Let me refer you back to the previous SB. Seahawks 43 Donkeys 8. Good enough?
The team I measure all others against is the 1991-92 Washington Redskins. 14-2 (could have easily been 16-0). Their average game was a 16+ point WIN. They shut out 3 of the first 4 teams they played. That spread INCREASED in the playoffs.
The roster included two starting receivers who should be in the HOF (1 already is). 4 of the 5 starting offensive linemen should be in the HOF. The number 1 CB is one of the greatest in NFL history. Their kicker outscored an entire NFL team (Indianapolis) that year. The defense knocked Jim Kelly out of the Super Bowl.
I want the team I root fir to want to be THAT type of team; not a "just good enough" team like the Patriots.
Not that I remotely want you to be a Patriots fan, but if you want a dominant team why on earth wouldn't you be? The Patriots have had a 14 year run of extreme dominance and their stats during that time have been extraordinarily impressive. Brady has the highest winning percentage of any QB to ever play the game. The next highest is Montana. They have the same number of losses (47), but Brady has 43 more wins, despite missing all of 2008 to injury.
In 2007, the Pats went 16-0, averaged a 19.69 point win margin, had 8 pro bowlers and 9 AP all-pros.
This may be the end of Brady's run. He isn't getting any younger and as he ages his arm strength deteriorates. It is obvious that he needed an illegal ball to get the grip he needs and now that will be impossible. No more soft balls for the NE receivers to grab. The RBs will have to hang on to a much slipperier unforgiving rock also. NE poo poo's the effects of a deflated ball but we will see this season won't we. If NE all of a sudden is the victim of tipped balls and fumblitis and Brady's completion percentage drops we can be sure the media won't fumble the opportunity to jump on it and point out how a legal ball makes all the difference in Brady's world.
A legal ball...like the ones used in their second half blowout of the Colts? Or like the ones used when they were the first team in Super Bowl history to come back from being down 10 points in the second half?
So that's the game plan this season? Butler interceptions on the one yard line? That will be a bitch to prepare for! Good strategy!