I am so pulling for the New England Patriots to go 19-0.
Not because I'm protesting the Vikings, or because I'm a fair-weather fan.
And not because of Randy Moss (though I'm happy to see him sticking it to the rest of the NFL).
No, I'm pulling for the Pats for one reason: The 1972 Miami Dolphins.
Don Shula. Bob Griese. Earl Morrall. Larry Csonka. Jim Kiick. Mercury Morris. Nick Boner-conti. Jim Langer. A bunch of other mostly white douche-bags.
What the Dolphins did in '72 is of course, impressive, because no one else has ever done it. But I'm just tired of hearing about them. Most experts say the '73 Dolphins, who lost twice, were actually a better team.
Yeah, the Dolphins went undefeated, but they didn't play a winning team in the regular season. They entered the Super Bowl against the Redskins with a 13-0 record and were actually the underdogs. They won 14-7.
Morrall and Griese combined to pass for 2,000 yards and 17 TDs with 12 INT that year.
Tom Brady has thrown for 4,000 yards, 50 TD and 8 INT.
The Patriots played the No. 2 seed in the AFC (13-3 Indianapolis) and the No. 1 seed in the NFC (13-3 Dallas) and beat them both.
They set all kinds of records. They're better. It's not close.
Meanwhile Mercury Morris is going on ESPN rapping about how the Patriots accomplishments will never surpass what the Dolphins did.
Someone tell Mercury McCokeHead to shut the fuck up. He's embarrassing.
Comparing teams from different eras doesn't make a lot of sense, and it's not the Dolphins fault that the league was weaker 35 years ago, but let's face it.
The worst team in today's NFL (which, ironically, is the Dolphins) would hammer the '72 team. There are no white guys rushing for 1,000 yards today, no offensive linemen who weigh 245-pounds.
Larry Csonka wouldn't have played D1 college in the modern era, let alone been an NFL Hall of Famer.
The Pats are the most dominant team ever. They'd beat the '72 Dolphins by a hundred. And if they can close the deal, we'll never have to hear from Morris, Shula or Boner-Conti ever again.
That would be a good thing.
3 comments:
Here, here!
"There are no white guys rushing for 1,000 yards today"
Uh, hello? LenDale White?
Cue the "Price Is Right" lose music.
The Patriots are the most dominant team to not win a Super Bowl since the '68 Colts. Bully for them.
And it's okay if you are still bitter about SB VIII. Man, did the Vikes get destroyed in that one.
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