Post-Super Bowl Thoughts
Test Pattern, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . .
Dynasty, dynasty, dynasty . . . people are anxious to throw that term in regards to current Super Bowl champs, the New England Patriots. Mind you, they are close. The Pats are at the very cusp of being an NFL Dynasty. All they need to do now is win another Super Bowl with their current crew. Until then can they enter the same league as the 1970s-era Pittsburgh Steelers and the 1980s-era San Francisco '49ers. Currently, they are at the same tier as the Dallas Cowboys of the past decade. Not too shabby company. But, does one want to be a really good to great team of their era or do you want to strive to be THE team of your era. Just a Vince Lombardi away from greatness. Unlike the Cowboys, the Patriots seem to possess a stable infrastructure that places their winning system over any personality. Who knows, they may even surpass the success of both Bradshaw's Steelers and Montana's '49ers. Only time will tell.
As for the game itself? To be honest I was only conscious for like 3/4 of the game. Of course, this has happened before, but, then again if it ain't:
1) Da Bears
3) The OAKLAND Raiders
or
4) The Pittsburgh Steelers
who really gives a shit right? Okay, I kid, I kid. Basically, the game came down to how effective their special teams, defense, and offense were. Special teams had spectacular plays and flubs committed by both clubs. Defensively, it seemed in the end that the Pats won out, but, really they were both equally effective. I mean come on, it was a mere three point differential. A low scoring close game. If that doesn't speak volumes about the defensive output of both Philly and New England, then I don't know what does. As to why New England's "D" looked better, that comes down to Philly's offense. You can bitch about how Philly should have ran more, how Terrell Owens wasn't 100%, how the remaining Philly receivers sucked. However, all that is minor to what Philly's biggest problem was. Their offensive line. Sure McNabb is a superior athlete to Brady, who can run and scramble. You know why? HE HAS TO RUN AND SCRAMBLE. He sure wasn't safe in the pocket. There were at least 3-4 New England defensive rushers in his face at almost every snap. On the other end of the spectrum, Tom Brady had all frickin' day in the pocket to make a pass. After the game ended and I regained full consciousness and we were all discussing who should win the game MVP, the main argument was between Brady and Branch. To bring up a point, I said the "O"-Line deserved the MVP for their performance. Even Hans, adorned in McNabb replica jersey full of disappointment had to agree with me on that. So there, I said it the offensive line made the game for the Patriots.
Later on there were debates upon the validity/effectiveness of the west coast offense in conjunction to Philly's use of it since Andy Reid learned under the tutelage of Holmgren, himself a direct student of Bill Walsh, the architect of the so-called "West Coast Offense". But that sort of football analysis I'd leave to someone like the Collier family or my former coach Mr. Howie. Although, I'd rather listen to them trade stories of their stints at USC and Notre Dame. I mean come on, first hand accounts of "The Juice" and Lou!!!
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Dynasty, dynasty, dynasty . . . people are anxious to throw that term in regards to current Super Bowl champs, the New England Patriots. Mind you, they are close. The Pats are at the very cusp of being an NFL Dynasty. All they need to do now is win another Super Bowl with their current crew. Until then can they enter the same league as the 1970s-era Pittsburgh Steelers and the 1980s-era San Francisco '49ers. Currently, they are at the same tier as the Dallas Cowboys of the past decade. Not too shabby company. But, does one want to be a really good to great team of their era or do you want to strive to be THE team of your era. Just a Vince Lombardi away from greatness. Unlike the Cowboys, the Patriots seem to possess a stable infrastructure that places their winning system over any personality. Who knows, they may even surpass the success of both Bradshaw's Steelers and Montana's '49ers. Only time will tell.
As for the game itself? To be honest I was only conscious for like 3/4 of the game. Of course, this has happened before, but, then again if it ain't:
1) Da Bears
3) The OAKLAND Raiders
or
4) The Pittsburgh Steelers
who really gives a shit right? Okay, I kid, I kid. Basically, the game came down to how effective their special teams, defense, and offense were. Special teams had spectacular plays and flubs committed by both clubs. Defensively, it seemed in the end that the Pats won out, but, really they were both equally effective. I mean come on, it was a mere three point differential. A low scoring close game. If that doesn't speak volumes about the defensive output of both Philly and New England, then I don't know what does. As to why New England's "D" looked better, that comes down to Philly's offense. You can bitch about how Philly should have ran more, how Terrell Owens wasn't 100%, how the remaining Philly receivers sucked. However, all that is minor to what Philly's biggest problem was. Their offensive line. Sure McNabb is a superior athlete to Brady, who can run and scramble. You know why? HE HAS TO RUN AND SCRAMBLE. He sure wasn't safe in the pocket. There were at least 3-4 New England defensive rushers in his face at almost every snap. On the other end of the spectrum, Tom Brady had all frickin' day in the pocket to make a pass. After the game ended and I regained full consciousness and we were all discussing who should win the game MVP, the main argument was between Brady and Branch. To bring up a point, I said the "O"-Line deserved the MVP for their performance. Even Hans, adorned in McNabb replica jersey full of disappointment had to agree with me on that. So there, I said it the offensive line made the game for the Patriots.
Later on there were debates upon the validity/effectiveness of the west coast offense in conjunction to Philly's use of it since Andy Reid learned under the tutelage of Holmgren, himself a direct student of Bill Walsh, the architect of the so-called "West Coast Offense". But that sort of football analysis I'd leave to someone like the Collier family or my former coach Mr. Howie. Although, I'd rather listen to them trade stories of their stints at USC and Notre Dame. I mean come on, first hand accounts of "The Juice" and Lou!!!
End Scene.
posted by Shockah Karl at 5:37 p.m.
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