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Originally Posted by ChaosTheory
I might be, but that's not my intent. I love that team and, again, it's part of that crazy 7-year stretch.
But also, I think on-paper is kind of the point. If we were looking at "best seasons", I could put them over '07. But that's why the Giants aren't listed in the article and why the '07 Patriots are #1 and not like #5.
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There's no could about it. The '03 team without a doubt had a better season that '07.
After letting it stew for a couple of days I'm not really sure why the '07 would get that much love. They were great the first ~1/2 of the season, but once the injuries set in they were an average team at best w/ a super weak schedule. Losing at home in the playoffs to a Chargers team w/ Billy Volek at QB and w/out LT really should exclude them from any sort of best of list.
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Also, more of a separate point because you mentioned shitting the bed in the playoffs... Does it bug anyone else that a bye-week doesn't count as a playoff win? And missing the playoffs doesn't count as a playoff loss.
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Not really. Playoff record shows who played well when the stakes were the highest (or at least who was illegally videotaping their opponents).
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That's how you end up with Eli Manning having an 8-3 playoff record.
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Not sure why you're hating on Eli. Without him the Cheats would probably have won 8* Superbowls.