All good "on paper theory" FACT, football is a human sport, driven by men that lust for a victory. Removing any part of a team from the field when they continue to be healthy, is a blow to them, and sets up a loss of drive. Let's face it. They didn't have to play last night, or next week at all. But removing a winning Q back because he "may" be injured, makes him look like a primadonna, and strips him of a record he deserves not only for himself, but his team and his organization. As far as the idea that only a Q back can win games is rediculous. Marino has had decent teams on the field with him, but in his desire to be the shining star, chose to put air under every ball in play, ignoring good opertunity to run. In the last days of his career, it was pitiful to watch him on the field, throwing the ball almost in a pointed effort to have it picked off. The Pats sucked under Parcells, and his pet Bledsoe. The team took the bullit for being junk, and not backing thier QB. Beat him up, take him off the field, and enter Brady. A 24 yearold kid with no experience, #199 in the piks, and considdered junk money by the "experts" 5 months later, the Pats hold a ring. So much for having a crappy team that cant play. Rules have changed in the NFL, the point being? Protecting players no big deal, and bringing up players from 30+ years ago seems a moot point. I sincerely doubt that they would play any better under todays rules, than they did under thiers. Look at the size of the line facing them then, and now. Football has become science, training is far beyond what it was even 10 years ago. Not trying to scrub off the shiny from thier careers,,they were amazing in thier day. But not as good as the current players as a whole, and these, will most likely not be as good as the next. Removing life altering hits to unprotected players was a good thing, and you may be wrong in thinking that in the past, players never cared about the ring. It was and is the singular reason any player has ever taken the field in any capacity. I learned a long time ago never to get cocky over a team, they're human, with human faults, and can mess up at the worse time.
i do enjoy watching the Pats play, but if a stronger, better team takes them out, far be it from me to go hating thier team, and pick it apart out of frustration. They were just better on that day. I "watch" football. I don't play the game, I dont caoch a team, I don't own a team. That said, It seems that whatever the Pats are doing at this point is not open for me to comment on in the negative, as it seems to be working pretty well. Maybe the Giants will kill them next week, and break both of Brady's legs.....Maybe not..But you can't deny that team the opertunity to battle, or anyother team that's on top. Let em play.
i do enjoy watching the Pats play, but if a stronger, better team takes them out, far be it from me to go hating thier team, and pick it apart out of frustration. They were just better on that day. I "watch" football. I don't play the game, I dont caoch a team, I don't own a team. That said, It seems that whatever the Pats are doing at this point is not open for me to comment on in the negative, as it seems to be working pretty well. Maybe the Giants will kill them next week, and break both of Brady's legs.....Maybe not..But you can't deny that team the opertunity to battle, or anyother team that's on top. Let em play.
