Mercury Morris is a bitter old man who is trying to come to grips with the reality that his 72 Dolphins may not be unique after all. At first he was saying, "well they haven't done it yet" and now that the Pats are closer, he's saying "the Pats will never be the first, it's already done".
In '72 the NFL season was SHORTER and there wasn't the intense scrutiny that surrounds current teams shooting for the mark. The Fins were only around a few years before this happened, and they were playing in a conference filled mostly with old AFL squads not even 15 years old. The Pats play in the dominant conference in the NFL and have beaten the NFC's best and the defending champs IN THEIR HOUSES.
The Pats could be the FIRST to go 19-0 though, and they are a legitimate threat, you can tell by the way the 72 Fins act - they are SCARED. In 2005 everybody knew the Colts weren't going to try and run the table, so there wasn't any reason to talk trash or go on Sportscenter and rap about being unbeaten. Plus everyone doubted whether Peyton could get it done in the playoffs.
