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Who Has the NFL’s Best Group of Triplets?

August 27, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

The rule of three states things that come in threes are more effective. This applies to the NFL as well—especially in a league driven by offensive performances. 
In Dallas during the 1990s, the Cowboys ran roughshod over the NFL with three thoroughbreds at quarterback, running back and wide receiver. This trio of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin eventually became known as "The Triplets." 
Every other trio of skill-position players that followed has been compared to those Hall of Fame performers, but none of them has stacked up against a three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, the NFL's all-time leading rusher and one of the most physically intimidating wide receivers to ever play the game.

The success of the Cowboys threesome can't be replicated, but it doesn't prevent comparisons from being made to today's best.
Last year's production (in total yardage and touchdowns), a player's track record and the trio's average age, with a ...

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