New England never had a defense that carried them? 2001 they had the 6th best scoring defense in the league. They held the "greatest show on turf" to 17 points in the Super Bowl. 14 points below their average. 2003 they had the #1 scoring defense in the league and they won the Super Bowl. 2004 they had the #2 scoring defense in the league and they won the Super Bowl.
NE regular season scoring defense by year:
2001- 6th / Super Bowl
2002- 17th/ miss playoffs
2003- 1st /Super Bowl
2004- 2nd /Super Bowl
2005-17th/ lose in playoffs
2006-2nd/ lose AFC championship
2007- 4th lose super bowl
2008- 8th/ miss playoffs
NE has had one of the best defenses in the league since Brady came in .... IMO only Pitt and Balt better. NE goes as their defense goes, like most Super Bowl winners in recent memory.
No doubt Brady is great, but his defense has carried them a little bit don't ya think? IMO Manning would have at least as many SB's with that defense behind him.
And as far as the "winner" argument goes..... doesn't BigBen have more 4th quarter comeback wins than Brady already? That to go along with his 2 SB's in 3 less years. Can you imagine Brady or Manning behind Pitt's Offensive line? They would have been retired by now.
New England never had a defense that carried them? 2001 they had the 6th best scoring defense in the league. They held the "greatest show on turf" to 17 points in the Super Bowl. 14 points below their average. 2003 they had the #1 scoring defense in the league and they won the Super Bowl. 2004 they had the #2 scoring defense in the league and they won the Super Bowl.
NE regular season scoring defense by year:
2001- 6th / Super Bowl
2002- 17th/ miss playoffs
2003- 1st /Super Bowl
2004- 2nd /Super Bowl
2005-17th/ lose in playoffs
2006-2nd/ lose AFC championship
2007- 4th lose super bowl
2008- 8th/ miss playoffs
NE has had one of the best defenses in the league since Brady came in .... IMO only Pitt and Balt better. NE goes as their defense goes, like most Super Bowl winners in recent memory.
No doubt Brady is great, but his defense has carried them a little bit don't ya think? IMO Manning would have at least as many SB's with that defense behind him.
And as far as the "winner" argument goes..... doesn't BigBen have more 4th quarter comeback wins than Brady already? That to go along with his 2 SB's in 3 less years. Can you imagine Brady or Manning behind Pitt's Offensive line? They would have been retired by now.
and u accuse everyone else of going on wikipedia and looking up stats.
here is a stat for you and no wikipedia was needed
brady 3 superbowls
manning 1 superbowl
brady- troy brown david patten
manning- marvin harrison reggie wayne and what i have heard from numerous experts one of the best olines in the history of football.
also stop with the name calling computer tough guy
and u accuse everyone else of going on wikipedia and looking up stats.
here is a stat for you and no wikipedia was needed
brady 3 superbowls
manning 1 superbowl
brady- troy brown david patten
manning- marvin harrison reggie wayne and what i have heard from numerous experts one of the best olines in the history of football.
also stop with the name calling computer tough guy
and u accuse everyone else of going on wikipedia and looking up stats.
here is a stat for you and no wikipedia was needed
brady 3 superbowls
manning 1 superbowl
brady- troy brown david patten
manning- marvin harrison reggie wayne and what i have heard from numerous experts one of the best olines in the history of football.
also stop with the name calling computer tough guy
and u accuse everyone else of going on wikipedia and looking up stats.
here is a stat for you and no wikipedia was needed
brady 3 superbowls
manning 1 superbowl
brady- troy brown david patten
manning- marvin harrison reggie wayne and what i have heard from numerous experts one of the best olines in the history of football.
also stop with the name calling computer tough guy
if we're talking about the all-time best it's Marino... anybody who really studies the game and can break down all of the great passers knows this...
if we're talking about the all-time best it's Marino... anybody who really studies the game and can break down all of the great passers knows this...
agreed! Serb... is Matt Cassel the best QB in the NFL? cuz in that system, he looked just as good as Brady...
Brady is top 5 for sure, but put him on most teams and he wouldn't get nearly as much publicity... let's remember he was thrown into that system as a rookie and went to the SuperBowl... system QBs are stat QBs... we are talking about who is the best...
go back to the kiddie forums... this is for people who know their shit!
agreed! Serb... is Matt Cassel the best QB in the NFL? cuz in that system, he looked just as good as Brady...
Brady is top 5 for sure, but put him on most teams and he wouldn't get nearly as much publicity... let's remember he was thrown into that system as a rookie and went to the SuperBowl... system QBs are stat QBs... we are talking about who is the best...
go back to the kiddie forums... this is for people who know their shit!
agreed! Serb... is Matt Cassel the best QB in the NFL? cuz in that system, he looked just as good as Brady...
Brady is top 5 for sure, but put him on most teams and he wouldn't get nearly as much publicity... let's remember he was thrown into that system as a rookie and went to the SuperBowl... system QBs are stat QBs... we are talking about who is the best...
go back to the kiddie forums... this is for people who know their shit!
agreed! Serb... is Matt Cassel the best QB in the NFL? cuz in that system, he looked just as good as Brady...
Brady is top 5 for sure, but put him on most teams and he wouldn't get nearly as much publicity... let's remember he was thrown into that system as a rookie and went to the SuperBowl... system QBs are stat QBs... we are talking about who is the best...
go back to the kiddie forums... this is for people who know their shit!
wow! this is by far the most ridiculous reply i have read yet. you obviously know nothing about the game of football.
downhill slide
if your are saying this because of the knee injury you couldnt be more dead wrong. look at other qbs around the league that have suffered a torn acl during their professional career.
carson palmer in my opinion has never been the same.
donovan mcnabb- took him almost a full year to recover and return to his old form. and to this day sometimes very hesitant on running with the ball and stepping up into the pocket.
and look away from qbs for a minute. did u watch the oak sd game monday night? shawn merriman was running like there was something up his ass. he was running all over the field favoring his one leg.
and look at brady took him 3 1/2 quarters to return to form. now i know only the next few games will tell us where he is but if i was putting money on him i would say he will be back sooner that later.
you my friend are clueless about the game
wow! this is by far the most ridiculous reply i have read yet. you obviously know nothing about the game of football.
downhill slide
if your are saying this because of the knee injury you couldnt be more dead wrong. look at other qbs around the league that have suffered a torn acl during their professional career.
carson palmer in my opinion has never been the same.
donovan mcnabb- took him almost a full year to recover and return to his old form. and to this day sometimes very hesitant on running with the ball and stepping up into the pocket.
and look away from qbs for a minute. did u watch the oak sd game monday night? shawn merriman was running like there was something up his ass. he was running all over the field favoring his one leg.
and look at brady took him 3 1/2 quarters to return to form. now i know only the next few games will tell us where he is but if i was putting money on him i would say he will be back sooner that later.
you my friend are clueless about the game
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