A loss has never been so great, jutting. It turns out, The New England Patriots are not the greatest team of all time, as they celebrated. And although they go down in history, they are there for the wrong reasons. They are always grouped as one of the greatest disappointments of Sport ", with the likes of the 1991 UNLV men's basketball team, another group that had not lost until it mattered most. It is possible that a loss will overshadow and eighteen wins, and wesaw it last night. And while I hate to look at a game from the perspective of the losers, sees the historical aspect of this loss too hard to ignore.
Lost in all this talk of perfection is the fact that New England looked very mortal since the end of November. Since the 12th Week, when The Pats beat the Eagles by three, the perfect team before, only the domination of one and a half games - 9 December, when it decimated Pittsburgh, and in the first half of the 16th Weeks game againstthe hapless Dolphins. The warning signs were there, and we decided to ignore it, probably because her story was so convincing.
Or maybe because Mercury Morris and the '72 Dolphins are so annoying. Whatever the reasons, we, the fact that it is released a different team than the Pats, which was kicked over their opponents in the first half of the season with his feet. We ignored the effect of the loss of Roosevelt Colvin, who incurs them rely too much on aging Junior Seau and TedyBruschi. It went over the loss of Sammy Morris, the team best work when he went down with injuries. This team has so many adjustments it does not skip a slap in the middle of the season, even with these losses. But something changed on the road. Whether it's fatigue, the effects of injury or the weight of expectations that New England was no longer invincible, the season in the final phase. In the playoffs, it was more the same as thateasy to beat Jacksonville, but slipped through an injury-depleted San Diego team that outplayed them through three quarters, the frightening. Despite all that, they made the Super Bowl.
It reminded me of the '95-96 Bulls were so dominant off at a start to the season 41-3, and win more, but less crucial, Scottie Pippen tightened after a back injury and the pressure to win 70 games was intense . The Bulls managed by draw, and thatwhen they twice stumbled in the final, was their mastery never in doubt. There are no best-of-seven series in football, however, and the Pats stumbled at the worst possible time. And unfortunately for them, this loss is as much a part of their heritage as their three wins in four seasons. Throughout the year they were ready to do the unthinkable, and then yesterday, they have exactly, just not in the way as we had expected.
A game can change so far. Bill Belichick wasthan by some as the greatest coach ever, based on its remarkable success in the salary cap era. Now that I am on the grandest stage outcoached (does not go on fourth and 13 instead of kicking a long field goal?), And suffering through a new round of Spygate allegations, he will surely be more control than ever before face. Tom Brady has dubbed Eli Manning, and his historic season, now has the same baggage, Peyton Manning's hat in 2004 - remarkable, butincomplete. Randy Moss disappeared in the playoffs, and the most prolific offense ever overwhelmed by pass the Giants rush. In a hurry, these three coronat and her team, we missed the hand - they were the second best team in the league in the playoffs, as the true size is defined.
