Posted on 01/27/2002 6:02:43 PM PST by paul in cape
10. They will be huge underdogs (see Pittsburgh)
9. Georgia Frantiere is already getting measured for her huge rings (see also Bill Cowher ordering Hotel rooms for New Orleans)
8. The last game they lost (and barely) was against St. Louis, back when Brady was still green
7. Coach Belichick is coaching his arse off, and can game plan against anybody.
6. During their 8-game run, they shut down the top running backs in the league Curtis Martin, Edgerine James, Jerome Bettis (etc)
5. St Louis will now have to prepare a gameplan against 2 Pro-Bowl quarterbacks
4. Patriot cornerbacks have shut down every Hall-Of-Fame bound recievers (Rice and Brown, plus those whiners in Pittsburgh)
3. They've dominated every game on special teams, and make big plays
2. They have few, if any, stars. What they have is discipline, like the Marines
Which brings me to my #1 reason why they'll win the Super Bowl....
They're PATRIOTS, and of all years where patriotism has come back in vogue, THIS IS IT
The Green Bay and Philadelphia fans were just as sincere as you and loyal, and in the end, wrong. Come back in one week, win or lose, don't by like those other teams fans and hide out after the loss. (I know I am assuming a lot.) Who's gonna be your starting QB next week?
you are sooo right. The patsies, oooops, pats will find out what other teams know now - Amazing defensive team, not just an offense.
My guess is about the same score as today.
But the Rams are better.
This could be a great game, much like two years ago.
Brady has a will to win like no other QB I have seen in a long time. Gifted and also underrated. Bledsoe is no slouch.
It could be very close...but as good as the Pats defense is (are?)...the Rams are so hard to stop. Rams have the edge in intangibles...
Rams 24....Pats 17
Wish I could recall the name of the player who said anytime they play the Steelers or the Raiders they know they have to prepare for the 11 men on the field plus the officiating crew. Too many games these days in which the officials "play" hardest of all.
Point is well taken that they have 2 starting QB's.
BTW, the best place to see the Super Bowl is in Las Vegas. Most of the Casinos have Super Bowl parties. Couple of years ago, I went to one in the Texas Casino, $20.00 got me into a room with rabid fans of both sides. Every play was cheered and boo'd. Even the commericials were cheered. They had 50 cent jagermeister shooters, 50 cent millers beer, a buffet, gave away hats and tees for everybody, and Miller gave away 6 packs all night. Top prize was 100 cases of MGD. CASES, not 6 packs! The SF cheerleaders were there, and you could get your picture taken with them (they stayed for 2 hours after the game meeting with everybody,, (lovely young ladies)(LOL).
In fact, this was 5 years ago, the Pats against the Packers. The over/under was exactly right, and bookies in LV lost all their revenue. LOL
And if Antowain Smith hadn't fumbled on the Ram's three just before half-time, the Pats probably would have beaten the Rams earlier this year.
The ten point spread for yesterday's game was the best bet of the year.
The line should have been Steelers +3 instead of +10.
We noticed that. I was good and didn't pray for any injuries ;-)
Do you think we just fell off the apple cart?
I'm more concerned about the Rams D. Although wasn't Pittsburgh's ranked #1? I think the Rams were ranked #3.
Another thing you folks forget: Belichek can design a D to stop any offense.
Rams 24....Pats 17
You nailed it. As a Pats fan, I agree. But when the difference on paper is seven points, the intangibles and ball bounces can make up the difference.
God's on their side!!!
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