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MayDay10

Denver's defense is solid. Itll probably come down to a couple mistakes

MayDay10

Brady took more abuse in the 2nd half of this season than the rest of his career combined.

Amongst the Ani

I would love to re-watch the game and count the number of times Brady complained or gave death glares to the officials after he was hit. I hate that about him and is why I would never put him over Montana. Montana had to play in an era when you had Lawrence Taylor trying to kill you and defenders body slamming or head shotting you. Brady would not have been able to play back then.

Poncier

I think this may look like 2 years ago.

Amongst the Ani

Hahahahaha. The fans in AZ are already complaining they want a new QB. Palmer sucked yesterday but they will not be able to get anyone better. Fair weathered fans.

SVRDhand13

Poncier said:

I think this may look like 2 years ago.

Me too

Expecting Peyton to retire 1-3 in the SB

Panthers might go 18-1 and be SB champs and I'm still wondering how they are so good lol

Wobbie

palmer, and every other QB to come out of USC in recent years, sucks.

The Juggler

Gonna be quite the defensive battle. Looking forward to it.

polaris_x

think this will be a blowout ... panthers will score early and often and denver offense not potent enough to come back ...

SVRDhand13

If Carolina wins, where do they place in history in terms of best teams ever? I can't believe I'm even asking that.

Amongst the Ani

They had this debate in AZ after the Panthers crushed the Cards. Using record as a qualifier and only after league went to 16 game schedule as part of the debate. 2 teams have gone 18-1 while winning a super bowl (84 49ers and 85 Bears). Pats don't count since they lost the big one that 18-1 year. The consesus is Panthers are 3rd. That Bears team probably goes first with the 49ers a close second. Both had all time greats on them which elevates their status. 49ers had Montana and Lott (Rice was drafted later) and Bears had Payton and the best defense ever. This Carolina team is missing those all timers to compete with the other 2.

SVRDhand13

Amongst the Ani said:

Both had all time greats on them which elevates their status. 49ers had Montana and Lott (Rice was drafted later) and Bears had Payton and the best defense ever. This Carolina team is missing those all timers to compete with the other 2.

To me that's what makes this Panthers team so interesting. But who knows, maybe in a few years Cam Newton will be seen as an elite all time player.

JK_Livin

They will be the best team this year. That's all you can really say about any team. It's all about matchups. The best team doesn't always win the Super Bowl.

SVRDhand13

JK_Livin said:

They will be the best team this year. That's all you can really say about any team. It's all about matchups. The best team doesn't always win the Super Bowl.

As a Giants fan, I know

Poncier

Amongst the Ani said:

They had this debate in AZ after the Panthers crushed the Cards. Using record as a qualifier and only after league went to 16 game schedule as part of the debate. 2 teams have gone 18-1 while winning a super bowl (84 49ers and 85 Bears). Pats don't count since they lost the big one that 18-1 year. The consesus is Panthers are 3rd. That Bears team probably goes first with the 49ers a close second. Both had all time greats on them which elevates their status. 49ers had Montana and Lott (Rice was drafted later) and Bears had Payton and the best defense ever. This Carolina team is missing those all timers to compete with the other 2.

Though I think you could argue for a couple of other teams that didn't go 18-1 being better all time than this year's Panthers...

78 Steelers
88 49ers
91 Redskins
03 Patriots
04 Patriots

All 17-2, arguable they may have played tougher competition, but history will bear that out.

Cliffy6745

I can't fucking stand this dude. What a nerd. Dude claims he won't bang her and looks up nice things to say...

http://deadspin.com/russell-wilson-googled-how-to-describe-a-beautiful-wom-1755727770

Jason P

Carolina only had wins over three teams that finished over .500 and two of those teams were the Texans and Redskins.

norm

"Super Bowl 50 Golden Team"

Offense
QB Joe Montana
RB Franco Harris
RB Emmitt Smith
WR Jerry Rice
WR Lynn Swann
TE Jay Novacek
OT Art Shell
OT Forrest Gregg
OG Gene Upshaw
OG Larry Allen
C Mike Webster

Defense
DE Reggie White
DE Charles Haley
DL Joe Greene
DL Randy White
OLB Lawrence Taylor
OLB Jack Ham
ILB Jack Lambert
ILB Ray Lewis
CB Mel Blount
CB Deion Sanders
S Ronnie Lott
S Jake Scott

Specialists
K Adam Vinatieri
PR/KR Desmond Howard
P Ray Guy

Coach
Chuck Noll

Jason P

Poncier said:

Amongst the Ani said:

They had this debate in AZ after the Panthers crushed the Cards. Using record as a qualifier and only after league went to 16 game schedule as part of the debate. 2 teams have gone 18-1 while winning a super bowl (84 49ers and 85 Bears). Pats don't count since they lost the big one that 18-1 year. The consesus is Panthers are 3rd. That Bears team probably goes first with the 49ers a close second. Both had all time greats on them which elevates their status. 49ers had Montana and Lott (Rice was drafted later) and Bears had Payton and the best defense ever. This Carolina team is missing those all timers to compete with the other 2.

Though I think you could argue for a couple of other teams that didn't go 18-1 being better all time than this year's Panthers...

78 Steelers
88 49ers
91 Redskins
03 Patriots
04 Patriots

All 17-2, arguable they may have played tougher competition, but history will bear that out.

2007 Pats were one of the best teams I've witnessed and only a miracle helmet catch saved humanity from the ultimate gloat ... unless you grew up in Nicaragua, where the 2007 Pats team are known as the greatest team ever.

SVRDhand13

Jason P said:

Carolina only had wins over three teams that finished over .500 and two of those teams were the Texans and Redskins.

I noticed they had an easy schedule but I didn't realize it was that bad. However, they beat the hell out of the Seahawks and Cardinals.