01-20-2009, 09:06 AM
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Third String But Playing on Special Teams
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 538
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Re: All Patriot Nation MUST root for Arizona and heres why...
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Originally Posted by PatsFanSince74
Like you, I'm pulling for Arizona. But, I don't think we should be too bothered by what the Steelers' fans think. Instead, I think we should be motivated to see the Pats match, over time, the remarkable accomplishment of the Rooney's and their franchise. Yeah, they've won five SB's and gone to six, but they also went 26 years between SB wins. This is a franchise and ownership that understands what it means to be committed to excellence in the NFL. And, having the Pats-Steelers of today compared to the Cowboys-Steelers of the '70's would be quite a compliment in the eyes of anyone who understands the history of the league. 30 other teams would give their right elbows to be included in the comparison.
A little perspective is useful. To my mind, the Patriots' true "history" began in 1994 when Bob Kraft more or less strongarmed the Orthweins into selling him the team. Prior to that event, the Patriots had never even sold out an entire season, so diffuse was their fan base and so marginal their support. I don't remember the exact numbers, but I think that Kraft paid a little under 200 mill for what was one of the most worthless franchises in the NFL; a franchise that had made the playoffs only five or six times in over 30 years (including an improbable trip to SB XX to be massacred by the Bears). So, three rings and five trips to the SB in just 14 seasons is a tribute to the commitment of the Krafts to this franchise and its fans; what's more, it's a sign of what the future might bring.
So, by all means, let's cheer for Arizona to keep the Steelers' record of SB wins within our grasp; but, let's also be aware that if the Cards win people will start comparing Warner to TB as the QB of the decade, having taken two different teams to three SB's and winning two of them along with two league MVP's.
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I hope they do, i am tired of the PM-TFB comparison, although that will continue and is probably more worthly that Kurt W. I like Warner and would welcome his presence in the discussion with TB, but I don't think most would put him ahead of TB simply becuase his body of work - other than 4 full seasons, true three of them went to the SB, the others are journeyman type years . . .
Regarding the Steeler legacy of this year, I would put the Pats-steeler comparsion closer to the 70's Steeler-Raiders comparsion. . . Where one team has 4 SBs, the other 2, and the one with the 4 has getting the better of the one that has 2. . . the only difference is that the pats only have three as oppsed to 4 SBs . . .
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