With thanks to Makewayhomer for the idea....
I honestly now think the 2004 team wins because of one thing.
Defense. Defense wins. And the 2004 Patriots played more consistantly on defense. The 2007 Patriots let teams, like in 2006, come right down the field.
The offense was great, but the defense, while improved this year, wasnt good enough and like last year gave up the drive the 2004 team would never have given up.
Remember how the 2004 team held the best offense in football to 3 points, scored 41 on the best defense, beat 3 teams with at least 13 wins in the playoffs, and played their best in the most important games.
the second half of this season it always felt like the Patriots were just holding on. the 2004 team got stronger as the season wore on. a fluke brain freeze cost that team a game in Miami. and they played a 15-1 team on the road without their RB and lost the other game. But they basically a dominant team in all phases of the game,
im not talking the whole year, just what those team were when they were a finished product at the end of the year.
2004 Patriots manhandle Eli Manning, Charlie Weis, Corey Dillon and a consistant solid Patriots offense put up over 20 points. Not thinking so much about SB 39 because i dont think the Patriots played their best that day, i say 2004 beats 2007 team 23-20
I honestly now think the 2004 team wins because of one thing.
Defense. Defense wins. And the 2004 Patriots played more consistantly on defense. The 2007 Patriots let teams, like in 2006, come right down the field.
The offense was great, but the defense, while improved this year, wasnt good enough and like last year gave up the drive the 2004 team would never have given up.
Remember how the 2004 team held the best offense in football to 3 points, scored 41 on the best defense, beat 3 teams with at least 13 wins in the playoffs, and played their best in the most important games.
the second half of this season it always felt like the Patriots were just holding on. the 2004 team got stronger as the season wore on. a fluke brain freeze cost that team a game in Miami. and they played a 15-1 team on the road without their RB and lost the other game. But they basically a dominant team in all phases of the game,
im not talking the whole year, just what those team were when they were a finished product at the end of the year.
2004 Patriots manhandle Eli Manning, Charlie Weis, Corey Dillon and a consistant solid Patriots offense put up over 20 points. Not thinking so much about SB 39 because i dont think the Patriots played their best that day, i say 2004 beats 2007 team 23-20
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