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Re: IMO, 2008 team beats 2009 team.
In Foxborough, in the snow against a very warm weather team, a schizophrenic Cardinals team known for losing big and giving up big games? They gave up 56 points to the Jets (in Arizona), 37 points to the Giants, 48 points to the Eagles, and 35 points to the Vikings, finishing the last 6 games L-L-W-L-L-W, with one of those losses against the Pats. I will credit the Pats and Cassel with a great game that day, but it probably needs to be put in that perspective. The Cards found an identity in the playoffs (in fact, I believe Warner said that beating by the Pats was the wake-up call - you can interpret that as either a good or bad statement about the Pats), not before it, and finally found an identity with James and a running game at that point.
I would not call beating the Dolphins, the Seahawks, the Raiders, the Cardinals and Bills down the stretch any more of an accomplishment than who the team has to beat this year, with losses to far inferior teams in comparison.
Brady in a heartbeat over Cassel.
Kind of like The first few years with young Tom Brady. Cassel had trouble hitting the long ball to Moss., but still threw great in the stretch.
345 yds against Arizona, 7 different receivers.
In Foxborough, in the snow against a very warm weather team, a schizophrenic Cardinals team known for losing big and giving up big games? They gave up 56 points to the Jets (in Arizona), 37 points to the Giants, 48 points to the Eagles, and 35 points to the Vikings, finishing the last 6 games L-L-W-L-L-W, with one of those losses against the Pats. I will credit the Pats and Cassel with a great game that day, but it probably needs to be put in that perspective. The Cards found an identity in the playoffs (in fact, I believe Warner said that beating by the Pats was the wake-up call - you can interpret that as either a good or bad statement about the Pats), not before it, and finally found an identity with James and a running game at that point.
I would not call beating the Dolphins, the Seahawks, the Raiders, the Cardinals and Bills down the stretch any more of an accomplishment than who the team has to beat this year, with losses to far inferior teams in comparison.
Brady in a heartbeat over Cassel.