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looking back... i wouldn't trade this 16-0 season for a 10-6 SB. No way.
Interesting logic...if you really feel that way then how would you classify the 2001 SB winning season? Seems some are just a 'tad' spoiled by success. Isn't a win in the SB the ultimate climax to any season? I'm sure if you ask anyone on the team they'd say it was.
Well...I stand corrected...at least one fan is satisfied without the ultimate prize..."not that there's anything wrong with that..."
Don't forget the MNF Baltimore game, when we hung on to perfection by a thread. That was a GREAT game.
Which team do you think has better memories of last season (spygate aside cause that sucked)?
Interesting logic...if you really feel that way then how would you classify the 2001 SB winning season? Seems some are just a 'tad' spoiled by success. Isn't a win in the SB the ultimate climax to any season? I'm sure if you ask anyone on the team they'd say it was.
It's a weird phenomenon.
Yesterday I was giving a friend a hard time about Auburn-Alabama (he's a huge Auburn fan, I root for Saban) and he said if I keep it up he's going to buy an 18-1 shirt to irritate me.
I was on a Browns' board and a Pats fan (not me) posted something and a Browns' fan replied : 18-1.
Now, don't get me wrong, I would have killed for 19-0 or 18-1 with the 1 not being the last game. But like I told my Auburn friend, there's a lot worse that you can go through as an NFL fan (on the field, forget the stupid camera) than what we saw last year. The first 16-0 regular season ever. A Super Bowl appearance. It still grinds at me that we lost but last year was still a badge of honor for the Patriots and their fans, not a black mark of embarrassment.
I may be alone in this but I couldn't wait until last season was over. With all the talk about undefeated season, running up the score, spygate, and the F-U season, it really wasn't all that enjoyable for me.
Well... '01 was a different experience all together. It was great (nothing is ever as good as the first).
Winning in '03 and '04 were also special and great in their own way.
But by the same token... 16-0 was special in even a different way. it was something I have never experienced as a fan before. Hell, not many fans will ever get to experience it.
The SB loss was crushing. Worst feeling I have ever felt as a sports fan. But now that i have had time to reflect on the season a little, Im just starting to appriciate how truely special it was. It was a great year to be a fan of the team from a football standpoint. We were treated to some really memorable games/wins. It was pretty damn awesome.
No question the 16-0 regular season was one hell of an achievement. A season for the record books and one hell of a ride but I still would give it back for another SB win...sorry...just would.
In the end the Patriots just couldn't close the deal. They worked so hard all season just to come up empty. One can easily relate to how they must have felt after what turned out to be such a wasted effort. Kinda like this...if your girl has ever looked down at you and so thoughtfully and caringly said to you..."it's OK, nice try honey, I know you worked hard, but I'll just finish up from here." D'OH!
When you create a thread, down near the bottom there's a box you can check that says something like "Create a Poll" and you tell it how many options you want. Then yo create the thread. After that it takes you to a new page where you enter the poll options.Btw,What do i have to do to setup a poll here.?
Until some team goes 19-0, no other team's fans can talk **** to Pats' fans about 18-1.
In the end the Patriots just couldn't close the deal. They worked so hard all season just to come up empty. One can easily relate to how they must have felt after what turned out to be such a wasted effort. Kinda like this...if your girl has ever looked down at you and so thoughtfully and caringly said to you..."it's OK, nice try honey, I know you worked hard, but I'll just finish up from here." D'OH!
I guess in the end my whole take is... Better to have stared down immortality and lost, then to have never caught a glimpse of it.