When looking at the success of a sports franchise, the key talking point is usually consistency. As fans, all we can hope for is that our favorite team competes year in and year out for a playoff spot. Winning a championship is the number one goal, but only one team reaches the ultimate prize each season and it’s a very difficult thing to do.
So if our team is at least among the contenders, that should be enough to placate a fan-base.
In the NFL, we look to the New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts as a few recent teams that are always in the postseason hunt.