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Message: [QUOTE="cmr27, post: 471917, member: 215"] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]We probably will have a very signifciant winner ths year. Consider:[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Packers -- If they win the Super Bowl this year, they get a foothold on team of the decade even though this is only the decade's third year.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Patriots -- If they win the Super Bowl, Belichick ties Noll for SB wins and Shula for SB appearances. That puts him in a class all his own. Brady ties Montana for SB wins and pulls way ahead of everyone for SB appearances.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Broncos -- If they win the Super Bowl, Manning becomes the first QB to lead separate teams to SB wins.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Vikings -- If they win the Super Bowl, Adrian Peterson becomes the first running back to get all of the credit for a championship. The Great Jim Brown was not the main guy when the Browns beat the Colts in the NFL Championship game. Walter Payton was merely part of a much larger whole when the Bears beat the Patriots. Emmitt was surrounded by greatness when the Cowboys won those Super Bowls. Franco had the Steel Curtain and Csonka was only one-third of the Dolphins running game (I'm happy to note that you can't discuss championship contributions by running backs without a significant SU connection)[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Ravens -- If they win the Super Bowl with an MVP performance from Ray Lewis, he becomes the greatest defender of all time (remember, he was the MVP of a Super Bowl 12 years ago).[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Seahawks/Colts/Redskins -- If either of these three teams wins the Super Bowl, you've got a rookie QB winning it all. If you thought people were nuts about the NFL draft, just imagine how they will be if a rookie can turn a team into a champion.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Bengals -- If they win the Super Bowl, Marvin Lewis will become the patron saint of bad coaches everywhere. Forever after, any coach who strings together one mediocre season after another will be able to say, "Just give me one more year, and I can pull a Marvin Lewis." [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Falcons -- If they win the Super Bowl, they become the patron saints of chokers. In their last three playoff appearances, they have gone one and done, losing each time to a team with an inferior record. Forever after, any coach or QB can choke several times and say, "Just give me one more year, and I can pull a Smith/Ryan."[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]Texans/Niners -- If they win the Super Bowl, then it really is just a case of some team winning the Super Bowl. There's nothing bigger in play.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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