Manning 1 Ring
It is so obvious that The New England Patriots should've won the 2006/2007 Super Bowl.
It looked like the NFL told the Pats to take a dive, that they (the NFL) had to anoint Peyton Manning last year. He deserved it for being a good boy.
It was "good for the game."
So the Patriots loaded up and crushed everything in their path in 2007.
Let's let the articles speak for themselves:
AP Sportswriter Michael Marot in USA Today:
Colts' sloppy play proves costly in loss to Chargers
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2008-01-13-41646650_x.htm
or Baltimore Sun reporter David Steele:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/football/bal-steele0113,0,2316785.story
The Patriots keeping Peyton Manning from his destiny year after year in the playoffs. Brady surpassing him as the defining quarterback of this generation and beating him to the inevitable comparisons with Unitas and Montana
REALLY? It seems no matter what Tom Brady did, one ring, two rings, three rings, it was always Peyton Peyton 24/7, Peyton's Place, all Peyton all the time. It was boring. Why was it boring? Because something better was happening and getting no respect.
In 2007 the tide finally turned; after what looked like Tom Brady throwing a kiss to his friend Peyton last year and allowing him one, the NFL let the Patriots be themselves and win everything in site. The NFL is all about parity but Bob Kraft found a way to do the impossible and build something special.
The NFL never paid attention until 2007, and they attempted to tarnish the hard work by giving Eric Mangini the time of day.
No one has seriously questioned the noise levels at the RCA Dome. Well, when the speakers get installed next year in the Lucas Oil Stadium and all the evidence is destroyed when they implode the RCA Dome, well, maybe we'll have The Colts Audiogate story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Dome
TONY DUNGY TO GO?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=3195151
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts lost more than a playoff game on Sunday to the San Diego Chargers. The vibe coming out of the Colts' locker room following their devastating 28-24 loss to the Chargers was that Tony Dungy might have coached his last game.
"This game won't really affect anything,'' Dungy said of the loss' impact on his decision about coming back. "You are always disappointed when you lose your last game. We'll analyze it, sit down and talk to my wife, talk to Jim and come do a decision.''
The Colts fear the worst. There's a good chance they could have lost their coach Sunday.
THE PROBLEM WITH DUNGY IS THAT HE ACTS LIKE HE HAS CLASS, THEN OPENS HIS MOUTH AND SAYS THIS:http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-01-04-usat-coach-award_N.htm
Colts coach Tony Dungy compared Belichick to Barry Bonds, and questioned if the legacy of the Patriots coach would be forever tarnished.
Belichick crowned with USA TODAY's top coach award
USA Today -
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2007/12/29/local_sports/doc47760a47ef523344929758.txt
Look at these stats:
http://www.nfl.com/partner?partnerType=players-air-and-ground
| Tom Brady, New England Patriots | ||
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 | Brady led the NFL with 4,806 passing yards, a leauge-record 50 touchdown passes, a 68.9 completion percentage and a passer rating of 117.2. Brady set a multitude of records while leading the Patriots to an undefeated regular season. He established a new mark with at least three touchdowns in each of his first eight games, set a franchise record against Miami with six passing touchdowns and broke the single-season record of Dan Marino for most games with at least three touchdown passes. Brady was nominated for nine FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week awards in 2007, winning three times. | |
Journey continues as team survives, subsists, subdues
More comments on 1-15-08 Tim Sullivan's article is interesting:
In Greek myth, these tag-team monsters are known as the Scylla and the Charybdis. In the NFL, they are the defending champion Indianapolis Colts and the so-far unbeaten New England Patriots.
In colloquial English, what the Chargers are attempting is akin to fleeing the frying pan for an inferno while navigating the narrow clearance between a rock and, well, another rock.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/sullivan/20080114-9999-1s14sullivan.html
Tim Sullivan: (619) 293-1033; tim.sullivan@uniontrib.comThis year's Chargers are better equipped to survive, to subsist and to subdue. This week's Chargers have been afforded an opportunity that might arise once in a generation – they have conquered football's champions to earn the right to play someone impeccable.
“It's going to be a tough game,” Tomlinson said, “probably the toughest game that we've ever played. To be at this point, playing a team like New England – what can I say? – I'm pretty sure we'll be huge underdogs and rightly so. But it's still going to be fun just to get the opportunity.”
The Chargers' path has its pitfalls, but the journey continues.
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