Posted on 02/06/2012 7:12:54 AM PST by Bill Buckner
The 2012 Super Bowl ultimately went against the New England Patriots by 21-17, much like in 2008. Now that the New York Giants have beaten the Patriots in the final minutes for the second Super Bowl in a row, it has made everyone rethink the legacies of both teams.
New England should have the greatest dynasty in NFL history and even in sports history by now.
While Brady and Belichick still have their three titles, ... they should have six or even seven instead - and that has now started to overshadow the rings they do have. If New England had six or more championships in the last 11 years, it would be the greatest franchise in NFL history and one of the greats in all of sports.
Last year, the Patriots lost a golden chance for potential ring No. 6 when the New York Jets upset them in the divisional playoffs. It is uncertain if New England would have then beaten the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC title game, followed by the red-hot Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl. ...
The Patriots have now lost more potential Super Bowl opportunities than they have won actual Super Bowls, which instantly puts them behind the Steelers, San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys dynasties of old. Even if Brady and Belichick finally get their fourth championship someday, it won't mean as much because of those losses and because they still should have had so many more rings.
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I’m speaking ghetto lingo.
I was reading some thread about the recent UFC event somewhere. Some poster called one of the fighters a (w)ussy for his approach during a match. Some idiot chimed in with "I bet he could kick your butt!! You're real brave behind a computer screen!".
I am not a professional athlete, I didn't even play in HS, that UFC poster wasn't an MMA fighter.
That's not relevant. I'm a football fan, I watch the stuff, I'm giving my opinion as fan a which is not wrong just cause I never played the game. If you wanna argue the merits of your case that I'm giving them too much blame then that's fine, we'll agree to disagree, but that's not what you did.
Oh and by the way, Both Welker and Samuel ARE pros, they do this for a living, they know they should have made those potential game winning plays and have said as much, thus they agree with me.
Well done my FRiend!
Add one more and you have the Steelers, the Real standard of NFL excellence.
In how many trips? Excellence isn't just in winning, but in percentage.
Noll and Bradshaw are the most overlooked and underrated Coach/QB tandem in the history of the NFL. As for all time great QBs Bradshaw ranks right up there though he is seldom mentioned.
I listed Bradshaw in my quartet of QB greatness. I think he gets overlooked because he comes across as a goofball. Personally, I think it's an endearing trait - he's a regular guy (or at least he plays one on TV).
No other head coach has won 4 SB’s, period. Noll gets the short end of the stick there too.
-—The future Patriots’ battle cry..
Well, we would have won if we still had Brady!!!-—
Maybe. We’ve certainly been spoiled. But my point was simply that the ‘84 and ‘97 Super Bowls were one era, and the other five were in the Brady Era.
Chad Johnson is going back to his real name, reportedly at his fiance’s insistence. She doesn’t wanna be Mrs. Ochotacoshell.
He was a waste of space and $6 million.
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