My All Time Patriots Team...By Unit. - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

RayClay · 11-21-2007, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordy

It's by group, not individual players.

Hannah and the four guys standing next to him. How's that?

Seacoast Fan · 11-21-2007, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordy

It's by group, not individual players.

oh, thank god....I thought you ahd lost it there for a moment

Pujo · 11-21-2007, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by F.B.N.

Sure Watson is ahead of him ... I just tossed the TE's into the WR's.

Geez, I just looked again and there it is: Watson's name is there clear-as-day. In my defense I have a cold and have been medicating myself with straight rye whisky for the better part of 6 hours.

BadMoFo · 11-21-2007, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordy

It's by group, not individual players.

Then why is Tom Brady alone?

Cassanova792 · 11-21-2007, 10:43 PM

I would add Ben Coates over Watson. and Curtis Martin to go with Corey Dillon. Dont forget about Willie McGinest in his prime, he was a beast. Everyone else seems good.

Wildo7 · 11-21-2007, 10:50 PM

I might get killed for this but when healthy, Curtis Martin and Robert Edwards, along with Dillon would be the best RBs of the Pats. Maroney might get there, he's got the potential, but he hasn't shown me as much as those three. And maybe Tebucky Jones in his prime.

***IcyPatriot*** · 11-21-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pujo

Geez, I just looked again and there it is: Watson's name is there clear-as-day. In my defense I have a cold and have been medicating myself with straight rye whisky for the better part of 6 hours.

You're entitled to that ... does it help???

PlattsFan · 11-22-2007, 05:43 AM

The OL with Hannah, Leon Gray, etc was far better than today's unit. No offense to today's unit, who make up a very good line, but that 1976 Patriots OL was an absolute beast.

To illustrate: in a preseason game, Chuck Fairbanks told the OL that he was going to keep calling the same play - a simple running play to the guard-tackle gap - until they scored a touchdown. After scoring the TD, the linemen could come out of the game, but they couldn't come out until they did.

The Patriots got the ball on their own 20-something and marched down the field on 8 plays to score the TD. The same running play 8 times. Amazing.

No way this line is even close to those guys. No way.

edit: Oh, I almost forgot ... the 1978 Patriots set the team rushing record for a season with over 3100 yards, a record that still stands. I think either the OL or the RB group (or both) pretty much has to be considered better than the modern group in the list above.