On a personal note, I'm so nervous about this game. Brady & Belichick's legacies hang in the balance. Win this, and they go down as some of the best ever, lose & their careers are marred by so many 'yeah but's....'.
(last part stolen from Tom Curran's article on CNNNE.com - credit where credit's due)
Hope my boys can pull it off, go Pats!!
From one Pats fan to another ... this is the biggest load of horsehsit ever. And this isn't directed at you MerkinBaller, but all the pundits and writers with nothing to talk about for the last two weeks needing to define Brady's legacy (or Eli's for that matter).
For Brady, if people are stupid enough to think making 5 superbowls in 10 years (one year, he was out) and *only* winning three is somehow marred by two losses ... they are beyond stupid.
He's a two time MVP, one year throwing 50 TDs and the other becoming the only player in NFL history to win the award unanimously ... read that again, the only player ever to win the MVP unanimously. Neither of those teams from his MVP years won the superbowl, because it's a TEAM game.
He drove them down the field for a lead taking drive in the last superbowl with just about 2 minutes left, he had nothing to do with the miraculous last drive the Giants pulled off ... nor the Giants D-line dominating his O-line that day.
So, if Asante Samuel hangs onto that interception, or Tyree doesn't catch that ball ... Tom's the best ever for going 19-0? Yet, he had nothing to do with that last drive by the Giants. Seems like a ridiculous argument either way to me.
But this shows where we've come as Pats fans in the last 10 years. I mean seriously, before Brady, the greatest Patriot ever was a fucking offensive lineman. (No offense to Hog Hannah lovers, guy was phenomenal.) Now, spoiled with the fact Brady would only be 3-2 in superbowls ... what a marred legacy that is. :roll:
All this "legacy" talk based on what happens in the next 60 minutes of football is so damn short sighted.
Anyway my friend ... enjoy the game ... LET'S GO PATS!!! ... but please, fear not about Brady's legacy.
Well said and I agree 100 percent. But as a Bills fan...fuck Tom Brady!
I don't disagree with what you're saying, but Brady's been nothing more than the best regular season QB in the latter half of his career. I didn't mean to start a debate by bringing up the 'legacy' topic. I'm a fan & I know his place in Canton is already guaranteed (&BB), but I just think it's so crucial for them to get a 4th title tonight. (plus that would mean a 5th title is a possibility for them! I don't think I'm being shortsighted at all about what's at stake!)
Right on DS1119, I'm hoping Tom Brady gives you another huge reason to hate him tonight!!
pats have big egos? i'll disagree and say the team on the whole is pretty humble and businesslike.
Yeah I don't get that either. They were the first to come out as a team not as individuals. Wasn't it the Giants that put up the Super Bowl swag on their website or their paper or something?
i get the feeling it's the opposite from last time. seems like the giants are the overconfident team this time around...
Are you kidding? With a 9-7 record it would be stupid to be overconfident. They're not.
Yeah I don't get that either. They were the first to come out as a team not as individuals. Wasn't it the Giants that put up the Super Bowl swag on their website or their paper or something?
i get the feeling it's the opposite from last time. seems like the giants are the overconfident team this time around...
Are you kidding? With a 9-7 record it would be stupid to be overconfident. They're not.
they are over confident and that's pretty much a fact.
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I mean, of course, every guy in Indy right now, Patriot or Giant, believes their team will win ... but to have the stones to tweet it out? Yeah, I'd say that's overconfident.
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I don't disagree with what you're saying, but Brady's been nothing more than the best regular season QB in the latter half of his career.
In the last 4 seasons he's played ... again, out in 2008 ... Brady will have started in 2 superbowls.
Again, I just feel the bar has been raised unrealistically high.
Absolutely the bar is ridiculously high for them, which is going to happen when you have so much succes so early on in your career. They've become victims to the expectations created by their early wins.
There are not enough words for how much I want a NE win tonight.
Yeah I don't get that either. They were the first to come out as a team not as individuals. Wasn't it the Giants that put up the Super Bowl swag on their website or their paper or something?
i get the feeling it's the opposite from last time. seems like the giants are the overconfident team this time around...
Are you kidding? With a 9-7 record it would be stupid to be overconfident. They're not.
9-7 no, not overconfident. Beating The Falcons, Packers, and Niners in the playoffs then yeah have reason to be overconfident.
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They'll play like the look on Joe Patriot....mean and painful in the second half...
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Well said and I agree 100 percent. But as a Bills fan...fuck Tom Brady!
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"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
I don't disagree with what you're saying, but Brady's been nothing more than the best regular season QB in the latter half of his career. I didn't mean to start a debate by bringing up the 'legacy' topic. I'm a fan & I know his place in Canton is already guaranteed (&BB), but I just think it's so crucial for them to get a 4th title tonight. (plus that would mean a 5th title is a possibility for them! I don't think I'm being shortsighted at all about what's at stake!)
Right on DS1119, I'm hoping Tom Brady gives you another huge reason to hate him tonight!!
Are you kidding? With a 9-7 record it would be stupid to be overconfident. They're not.
7 of the Patriots points come in garbage time of the 4th quarter too.
In the last 4 seasons he's played ... again, out in 2008 ... Brady will have started in 2 superbowls.
Again, I just feel the bar has been raised unrealistically high.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
Fuck Tom Brady.
they are over confident and that's pretty much a fact.
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
If that really is Chris Canty...that reeks of over confidence
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
They are tweeting predictions this morning ... I'd say that's overconfident.
I mean, of course, every guy in Indy right now, Patriot or Giant, believes their team will win ... but to have the stones to tweet it out? Yeah, I'd say that's overconfident.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
Absolutely the bar is ridiculously high for them, which is going to happen when you have so much succes so early on in your career. They've become victims to the expectations created by their early wins.
There are not enough words for how much I want a NE win tonight.
At least we agree on that. Cheers!
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
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1. giants win
2. i win a superbowl pool
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NE goes 0-2 without the help of a video camera.
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...they are.
I'll take the over
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9/7/24- Philly, PA
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RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
They'll play like the look on Joe Patriot....mean and painful in the second half...
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they are such a 2nd half team...
perhaps you mean pat the patriot?