Colts/Pats Game Thread

[HarveyWallbangers]

The '98 team? You can't be serious. That team was past it's prime. It went 10-6--mostly on a weak schedule. The Vikings were 15-1, and destroyed the Pack twice that year. Falcons were 14-2. Either team would have destroyed the Packers in the playoffs--had we not been screwed by the refs on the Rice fumble against San Fran. Ain't Favre's fault that he got the Pack the lead in the final minutes at San Francisco--only to be let down by the refs in that game. Remember that "should've been" game winning drive Brett engineered?

That 2003 team wasn't championship caliber team either. We got the Vikes choke job just to get into the playoffs. We beat a 9-7 Seattle at home, and almost beat an ordinary Philly team in the playoffs. Big deal! I'm not sure we would have won at Carolina the next week. We definitely would have been destroyed by New England in the Super bowl. That would be like saying the Eagles or Seahawks were championship caliber this year. You blame Favre for the loss against Philadelphia. The blame spreads around. Favre had one turnover that game. It happeneded to be after 4th and goal, 4th and 1, and 4th and 26.

[b bulldog]

Harv, I get a real kick out of your know it all assertions but Holgren even said it himself about the 98 team and the Philly debacle was a game they should have won and they would have had a great shot at Carolina. Talking last minute drives, what about the pic to end the Philly game in ot

[b bulldog]

I think brady had one TO in this game, am I correct? Just want to make sure cause you even know more than the HC of the 98 team

[b bulldog]

One more thing since your making excuses about the reffing, did you see the no call in the endzone when the Colts defender started tackling the Pats WR??? just wondering cause their is plenty of posts that support this on the game thread. That was four points they lost right there.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I think brady had one TO in this game, am I correct? Just want to make sure cause you even know more than the HC of the 98 team

The '98 team lost to San Fran in the playoffs. The '97 team lost to Denver. Technically, the Super Bowl was in 1998, but most football teams would count that as the '97 team. Of course, the Packers '97 team was a Super Bowl team. They made the Super Bowl. Looking back, it's debatable whether they had the better team. Denver proved themselves the next year. The '97 team was getting old on defense. They really wore down late. Howard was gone. The only reason they would have been better was because Favre was so much better than Elway at that point. That makes two years that Favre was surrounded by a team that was even remotely championship caliber.

[HarveyWallbangers]

One more thing since your making excuses about the reffing, did you see the no call in the endzone when the Colts defender started tackling the Pats WR??? just wondering cause their is plenty of posts that support this on the game thread. That was four points they lost right there.

I thought it was a bad call. Then again, I saw the Patriots get away with mugging Chargers receivers last week, and didn't say anything about it. One was a key third down play and Vrabel got away with a couple of muggings. They are overly physical with opposing receivers, and they seldom got called for holding or interference. The bottom line: the Chargers had a great chance to overcome that call. The Patriots had a great chance to overcome the call tonight.

[GrnBay007]

Like Manning said afterwards, he couldn't watch the final minute, knowing that Brady had a minute and two timeouts left. Instead, he said a prayer. "I don't know if you should do something like that, but I did," Manning said of his bowed head whispers to the heavens at the end.

When they kept showing him with his head down I wondered if he could even bring himself to watch the last minute. And also wondered if he was saying a quick prayer....lol I know I would have been.

[esoxx]

I just hope his thumb's okay. Looked like he banged it pretty good. I can just see x-rays showing a fracture and the Bears catch a huge break. Can you imagine the PA announcer for SB 41:

"...and at quarterback for the Colts, number 12, Jim Sorgi..."

[GrnBay007]

I just hope his thumb's okay. Looked like he banged it pretty good. I can just see x-rays showing a fracture and the Bears catch a huge break. Can you imagine the PA announcer for SB 41:

"...and at quarterback for the Colts, number 12, Jim Sorgi..."

Then he needs to toughen up!! Brett played that way. :P

[b bulldog]

Harry Sydney told me today himself on The Fan that the Pack's 98 team was SB caliber and that the whole team thought they could have done to Minny what Atlanta did to them. In regards to the Philly debacle, look back at the JSO forum and you will find plenty more to back up my ohter point. Harry was the rb coach durung the 98 season

[b bulldog]

manning did play that way last night