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THAT...was the last time the league-leading TouchDown Receiver won the Super Bowl.
1989


Nineteen...

Eighty...

NINE.
1989


It is NOT a coincidence.

Rejoice, Patriot fans.

Unfathomable though the idea is to most of you: Our team just got better.

Drawing that 3rd Rounder forward a year...was pure Gravy.
 
That doesn't mean much, if anything at all. I know what I see, and the last decade's Super Bowls have showcased players like Holt, Bruce, Owens, S Smith, Branch, Harrison, Wayne, Moss, Welker, Holmes, Ward, Burress, Fitzgerald, and Colston.

I do agree that the Pats will adjust better than most people think, though.
 
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Moss was not on pace to be the league-leading TD receiver. Its not like we avoided some sort of curse by getting rid of him.
 
i hate these stats

this stat is horrible

so is the one that said the leage leading passer doesnt win the SB, when in 07 Brady was like a measly 130ish yards ahead of manning
 
Evidently, the truth hurts, though it shouldn't.

1989, boys.

It is NOT a coincidence.
 
I thought this was going to be an epic post about Aaron Hernandez being brought into this world. He was born in 1989.
 
I thought this was going to be an epic post about Aaron Hernandez being brought into this world. He was born in 1989.

Actually this thread is. What the OP doesn't realize is that this year Hernandez will lead the league in receiving TDs AND be on the super bowl winning team, thus breaking the streaking go back to before his birth.
 
Actually this thread is. What the OP doesn't realize is that this year Hernandez will lead the league in receiving TDs AND be on the super bowl winning team, thus breaking the streaking go back to before his birth.

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....my thoughts were short, my hair was long...

Not much to add to this thread. :bye2:
 
can someone please explain with the OP is implying? im lost
 
can someone please explain with the OP is implying? im lost

* The OP is implying that Ball Control + Tenacious D win Championships.

* The OP is implying that Fantasy FootBall Glory does NOT equate to REAL Glory.

* The OP is implying that 11 guys working together to move it Down Field, 5 yards at a time...is INFINITELY more likely to lead to Super Bowl Glory...than 10 guys worried about whether the 11th guy is happy or not.

* The OP is implying that there is a long, rich, historical record that supports all of the above.

20 YEARS.


* The OP is implying that ALL of the last 20 Super Bowls have been won by teams that did NOT include the guy who caught more TD's than anyone in the World.

* The OP is implying...that this is not even REMOTELY coincidental.
 
And if it wasn't for something completely out of Randy's control it would have been 2008!
 
However, you are also implying that (a) Randy Moss is going to lead the league in receiving touchdowns this year, and (b) that since this has not happened since 1989, it will never happen again.


As far as winning without a strong passing game, I respectfully disagree due to the rule changes and changes in 'points of emphasis' that referees are now instructed to follow. Just look at the teams that have won, and the teams that have competed in the Super Bowl that last few years. The 09 Saints, 09 Colts, 06 Colts, etc. were not exactly grind it out, 15-play drive teams.


I think all that pretty much shoots a hole in your theory, doesn't it?
 
However, you are also implying that (a) Randy Moss is going to lead the league in receiving touchdowns this year, and (b) that since this has not happened since 1989, it will never happen again.


As far as winning without a strong passing game, I respectfully disagree due to the rule changes and changes in 'points of emphasis' that referees are now instructed to follow. Just look at the teams that have won, and the teams that have competed in the Super Bowl that last few years. The 09 Saints, 09 Colts, 06 Colts, etc. were not exactly grind it out, 15-play drive teams.


I think all that pretty much shoots a hole in your theory, doesn't it?

Serious question: Are you on Crack?

It's really offensive that you simply spin crap out of thin air...and attribute it to me.

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* Go right ahead and point to where I implied that "Randy Moss is going to lead the league in receiving touchdowns this year."

* While you're at it: Go right ahead and point to where I said we could win "without a strong passing game."


You spun your garbage out of thin air, bubby.

