1996 NFL expansion superbowl?

So as many NFL watchers know, the 1996 season was a strange one, The Panthers and Jaguars 2 teams that didn't exist before the 95 season both made it to their respective conferences championship game, before seeing their season end there.

But WI both teams won and went to the Super Bowl in New Orleans. How would these 2 expansion teams immediate Lombardi success effect future expansions of the league?
 

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How would these 2 expansion teams immediate Lombardi success effect future expansions of the league?

I doubt it will lead to any immediate additional expansion. The most likely outcome I see is a revamping of any future expansion draft.
 
But WI both teams won and went to the Super Bowl in New Orleans. How would these 2 expansion teams immediate Lombardi success effect future expansions of the league?
The league will screw future teams like OTL, parity be damned, is all about money. unless there an outcry and keep like pre 1999 browns, so browns and later texans will not suffer as much as OTL.
 
The league will screw future teams like OTL, parity be damned, is all about money. unless there an outcry and keep like pre 1999 browns, so browns and later texans will not suffer as much as OTL.
Yeah, Cleveland was screwed twice, first the teams relocation and how sloppily it was resurrected. considering that both the jags and panthers were planed 5-8 years before their first season.
 
Yeah, Cleveland was screwed twice, first the teams relocation and how sloppily it was resurrected. considering that both the jags and panthers were planed 5-8 years before their first season.
Excatly, the NFL changed the expansion draft rule(more protection, less advantages) how well those two big cat teams fare, but if they got and won the SB either...what would NFL Do? still screw teams in the shadow?
 
Excatly, the NFL changed the expansion draft rule(more protection, less advantages) how well those two big cat teams fare, but if they got and won the SB either...what would NFL Do? still screw teams in the shadow?
That sounds like a good idea for an NFL controversy tl, let say these two teams do really well and win a lombardi and it gets leaked that the league is conspiring against future expansion teams because it wants to discourage every city filing for a team. That would be fun to read.
 
That sounds like a good idea for an NFL controversy tl, let say these two teams do really well and win a lombardi and it gets leaked that the league is conspiring against future expansion teams because it wants to discourage every city filing for a team. That would be fun to read.
Yeah would be something and not changing team would help cleveland and texans in the future.
 
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