Double TE

2001 Team:

Defense:

DL: McGinest, Seymour and Hamilton
LB: Vrable, Phipher, Ted Johnson, Bruschi, Cox
DB: Milloy, Tebucky, Law, O. Smith


Offense:

QB: TB, Bledsoe
RB: A. Smith, Edwards
WR: Brown, Patten, Charles Johnson
TE: Wiggins
K: Vinatieri
OL: Woody, Compton, Andruzzi, Light, Robinson Randall


I am guessing everyone knows the 2012 team pretty well.


I am thinking the 2012 team is better on O..and by a wide margin but the D...well...not so sure.

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PatsDeb

They are better on offense and worse on defense. What that is going to translate into, we'll find out on Sunday, and hopefully after that, on Superbowl Sunday.

TheComeback

I don't know about the 2012 Pats, but the 2011 team is definitely better.

Double TE

So literal!

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Bella*chick

The 2011 team is better.

One of the things I never see mentioned is that fact the Patriots weren't the PATRIOTS back then. We were still loveable underdogs. We didn't get anyone's Superbowl, trick play thrown' effort every week. Now we do. We sneak up no one anymore and the fact that we have remained so successful is really impressive.

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Deus Irae

2011 isn't close.

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JackBauer

2011 offense is significantly better.

2011 defense is worse. Though it's a bit difficult to speculate since it's like they (defenders) were playing a different game back then. Heck, a different sport, even.

robertweathers

One team has won a SB the other has not.

Is the 2011 team more talented on offense? Perhaps. Defense I'd take the 01 team.

The question is does the 2011 squad how to win when it really matters. We don't know yet.

I think that needs to be the determining factor.

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PATRIOTSFANINPA

Milloy and Law in the secondary vs. the guys we have today...are you kidding me?

Talent wise on defense there is not even a discussion here

On offense a totally different story..its not close, todays team on O is 10x better than 2001

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Uncle Rico

It depends on whether or not this year's team wins the Super Bowl.


Edit: Just to acknowledge, RobertWeathers made the same point, above.

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