I think every team has come out to the field together as a group ever since, right? It took that moment for everyone in a league full of big personalities to realize, "Oh, right. It's a team sport, and that's how it should to be done."Patriots Twitter just posted this video reliving the 2001 season. I just started watching but it seems to be great. I've watched many videos of that season, and this has some great footage I've never seen before along with interviews with a lot of the guys.
This person stole huge chunks from Joseph Vincent's classic 5 Rings video.There’s a YouTube hype video for this Super Bowl — the story of New England. It’s a doozy. Clear some time to watch this one
This is awesome. Simply awesome.There’s a YouTube hype video for this Super Bowl — the story of New England. It’s a doozy. Clear some time to watch this one
I've occasionally wondered how much the Pats winning that game influenced the change. If they'd been blown out like most people were expecting, I think the individual introductions might still be a thing.I think every team has come out to the field together as a group ever since, right? It took that moment for everyone in a league full of big personalities to realize, "Oh, right. It's a team sport, and that's how it should to be done."
Short field, individual excellence by Mahomes? The guys we wanted to take away (Hill and Kelce) we still did a good job on. We made them adjust to using other guys. It worked, but not enough.Why did the man coverage, rush five, double Hill defense fail so spectualary in the second half?
I guess I have to wait for Part 2.
But imagine the D without SeymourInteresting nugget: LaDanian Tomlinson just said to the media that Charlie Weis told him if he fell to the Pats at #6 that they were going to take him. He went #5 to SD so the Pats too Seymour. Imagine Brady with in-his-prime Tomlinson.
Nope, that is almost completely accurate. I think what happened against the Bengals was that the PA announcer started announcing the Pats defensive starters before they were in the tunnel and ready to run out, so they ended up just running out all together.In terms of the 2001 Pats "come out as a team" decision, I seem to remember that was actually something they had been doing all year. In a game earlier in the year, may have even been the opener to the Bengals, the PA announcer forgot to introduce the Pats individually so they basically just said fuck it, let's run out as a team. I believe they did it for every game after that. Am I inventing that?
Then the League tried to get them to change for the Super Bowl and the refused. Milloy told BB they wanted to be introduced as a team and BB told the league that was what they were going to do.
Is that the Goodell clown shirt? That would be hilarious.I'm not sure if this is the place to put it or not, but any open mocking of Roger Goodell is worth celebrating, in my mind.
Here's Sean Payton at today's press conference:
Guess what that is under his polo?
It sure is.Is that the Goodell clown shirt? That would be hilarious.
Are we imagining that Seymour is active or inactive?But imagine the D without Seymour
Oh, for sure, you're probably right that it would have died a quick death had they not won. But they did win, so in that sense, they heavily influenced the change. It didn't hurt that they won a couple more a few years later to cement the tradition.I've occasionally wondered how much the Pats winning that game influenced the change. If they'd been blown out like most people were expecting, I think the individual introductions might still be a thing.
It was definitely powerful in the moment. I remember being optimistic going into the game that if the Pats could keep it close that they had a chance, but that basically everything needed to break their way to win.
Watching them come in as a team, after the individual intros from the Rams, I was pumped up and went from 'maybe they can pull it out' to 'THEY ARE WINNING THIS GAME!'
Well playedAre we imagining that Seymour is active or inactive?
I've wondered this too. Almost every Super Bowl they have played since 2004 I have had the same thought - maybe this will be the blowout!! (Seattle was the lone exception). I am too smart to hope for it to happen this year. But is an extremely interesting trend that the biggest spread in a game they have had was 8, which was 5 before the strip sack on the second-to-final drive.I've always wondered why their Super Bowls are always so close and have never been able to put a satisfying explanation to it. I can attribute it to their excellence to explain why they haven't been blown out, but why haven't they been able to blow anyone out? Does Belichik/Brady just bring out the absolute best and most focused coaching and playing from their opponent every time in these games?
That is great stuff.Peyton Manning breaks down Tom against the Chiefs
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Yes, Milloy tells this story in the 2001 America’s Game recap.Nope, that is almost completely accurate. I think what happened against the Bengals was that the PA announcer started announcing the Pats defensive starters before they were in the tunnel and ready to run out, so they ended up just running out all together.
