- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Money Marine
I live in Massachusetts, so I love the Pats. People are just mad because the Steelers lost and pick the Eagles because they are still a team in Pennsyvania. It would be incredibly hard for the Eagles to win because:
-They have no Owens, or Chad Lewis who was also good. Unless Owens comes back and I don't know if it would matter anyway.
-Westbrook who? He isn't even the best back in the league, Bettis is, and the Pats stopped him last week.
-Face it. McNabb is not as good as Peyton, and the Pats held him to 3 points.
-Pats beat the best offensive team in the league, and perhaps the best ever? And they held them to a mere field goal.
-Pats beat the best defensive team in the league. And they scored 41 points off them...
-Bill...
The Pats have an injuried riddled secondary which hasn't been tested this postseason. Sure they faced the best offense in the league but their pass rushers never gave Manning the chance to get settled in the pocket and plant his feet to throw. McNabb doesn't have to do that, he is a mobile quarterback who can throw on the run. Just look at what he did to the Cowboys on Monday Night Football. Scrambled outside of the pocket for a ridiculous amount of time before uncorking a perfect strike 20+yards down the field.
Plus Bettis is not the best back in the league, he is the biggest. Curtis Martin was the best back in the league, with Shaun Alexander a close second. Bettis didn't even crack 1,000yards this year, he's just hard to bring down.
Not to mention, the lack of Owens, and even Chad Lewis shouldn't matter. Pats fans especially should realize that its the team that matters not one player. The Pats lost Ty Law, Tyrone Poole and Richard Seymour and still beat Indy and Pittsburgh. And Philly lost T.O. and still beat the Vikes and the Falcons. The only players that matter are the ones that are playing.
Eagles 24, Pats 21
Oh, and number one defense, and stats like that don't matter. I'm sure you Pats fans all remember a certain Monday Night game against the lowly Dolphins. Stats be damned, the game is still always decided on the field.
[Edited on 1/24/2005 1:56:43 PM]