FOX Sports NFL analyst Colin Cowherd may view himself as an NFL history buff, but he might need to rethink that idea after a very silly mistake he made.
On yesterday's edition of his show, during an interview with Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen, Cowherd bizarrely claimed that there has never been a "warm weather dynasty" in the NFL.
“If you look at the NFL…there’s never been a warm weather dynasty..." he said.
While that remark was mostly made to compliment Coen on achieving great success in sunny Jacksonville, Florida, fans quickly pointed out how absurd it is.
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If you consider the Lombardi Packers, Steel Curtain Steelers, the Tom Brady Patriots and the Mahomes Chiefs to be the only dynasties in NFL history, then you'd be right. But the fact of the matter is that an equal number of NFL dynasties have played in primarily warm weather.
The Don Shula Dolphins, the first team in history to appear in three straight Super Bowls and won it all in 1972 and 1973, played in sunny Miami. The 49ers of the 80s and early-90s played in sunny San Francisco. And, of course, there's the Dallas Cowboys, who have always played in one of the warmest states and reached the Super Bowl multiple times throughout the 70s and 90s.
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"It was famously frigid in Dallas during the 90s," Aaron Nagler joked in response to the clip.
"From 1970 to 1974 down in brisk Miami, Florida, the Dolphins were 65-15-1 and won two Super Bowls," wrote another.
"Define dynasty... imo, Miami in the 70s (a team I witnessed dominate), Dallas in the 70s and 90s (another tam I witnessed dominate in the 70s & at least a mild weather franchise) and SF in the 80s. Cowherd's a dope, always has been."
These days anyone can change definitions to suit a narrative. Cowherd and plenty of others could either say that San Francisco had cold seasons or that Miami's iconic 17-0 season and repeat shouldn't make them a "dynasty."
But in the end, he made a flub. Plenty of teams can enjoy sustained success with or without the elements.