LogFAQs > #920829873

1. I don't think you should step down. Yes the Dolphins are very good but they have also been beatable (well by everyone except me!). You're always going to be one of the superbowl favorites but it's not like you are in the superbowl every year. And the AFC is still in a pretty healthy position on the whole. Something that also may get slightly overlooked is that you redistribute the wealth via trades too. An AI Dolphins would still be extremely good whilst not being able to do this and would be more likely to keep their talent via an increased cap. They are also the youngest team in the league so would be set-up to remain extremely good for years to come even under AI control.

2. I don't think there's an easy fix here. Just due to the nature of how progression/development works, any dominant team is always going to have an edge and it takes a couple of seasons for other teams to have a chance to catch up. And it's not exactly fair to punish a team for being good so that other teams have a chance to catch up. There is always a chance a dominant team falters too like the Broncos did this year.

I think the frustration here is probably mainly due to last season rather than this season. The Cowboys had what most people agreed was a pretty bad offseason. They then faltered in the regular season too. So the hope/expectation was probably that they had fallen back to the pack somewhat and everyone else had a chance. However, then they unexpectedly won the superbowl and this season old service resumed with a 15 game win streak.

However, I do think there's some what of a light at the end of the tunnel for the NFC. The Cowboys whilst extremely good do look like they will run into cap issues in the the next year or two? It looks like a lot of their bigger players are currently at the start of longer deals. So in 1-2 years that is probably going to hurt.