(OT) Who's really the worst team of all time? - Page 4 - New England Patriots Forums

***gomezcat*** · 12-10-2011, 08:54 AM

The Lions were embarrassingly bad. I remember watching the first game and being astounded at how terrible they were on D. That team was way out of its depth.

I think it's related to how the Lions are now. I watch them a lot as they my second favourite team and the Pats tend to be on the later game (9.15 UK time) or blacked out.

People talk about the Lions' penalties and over-aggressiveness. I think that's true but Jim Schwartz had a desperately difficult job to turn them into an NFL-level team again. I suspect he has coached them to be really aggressive and to play beyond the whistle and the attitude change in that team is amazing. If he can get them to rein in the excessive stuff (and if he can get Suh to stop being so unnecessarily violent), he'll continue to build a good team there.

This year's Colts are bad but not like the Lions were.

As for the 1990 Pats, I can't comment. The best access I had back then was AFN radio and highlights packages on TV- probably a good thing.

JJDChE · 12-10-2011, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by robbomango

If the colts are tanking the season for the #1 pick I'd put them at beyond worst,
wouldn't even call them a team, more like a farse, charade, swindle or sham.

curtis painter a QB with only 8 passes thrown in the NFL starts before Orvlovsky who's played a half season and been around the league much longer. makes sense

I'm sure Polian was dying to beat us and had Oafsky put in to increase their odds.

their preseason stats are both dreadful, painter edged Orvlov out by a spec nothing spectacular. I'd stick with experience over marginal preseason stats if winning was the priority.

worst sham of a team in NFL history

Do you realize that you claimed that Polian is tanking on purpose AND that they put Orlovsky because he wanted to win in the same breath?

PATSYLICIOUS · 12-10-2011, 07:50 PM

2011 Colts the fact they have the ability to have done better without Manning there and had zero pride after the poor start. It's also the FO's job for sticking them with a complete scrub at QB but the team should take blame as well. During our game with them it was stated that they haven't led a game since week 5 WEEK 5. That's like 8 weeks man, pathetic and inexcusable.