Superbowl XLII

[LaDude]

Originally Posted by jmudmbphan

however, if the chargers had a healthy gates, rivers and LT....that game would have been MUCH closer than 9..

They had a healthy Rivers, LT, and Gates in week 2 and lost by 24. But that was a different SD team back then. All F'd up thanks to poor coaching at the time.

[jmudmbphan]

Exactly...hah, im not sure the point of that post then??

[thebestauntie]

Originally Posted by jmudmbphan

gladly. teh suckz

Originally Posted by UNC41

New England hasn't consistently brought their A game since Week 11, so I'm not convinced they will. You have to give them credit for winning all of those games, but they haven't looked like the world beaters they did at the beginning of the season.

True. But I think they've been purposefully holding back and come February 3rd they will bring it all on again! Well, sort of. I think the game will be much like the last regular game of the season, and with the outcome being the same as well.

Originally Posted by rickyh24

Go Pats!!!

What?

Originally Posted by jmudmbphan

and he does it with a .

Originally Posted by groton

always finish with a Smile dude

That's my Greggo!

Originally Posted by FunkyTeaParty

Pathetic is having to constantly change your name to return to a message board where you are clearly not wanted.

Clearly.

Originally Posted by jmudmbphan

however, if the chargers had a healthy gates, rivers and LT....that game would have been MUCH closer than 9..

If is a very big word.

[LaDude]

Originally Posted by jmudmbphan

Exactly...hah, im not sure the point of that post then??

Me neither....It sounded good at the time though!

[DmBand801]

Originally Posted by thebestauntie

True. But I think they've been purposefully holding back and come February 3rd they will bring it all on again!

your saying that the pats didn't try in their first 2 playoff games? could it be that they were just playing 2 hungry, talented teams?

[thebestauntie]

Originally Posted by DmBand801

your saying that the pats didn't try in their first 2 playoff games? could it be that they were just playing 2 hungry, talented teams?

Uh, no. The rest of my post states that I don't really think that. And that I do think the game will be close like the first meeting between the two but that the Pats will win again.

[DMB0715]

The Pats match up better with The Giants than any other playoff team they've faced so far.

[chr35919]

Originally Posted by DmBand801

your saying that the pats didn't try in their first 2 playoff games? could it be that they were just playing 2 hungry, talented teams?

it's not that they didn't try, they just didn't play at their true caliber.

are teams playing up to the patriots? yes. are the patriots playing down to said teams? yes.

[dmbmuskie]

The Pats aren't playing down. They played way over their heads for a lot of the season.

[DmBand801]

Originally Posted by dmbmuskie

The Pats aren't playing down. They played way over their heads for a lot of the season.

the chargers and jaguars aren't the bills or jets either....

[chr35919]

Originally Posted by DmBand801

the chargers and jaguars aren't the bills or jets either....

the pats beat 8 playoff teams in the regular season.

[dmbmuskie]

Originally Posted by chr35919

the pats beat 8 playoff teams in the regular season.

That doesn't mean they beat good teams.

The NFL was awful this year, and the Pats benefitted.

[malarks26]

Originally Posted by dmbmuskie

That doesn't mean they beat good teams.

The NFL was awful this year, and the Pats benefitted.

Exactly, look at the rest of the teams in their division...and they played each of them twice!

[dmbmuskie]

Originally Posted by malarks26

Exactly, look at the rest of the teams in their division...and they played each of them twice!

I only come up with 6 wins against playoff teams.


They beat a battered Colts team, a Chargers team adjusting to a new regime, and a Steelers team in the midst of record collapse. What they did was impressive, but I'm still more impressed by the 2004 team.

[chr35919]

Originally Posted by dmbmuskie

That doesn't mean they beat good teams.

The NFL was awful this year, and the Pats benefitted.

oh god

edit: so are the giants being in the superbowl representative of that line of thinking?

[DmBand801]

Originally Posted by malarks26

Exactly, look at the rest of the teams in their division...and they played each of them twice!

thats an easy 6 wins right there...throw in the inconsistent redskins and the downhill bengals and anyone team is bound for 16-0

[malarks26]

Originally Posted by DmBand801

thats an easy 6 wins right there...throw in the inconsistent redskins and the downhill bengals and anyone team is bound for 16-0

[chr35919]

Originally Posted by DmBand801

thats an easy 6 wins right there...throw in the inconsistent redskins and the downhill bengals and anyone team is bound for 16-0

right. that's why it happens every year.

[dmbmuskie]

Originally Posted by chr35919

oh god

edit: so are the giants being in the superbowl representative of that line of thinking?

I find it shocking that so many people believed a team lead by Wade Phillips or a 38 year old QB could be legit contenders, and I'm as guilty as anyone.

I like this Giants team, but they're probably one of the 5 worst teams to play in the Super Bowl. (That would be a good discussion)

[malarks26]

Originally Posted by chr35919

right. that's why it happens every year.

They had more luck this year than in years past, that's all.

[dmbmuskie]

Originally Posted by malarks26

They had more luck this year than in years past, that's all.

From the lack of weather in NE to Randy Moss actually putting forth effort the Pats have been very lucky. I don't see why Pats fans have a problem with people saying that.

They had a great season, but they're not the best team in history.

[chr35919]

Originally Posted by dmbmuskie

I find it shocking that so many people believed a team lead by Wade Phillips or a 38 year old QB could be legit contenders, and I'm as guilty as anyone.

I like this Giants team, but they're probably one of the 5 worst teams to play in the Super Bowl. (That would be a good discussion)

i can agree with this.

[chr35919]

Originally Posted by malarks26

They had more luck this year than in years past, that's all.

agreed, but they were also the best pats team ever.

and the patriots didn't have nearly as much luck on their side as your giants did down the stretch

[dmbmuskie]

2004 Pats>>>2007 Pats

[malarks26]

Originally Posted by chr35919

agreed, but they were also the best pats team ever.

and the patriots didn't have nearly as much luck on their side as your giants did down the stretch

That hasn't been luck my friend, it's been a team clicking and running on all cyliners at the right time of the season.

Fear the G-Men!!!

[dmbmuskie]

What luck have the Giants had that any other team making a Super Bowl run hasn't benefitted from?

[VanHorneDog]

the patriots are lucky i wasnt 100%.

-phillip rivers
Badass.

[dmbmuskie]

Originally Posted by VanHorneDog

the patriots are lucky i wasnt 100%.

-phillip rivers
Badass.

[DmBand801]

Originally Posted by chr35919

agreed, but they were also the best pats team ever.

and the patriots didn't have nearly as much luck on their side as your giants did down the stretch

so...corey websters interception in OT that set up the winning field goal in green bay was luck?

Eli throwing no int's in the 3 road playoff games was luck?

the giant defense shutting down two high scoring 13-3 teams on the road was luck?

[chr35919]

i'm just saying, talking about the patriots being lucky is stupid when you're a giants fan.