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interesting to hear him mention last season with respect to others and where it ranks
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"During training camp, the NFL's man of few words sat down with Sporting News' Albert Breer for a wide-ranging 75-minute conversation. … SN: Fast-forward to last season. Can you take any sense of accomplishment from the 18-0 start without thinking of the 18-1 finish? Belichick: Yeah. Sure. SN: So it's not all or nothing? Belichick: Yeah, we fell short of the ultimate goal, but it's like winning your division or winning playoff games. Really, the record we've had here since 2001, it's not all championships, but it's a lot to be proud of in terms of what we've done on a consistent basis – playoff wins and division championships and all that, including last year. But it's not at the same level as a Super Bowl championship. It's not 5-11. It's not 3-13. SN: So it's not close to winning the Super Bowls? Belichick: I'd say it's probably fourth. The three Super Bowls and then 16-0."
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interesting to hear him mention last season with respect to others and where it ranks
Yeah, I'd say 16-0 is the next best thing to a Super Bowl, too.
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I know this will sound like I'm trying to rationalize a crushing loss, but really... as time goes by, the 16-0 becomes more and more of an impressive accomplishment for me, more so than the Superbowl wins. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather have the Lombardis, but the thing is, someone wins the trophy every year. No one goes 16-0. I still have a hard time believing any team, let alone my Patriots, went through the regular season undefeated. It's just so difficult to do. You can get hot for a couple weeks and make a fluke Superbowl run like the Giants or the Steelers a couple years ago, and that's awesome to be part of, but it's way, way better to be a part of sustained greatness. The teams that just win one are forgotten, the teams that win multiple become dynasties, but the team that goes 16-0 is never forgotten, because it's just so much harder. So while the Lombardi is always the goal, the 16-0 is more impressive to me now.
I know this will sound like I'm trying to rationalize a crushing loss, but really... as time goes by, the 16-0 becomes more and more of an impressive accomplishment for me, more so than the Superbowl wins. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather have the Lombardis, but the thing is, someone wins the trophy every year. No one goes 16-0. I still have a hard time believing any team, let alone my Patriots, went through the regular season undefeated. It's just so difficult to do. You can get hot for a couple weeks and make a fluke Superbowl run like the Giants or the Steelers a couple years ago, and that's awesome to be part of, but it's way, way better to be a part of sustained greatness. The teams that just win one are forgotten, the teams that win multiple become dynasties, but the team that goes 16-0 is never forgotten, because it's just so much harder. So while the Lombardi is always the goal, the 16-0 is more impressive to me now.
I would agree with you...i mean look at the history here. Two teams in the NFL history have had a perfect season. The Dolphins in 72 and the Patriots in 07....35 years of Superbowls, 35 years of seasons going and coming and only 1 team has done that since 1972....that in itself is a huge achievement IMO. We are also the only team to go 17-0 and 18-0 ever in the NFL...since they changed it from 14 games to 16 games in the regular season. Does anyone else think this way?
I would agree with you...i mean look at the history here. Two teams in the NFL history have had a perfect season. The Dolphins in 72 and the Patriots in 07....35 years of Superbowls, 35 years of seasons going and coming and only 1 team has done that since 1972....that in itself is a huge achievement IMO. We are also the only team to go 17-0 and 18-0 ever in the NFL...since they changed it from 14 games to 16 games in the regular season. Does anyone else think this way?
Yes. Until the SB becomes a "best of" series, it never defines the BEST team. It defines a lot of things. Best team isn't always one of them, imo (see SB42).
A team that enters the 2008 season not having lost a regular season game since 2006? That's evidence of a "best team".
So while I agree it would have been amazing to finish the job, no one worth a darn in sports broadcasting can claim, with a straight face, that the Giants were the best team of 2007. After all, we faced them twice and they only won once. When's the tie-breaker?
The Patriots are in the MIDDLE of a BIG stretch of dominance. The any given Sunday concept (while true, even for us) is NOT bigger than the mercilessly executed domination of all comers WEEK AFTER WEEK.
If I had a glass, I'd raise it. To another year of running up the score, re-writing the record books, and disappointing skeptics ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF SB43.
Yes. Until the SB becomes a "best of" series, it never defines the BEST team. It defines a lot of things. Best team isn't always one of them, imo (see SB42).
A team that enters the 2008 season not having lost a regular season game since 2006? That's evidence of a "best team".
So while I agree it would have been amazing to finish the job, no one worth a darn in sports broadcasting can claim, with a straight face, that the Giants were the best team of 2007. After all, we faced them twice and they only won once. When's the tie-breaker?
The Patriots are in the MIDDLE of a BIG stretch of dominance. The any given Sunday concept (while true, even for us) is NOT bigger than the mercilessly executed domination of all comers WEEK AFTER WEEK.
If I had a glass, I'd raise it. To another year of running up the score, re-writing the record books, and disappointing skeptics ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF SB43.
Very well said....I will raise my plastic cup, i am at work, to this and agree completely....
It's like running the second fastest time in world history (or swimming, for the cheese eating surrender monkeys), but losing.
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well i know they lost, and i am biast, but the 07 pats are the best football team i have ever watched. i have not been watching the nfl for that long only since 1990 but there have been some great teams in that time 92 dallas 94 san fran 98 denver that won the SB but i would still say the patriots were better than any of those teams
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