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Originally Posted by DRM08
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.
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Stacked teams like the 85 Bears, Parcells Giants, 91 Redskins and dynasty Cowboys kept the 49ers from accomplishing more