Disco Volante
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Last night here in Jacksonville, I went to a minor league hockey game, while waiting in line for beer, the person in front of me made a comment to the person behind me as they were wearing a Pats shirt, he was a pats fan, and here in Florida, there we were, 3 pats fans in a row, and we just talked and reminsed about the super bowl wins... WE chatted about the loss for the first minute, but instantly talked about the awesomeness of the other championships!
That's whats awesome, in 20 years, we will always have the 3 wins to talk about, what you did, where you were, how you watched it, the stories... ect...
If your still upset about the loss, think about the sweetness that was the 3 champiosnhips. Especially having the chance to GO to the first win was awesome and will always trump a loss in the SB.
Not only that...but while we didn't come out with a win in the end, we did set records that will be the focus of every team for years to come. In a few years, people may not remember who won this Super Bowl...but if you ask them which team went 16-0 in the regular season...or which QB threw 50 TDs...or which receiver caught 23 etc....
...I'm pretty sure they'll know.
:woohoo:
I'll give you credit for your optimism. Yet, the Pat's SB 42 loss will go down in infamy. It ranks up there with "New Coke" as an epic failure.
You are going to be reminded of it every week of next year's season. Until every team loses their 1st game you'll here things like, "better to lose now then lose in the SB like the Pats".
We have made Tom Coughlin one of the highest paid coaches. Hill-Billy Ely Manning is the Giant's "Joe Namath" because of us. Ely is one step closer to the NFL HOF because of the Pats.
I am a 30 year die hard Pat's fan. The SB 42 loss has the opposite affect on me. It tarnishes the previous win. SBs 36 was just luck. The Rams lost the game because of poor coaching strategy just like the Giants got lucky in SB 42 due to Pat's poor coaching strategy.
In my eyes, Bill Belichick has gone from a great coach to a good coach. 18-0, 14 point favorites, already beat your opponent, have the NFL MVP, highest scoring team in NFL history and you lose with your fewest point total of the year.
If you were to rewind back to Sunday morning, and without me having knowledge of what that actual outcome of the game was going to be - I would have bet over $10,000 on that game.
Good thing I didn't have the money that day.
Maybe this will help the Patriots learn that the Lombardi is not their own exclusive trophy and they have to beat their opponents instead of waiting for them to falter. The last 2 years it was do or die drive, and the last 2 years, the Patriots died.
That kinda has been our defensive philosophy now hasn't it been??
"Die" or "wait for them to falter"? Either way we get screwed.
Moreso wiat for them to falter - bend don't break "D". Except it didn't work and we died - two years running now. This may be the most depressing thread I have ever read.
Time to move onto next year, in a hurry.
thanks for putting a positive spin on this SB loss....and I mean that in all sincerity...and I am glad that this works for you.....
For me, this years loss in the SB will never go away.......it is burning inside my gut right now like an ulcer.....and it will not go away......Now, am I proud of the Patriots being the first team in the history of the NFL to go 16-0 in the regular season and become the NEW owners of the perfect Season? Yes, I certainly am.........Am I happy that they were the first team to go 18-0? and will it be a long time before any other team beats this feat....? YES!!! Does the loss of the SB (especially with gomer in the grasp and then the helmet catch, and then the TD in the last 35 seconds of play) burn in my stomach like my aunt's homemade meatloaf????? YES IT DOES!! and it will forever......and ever.....and ever.......To get that close to making HISTORY.......to be that close to becoming the GREATEST team of all time......To be that close to Tom Brady being the GREATEST QB of all time.......To be that close to Bill Belichick being called the GREATEST COACH of all time...To be that close to SHUTTING UP THE GERIATRIC DOOFINS AND THEIR ANCIENT BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE...(this one hurts the worst I think)...and so on and so on.....and to witness it slip away with one sloppy defensive play after another(I know not to mention the weak play of the offensive line and the weak minded work of our OC)...............Was, and will FOREVER be,... PAINFUL!!!! We have to remember that so many teams that won SB's have not been back for 30-40 years.......Matt Light should have been thinking of that while he was chuckling about Mankins or Kaczurs beard being shaved off........This may be the last one we see in our lifetime...........They BLEW a tremendous opportunity....THIS year and LAST (colts implosion)........Anyways, lets hope that we get back to the SB again sometime soon and win one.......but lets not kid ourselves.......these opportunities are RARE and there is alot of LUCK and unpredictable play in playoff games.......So we have to be realistic that our team may not get back to the big dance for a long time.........Not dropping the sky on you here......just being realistic.............
Ask Randy Moss. He's now played on the best to not even make a SB (15-1 Vikes) and the best loser.
ummm no you are wrong, it is as bad as everyone thinks.
Wait til next year when a team runs the score up on us - then it will get much worse.