CanadianPat'sFan
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My gut feeling is to cringe when I hear people saying things like 'revenge' or 'redemption', this game is neither. The only way the Patriots could get redemption is if they were going for a perfect season this year, the only way to get revenge is if the Giants were the ones who were 18-0. Does anyone honestly believe if the Patriots beat the Giants this year it makes up for the fact that the Giants cost the Patriots the perfect season, and the chance to be considered the greatest football team of all time? The Patriots could win next week and to me it's a hollow victory, because it doesn't rewrite history, it doesn't change the fact that the Giants win last time cost them a perfect season and turned them into the punchline of the joke "18 straight wins, one Giant loss".
I hated the last weeks of the 2007 season. It became apparent that strong defensive well coached teams were figuring out how to stop the Pats flying circus. It felt to me that the weeks before the SB were full of unwarranted hubris and expectations, uncharacteristic of prior Pats Championship teams. Being away from NE and with no laptop I completely missed the Thomase fiasco as I don't waste time watching pundits and just tune in for the game. A feeling of dread, never felt before swept over me.
I'm more confident and optimistic this game, not because I think this year's team is better, certainly not on D, but I think this cadre of payers & coaches is more resilient and is better prepared and mentally ready to take a few punches and Gronk back.
I just hope so Giant players start yapping and guaranteeing a victory !!!