The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices make instruments to plague us.
Dammit.
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The Curse of Bridget Moynahan
03 Feb 2008 10:21 pm
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just a ridiculous result. Let's play 2 out of 3.
Had they lost that Ravens game, as they very nearly did, and just went to the Super Bowl with the best record, I would have rooted for neither team (I'm a Bears fan.) But I just really didn't want to hear about it from Patriots fans for the rest of my life, so I'm happy.
Don't blame Bridget or Gisele for this loss! The Giants wanted it more and outplayed the Pats (my team).
As a Catholic, I'd like to think that there was some divine justice to this also. What can we say about Tom Brady (aka - Tom Horrific): Loser boyfriend, loser father, loser football player.
Loser period. LOL next year, that is if his hair doesn't keep falling out
As a Catholic, I'd like to think that there was some divine justice to this also. What can we say about Tom Brady (aka - Tom Horrific): Loser boyfriend, loser father, loser football player.
Loser period. LOL next year, that is if his hair doesn't keep falling out.
The more I think about it, the more I'm okay with this loss, as much as I wanted to stick it to the '72 Dolphins. They had absolutely no business winning against Baltimore, and needed late 4th quarter comebacks against Philly and Indy as well. They were sort of due to lose one like that, though that's an awful way to lose perfect season.
I guess they'll just have to go do it again next year. It's not like anyone's gotten too old, and they can plug a few holes on defense. Or draft Darren McFadden.
The more I think about it, the more I'm okay with this loss, as much as I wanted to stick it to the '72 Dolphins.
Maybe it's because I'm way too young. But even though I think the '72 Dolphins are one of the most over-rated teams of all time that's never been a reason for me to root for another team's undefeated season. And especially not for the Patriots' undefeated season.
Those Dolphins had the only winning record in their division and only beat two teams with winning records during the regular season (the Chiefs and the Giants, who were both 8-6). They beat the Browns and the Steelers in the AFC playoffs by a total of nine points.
Not that they weren't worthy champions--that was a very good Steelers team, Miami dominated the Redskins in the Super Bowl, and they won back-to-back titles. But is there a serious football fan outside the greater Miami area who thinks those Dolphins are in the same league as the best of the '70s Steelers, Lombardi's Packers, the '80s 49ers, etc., etc.?
Compare them to this year's Patriots--didn't the Pats beat something like 6 playoff teams during the regular season, some by very wide margins?
The '72 Dolphins are so obviously inferior to several other great teams that the egos of a bunch of senior citizens in south Florida aren't much of a concern to me. The advent of an undefeated team, with rabid fans, that actually might have been justified in calling itself the greatest team of all time? That would've been too much. Unless it's my own team greatness is something I appreciate after the fact, not something I root for. I respect the Patriots' amazing run, but I'm glad I won't have to be hearing about it from Pats fans for the rest of my life.
But is there a serious football fan outside the greater Miami area who thinks those Dolphins are in the same league as the best of the '70s Steelers, Lombardi's Packers, the '80s 49ers, etc., etc.?
I hope not.
As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport.
The 1972 Dolphins weren't overrated. They were very, very good. But to go undefeated, you need luck as well as talent, and the Dolphins had good luck on their side that year (in the form of an easy schedule).
I think the 1973 Dolphins were actually a much BETTER team, even though they lost 2 games over the course of the season.
The 1972 Dolphins weren't overrated. They were very, very good. But to go undefeated, you need luck as well as talent, and the Dolphins had good luck on their side that year (in the form of an easy schedule).
I think the 1973 Dolphins were actually a much BETTER team, even though they lost 2 games over the course of the season.
The 1972 Dolphins weren't overrated. They were very, very good. But to go undefeated, you need luck as well as talent, and the Dolphins had good luck on their side that year (in the form of an easy schedule).
I think the 1973 Dolphins were actually a much BETTER team, even though they lost 2 games over the course of the season.
The 1972 Dolphins weren't underrated. They won most of their games that season with their back-up quarterback (the ancient Earl Morrall) and, as I recall, - I was a kid beat the Steelers on the road. Even though they were undefeated going into the Superbowl, they were actually underdogs going into that Superbowl against the Redskins.
And quite a few Hall of Famers from that team: Griese, Csonka, Warfield, Langer, Larry Little, and a couple of others I may have forgotten (Kuechenberg? Bouniconti?).
In any case, the 07-08 Patriots seemed to be coasting for the past month, the Giants just outhustled them and wanted it more. Good for them! That's why they play the game.
Tom Terrific was Tom Ordinary for his last two games. Whether this has to do with a sprained high ankle or divine justice for jilting Bridget Moynihan is a nice question. I should say a more likely explanation for the Patriots loss to the Giants has to do with general and ordinary Pats hubris, which, as the Greeks understood, of necessity is punished by God(s).
The Pats will probably never have a chance again for a perfect 19-0 record, which, as an avid Pats fan, is too bad. At any rate, Bill Belichick is still arguably the best coach in football and will be heard from in the future.
Divine justice for Bridget Moynahan? Please. Everybody knows that she tried to trap Number 12, and her retribution is that her son now has to grow up as the outsider, removed from his father and the family that he ends up starting with Gisele or someone else, and removed from his mother's future family, if she marries and has 'legitimate' children.
This era of "planning" and "choice" forces women to accept a lot more responsibility (and blame) for their actions and choices, and we need to think about the ramifications of our decisions on others, especially on those most vulnerable. Tom's only crime was waiting so long before dumping her.
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As a Dolphin fan and a Catholic, I have to say it sure feels like divine justice to me. Although I actually kind of like the Patriots as a team, it still is nice to see the Golden Boy/Deadbeat Dad come up short.
Posted by alypius | February 3, 2008 10:37 PM