Triumph
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Does anybody believe 4 is true?!
Does anybody believe 4 is true?!
Does anybody believe 4 is true?!
I'll wager Adam Vinateri does.
Nice link, Triumph. Every now and then I find myself on the bleacherreport.com site somehow, it's mostly quite unreliable and just made up by fans--but every now and then they actually put up something that is useful.
I did enjoy the stats that showed our comparative sack totals (vs NFL average) in '01, '03, and '04--and the fact that we've had a top 8 scoring defense 8x in the last 10 yrs.
4 was the section on us apparently having a great running game, which we never have and I can't see how anybody could ever state that we have
Nice link, Triumph. Every now and then I find myself on the bleacherreport.com site somehow, it's mostly quite unreliable and just made up by fans--but every now and then they actually put up something that is useful.
I did enjoy the stats that showed our comparitive sack totals (vs NFL average) in '01, '03, and '04--and the fact that we've had a top 8 scoring defense 8x in the last 10 yrs.
New England Patriots: The 6 Biggest Misconceptions in Patriots History
"The New England Patriots have a long history of being a down-in-the-dumps franchise before recently establishing themselves as one of the premiere franchises in the NFL."
I don't know about down in the dumps (other than 89-92). One of the biggest misconceptions is his lead sentence. Since 1976 the Patriots have had 25 seasons with a winning record, 2 with a .500 record and only 8 with a losing record. Of those 8 losing seasons, 5 were in consecutive years 89-93.
The misconception is probably because of the ownership situations before Kraft got here but I don't think many teams are able to say they had only 8 losing seasons in 35.
In my opinion the misconception about the history of the Pats franchise prior to Tom Brady becoming the starting quarterback is from fans of opposing teams (Steelers in particular) repeating this opinion so often over the years that it has become accepted as fact. There's a huge difference between not winning a championship and being the worst franchise in the league, which is what opposing fans - and occasionally the media - attempt to incorrectly imply regarding the history of the Pats.
Most Steeler fans have actually convinced themselves, and will try to convince you or anyone else that says otherwise that nothing pre-merger counts. While the end of World War II is considered to be the definition of start of the Modern Era of football by everyone else, ask a Steeler fan and just about every one of them will tell you that the definition of the term Modern Era of the NFL is anything post AFL-NFL merger.Patriots all-time winning percentage .526
Steelers all-time winning percentage .520
Perfect assessment of the Bleacherreport, but your also right about Triumph's article. It was an excellent job.
Matt Roth came in for a work out, and I really hope that we sign him. Not because I think he'll solve the "so called" pass rush issue, but because he'll be a solid contributor to the entire defense. The two most important points he makes in the "sack" segment is that where you rank in scoring defense is the most important defensive stat, and that it has little relationship to how you rank in sacks. Secondly, having a great individual sacker is NOT necessary to have success as a team in getting sacks.
I also appreciated his comments on the running game. I don't think people appreciate how important the running game is BEYOND actually gaining yards. I think the "clock killin" aspect is very underrated. For every minuted your team can control the ball is one minute less your opponents offense can score. A 10 minute scoring drive is a much more effective method to win the game than a 3 minute one.
As to the "game that shall not be mentioned" I think the loss of Stephan Neal in the first series of the game was a critical and highly UNDERRATED loss. I don't think the Giants would have had nearly the success they had rushing the passer they had, if he hadn't gone down.
And I appreciated that he noted that the Packer superbowl loss was closer than the score indicated.