Agreed. Top 10 lists are meant to be controversial and generally clickbait. Especially for something like this that’s all in the eye of the beholder. If you’re a Steeler fan I bet you rank this list differently than if you’re a Giants fan.https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2019-super-bowl-ranking-all-52-super-bowls-with-eagles-patriots-near-top-patriots-rams-i-just-misses-top-10/
Here's one of those rankings of the best super bowls that usually come out this time of year. I think this is the first one I've seen that is this Patriots heavy, with all 8 of Brady's SB's in the top 20 and 4 of them holding the 1-4 spots. (I disagree with the order though - definite team and recenty bias, but Atlanta at 1 and Seattle at 2 seems obvious to me.) Not a new point here, but their excellence aside, the sheer amount of Super Bowl entertainment this team has produced is mind-boggling.
Ahem, the Colts have a banner hanging from the rafters, somewhere, that disagrees with this assessment.9. Jets vs. Cowboys (1969)
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Haha whoops! FixedAhem, the Colts have a banner hanging from the rafters, somewhere, that disagrees with this assessment.
Imagine what you think nowTheir Top 10 is:
10. Steelers vs Cardinals (2008)
3) Steelers/Cardinals at #9 is too low. That Holmes catch is one of the great plays in the history of the league.
I've downloaded them. If the Pats win the SB, I'll host them.Yeah thanks for posting those clips Brandon. I saw the special on ESPN.com but I'm not an E+ subscriber so this is really great to see. If you have the time, might want to download them, concatenate them, and do your password-protected-on-vimeo thing, as I imagine it'll get taken down soon.
That’s what I hope for; a laugher for us and a sea of tears for all the antipatriots. A lot of stress for my coronaries in October, I deserve a lot of peace on Sunday.A laugher. Just once, a goddamned victory lap laugher.
In fairness, who can pick out one flag hanging in the Indy rafters? It's like looking for a needle in a needlestack.Ahem, the Colts have a banner hanging from the rafters, somewhere, that disagrees with this assessment.
I'd love this. But I'm not expecting it. The Rams are a damn good team, and - absent the NEP's annual record - parity does work to the extent that no single team (especially in the last 2 weeks of the playoffs) is THAT much better than the others. That said, I feel like we almost always have a bunch of fluky plays/bad calls go against us. If we play well AND get lucky, it could be a lot of fun.A laugher. Just once, a goddamned victory lap laugher.
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“Havlicek stole the ball” or “And now a steal by Bird”?Damn
The Steal still gives me goosebumps.
Roberts“Havlicek stole the ball” or “And now a steal by Bird”?
“Havlicek stole the ball” or “And now a steal by Bird”?
Ha! Good point Al Z. I was indeed referring to Roberts...the C’s plays are both great but those 2004 games and that play....Roberts
It would be nice, but the Rams are too good for that. It's going to be a tight game.A laugher. Just once, a goddamned victory lap laugher.
I don’t think anyone will call LAR ‘shitty’. What they’ll say is the Rams weren’t ‘ready for prime time’.It would be nice, but the Rams are too good for that. It's going to be a tight game.
Besides if there was a blowout win, then the Pats would get dinged for facing a "shitty" opponent. Instead if they win a close game they'll get dinged for not blowing a team out. This is the way it goes, we have to accept it.
Did you expect the Pats to blow out the Chargers? I did not. That the opponent is good -- and they are -- doesn't mean the Pats (or the Rams for that matter) can't or wont win big. I also note that of the SBs that have been laughers, I don't believe many, or any, featured bigger spreads that the plus 14 for NE in SB 36. The point is that good teams have been bombed in SBs and that the Rams are one of them hardly precludes that.It would be nice, but the Rams are too good for that. It's going to be a tight game.
Besides if there was a blowout win, then the Pats would get dinged for facing a "shitty" opponent. Instead if they win a close game they'll get dinged for not blowing a team out. This is the way it goes, we have to accept it.
These were excellent. The all-22 camera angles really help you see the game better. The interception at the goal line in the Chiefs game, you can see why Tom thought he could jam it in to Gronk. On TV, it was "WHAT ARE YOU THINKING??", but after seeing that breakdown, I totally get it. Good stuff.Peyton Manning breaks down Tom against the Chiefs
I'm gonna say it was Miami in Super Bowl VIIWhen was the last time a team won the Super Bowl after losing it the previous year? If the Pats win Sunday, in a way it might be the most impressive thing they have accomplished over the last 18 years. And that's saying something. Simply put, teams fall apart after losing Super Bowls.
It has happened twice, in consecutive years.When was the last time a team won the Super Bowl after losing it the previous year?