pdangle
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Seems like if we're talking simply matching points per game, one must account for a leaguewide scoring trend which keeps going up and up with rule changes and team adaptations.
So just by this "scoring inflation", Pats probably start with a few touchdowns in the "bank" making it a bit easier to reach last year's milestone if one was so inclined to handicap such a thing.
Now if they are truly "better" than last years team if they do so, just as if 2012 is truly the 4th "best" offense of all time, is debatable. IMO, It's really all about relative scoring differential or sigma compared to your peers.
So just by this "scoring inflation", Pats probably start with a few touchdowns in the "bank" making it a bit easier to reach last year's milestone if one was so inclined to handicap such a thing.
Now if they are truly "better" than last years team if they do so, just as if 2012 is truly the 4th "best" offense of all time, is debatable. IMO, It's really all about relative scoring differential or sigma compared to your peers.