the Packers coach? I'm confused...)
   

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