Conducting a little bit of an experiment with this discussion… when you hear the term “finesse” (typically in a derogatory manner), which teams from across the decades spring to mind?
Conducting a little bit of an experiment with this discussion… when you hear the term “finesse” (typically in a derogatory manner), which teams from across the decades spring to mind?
I thought of the 80s 49ers as soon as I read the question. The first thing I think about from those teams is Montana to Rice. Both guys were smooth af. Then I remembered Roger Craig running like a maniac. Ronnie Lott crushing people. Charles Haley being Charles Haley, etc.
They weren’t soft, but compared to the teams you mentioned and Washington (the other Super Bowl winners of that era), they were definitely more finesse.