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My point is incredibly simple:

Dominant Wide Receivers are detrimental to the pursuit of Championships.
 
Serious question: Are you on Crack?

It's really offensive that you simply spin crap out of thin air...and attribute it to me.

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* Go right ahead and point to where I implied that "Randy Moss is going to lead the league in receiving touchdowns this year."

* While you're at it: Go right ahead and point to where I said we could win "without a strong passing game."


You spun your garbage out of thin air, bubby.

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My point is incredibly simple:

Dominant Wide Receivers are detrimental to the pursuit of Championships.

Tell that to the Colts or the Greatest show on Turf. :bricks:
 
Serious question: Are you on Crack?
I'll let the slur slide for now. But to answer your question, no I am totally sober. Though based on your threads and comments over the last few weeks I'm pretty sure it is safe to say that many in this forum have been questioning your mental stability for a while now.

It's really offensive that you simply spin crap out of thin air...and attribute it to me.
Offensive? Take a look in the mirror.

* Go right ahead and point to where I implied that "Randy Moss is going to lead the league in receiving touchdowns this year."
Re-read your initial post. You talked about how 1989 was the last time the league-leading touchdown receiver had won the Super Bowl, and the Pats just got better by trading Moss. Your point makes no sense unless you are indeed implying Moss is going to lead the league in touchdown receptions. If he doesn't, then your post has no relevance.

While you're at it: Go right ahead and point to where I said we could win "without a strong passing game."
No, you never said those exact words. But you pretty much implied in post #11 that that is the case, with points about how moving the ball down the field five yards at at time and ball control is infinitely more likely to win the Super Bowl. To me, that's implying that a strong passing game is not particularly important in your opinion.

You spun your garbage out of thin air, bubby.
Looks to me like once again you may want to look in the mirror with that last comment. And if you want to go around trying to be an internet bully, may I suggest that you may feel more at home in the comment sections at Pro Football Talk and ESPN. Leave the football talk here to the grownups, bubby. And while you're at it, leave the forum equivalent of writing with crayons (i.e., lots of bold, italics, large fonts and big picture signatures that all shout out "Hey everyone, look at me!") behind too.


My point is incredibly simple:

Dominant Wide Receivers are detrimental to the pursuit of Championships.
What is a "dominant" receiver? One that is top five, or top ten statistically?


The 2009 Super Bowl had four players in the top ten in receiving touchdowns. Two of the top five in receiving yards made it at least as far as the conference championship game.

In 2008 Super Bowl included the receiver who was #2 in yards, and two of the top four in touchdown receptions.

The 2007 SB featured a receiver who led the league in TD receptions and was 2nd in yardage, and was a helmet catch away from having the game-winning reception; it also had the player ranked 4th in TD receptions that year.

In 2006 the winning SB team had players ranked 2nd and 4th in receiving yards, and 2nd and 6th in TD receptions that year.

The 2005 SB included receivers who ranked #3 and #5 in touchdown receptions that year.




I'll accept your apology whenever you're ready.
 
My point is incredibly simple:

Dominant Wide Receivers are detrimental to the pursuit of Championships.

This is true. It is why Jerry Rice, Michael Irvin, Marvin Harrison, Isaac Bruce, Tory Holt, and many others never won anything.
 
Offensive? Take a look in the mirror.

When you deliberately lie ~ twice ~ about my statements, my implication that you're smoking crack is pretty mild.

And as you persist in defending your lies ~ while throwing an especially pathetic temper tantrum ~ I have nothing further to say to you.
 
This is true. It is why Jerry Rice, Michael Irvin, Marvin Harrison, Isaac Bruce, Tory Holt, and many others never won anything.

The last 4 guys were excellent, but hardly dominant, now, were they?

Thus, they have nothing to do with my point.

And I don't recall saying Rice never won anything, now, did I?

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I didn't expect anyone to agree with my points, frankly, save perhaps one or two souls...

But the stark inability to grasp the simple points that I'm presenting is astounding.
 
I thought this was going to be about the year I got my driver's license and touched no boobs.
 
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