Thread: Pats may be best ever

Originally Posted by Iceman

Dale, you don't believe for a second the game was tougher back then???? Are you kidding??? Do you own a TV or watch the games??? You can barely blow air on a wide receiver now. back then, you basically beat the crap out of each other while looking for the ball. Hands to the face was polite, better than the groin. The game was 100 percent tougher. You are confusing toughness with strength. Big mistake.

Ever hear of Old Man strength?? it's real. I can bench my dad and one half and he'd whoop my butt.......

Old man strength is a myth that old men bring up to compensate for the fact that their records are being broken. The game is being played at a much faster rate these days which leads to greater forces and higher impact.

Answer me this. Two guys go against each other in a shoving match much like one that goes on at the line. Person A is 260lbs and benches 500lbs. Person B is 330lbs and benches the same, which is highly unlikely, but let's just say it is true. Let's also say that their squat, clean, etc are the same. Who do you think is going to have an easier time moving the other guy around. If you can honestly say that it is the same I would back off. Personally, I think it may be close in the first few minutes of a game, but there is a big difference between moving half your max bench for an hour and moving 66% for an hour. If you don't believe me, try it.

I do agree that new rules baby the players, so maybe tougher is a poor choice of words.

1. Steelers. Had the most competition within its own conference as well as in the Super Bowls. Dominating defense and all around offense that could beat you running or passing.
2. Packers. 5 titles and one Championship game loss(1960) in nine years. Beat some very good teams like the Giants, the Baltimore Colts and of course the Cowboys in the "Ice Bowl". Very very close with the Steelers.
3. Pats. 3 titles in 4 years, beating two very good teams in St Louis and Philadelphia. If they somehow get to 6, they would be number one despite the more watered down competition in a post expansion post free agency era.
4. Cowboys. Very good team, but faced weak competition in its Super Bowl wins.
5.49ers. Very good again, but its Super Bowl competitors ( Miami, Cincinnati twice and Denver) were the weakest of all.