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Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic
What Montana, and the Niners, did in the 80s/90s was impressive, because they were the first team to win 5 rings in the age of free agency and player movement.
Pittsburgh won 4, but player retention was extremely high, so it was basically the same team for all 4 rings.
The 49ers had a group of core players, but their roster turnover was much higher.
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Free agency wasn't a thing until 1993 and the salary cap wasn't a thing until 1995. Montana won 4 rings before those 2 things changed the game forever.
That 1980's San Francisco 20 game streak on the road against division opponents is great/legendary, but it was a completely different game in those days. It's simply not an Apples to Apples comparison with any teams of the last 25 years, given the roster limitations of the modern game.
The only surprising thing to me is that more of those dynasty teams before salary cap and free agency did not pull off some stronger win streaks. Vince Lombardi's Packers and Chuck Noll's Steelers come to mind.