GREATNESS
Over the next several weeks three teams will have a say in just how great the New England Patriots are, and yes, if the Patriots fail to win the Super Bowl the season will be a complete failure.
However, Super Bowl or not, this Patriots team is the greatest in NFL history.
Many people will immediatly throw around teams…1985 Bears, 1972 Dolphins, 1962 Packers, 1991 Redskins or the 1989 49ers. Those teams however suceeded in a time when building great teams was much easier.
Teams today have to deal with salary caps, and the Patriots have become the best team and best utilizing its resources.
Some fans of football will never recognize the Patriots of 2007 as the greatest team ever if they don’t win the Super Bowl, many still wont even if the season ends with another ring and a 19-0 record.
There however surely can’t be any argument with saying Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback ever. Three Super Bowl trophies after four seasons, a 16-0 record, NFL record for touchdown passes in a season, the most wins in his first 100 career starts.
Brady will attempt to win his fourth Super Bowl, which would tie the high mark for a quarterback in just his seventh season, yet even without that achievement he has surpassed his childhood idol Joe Montana as the greatest passer in NFL history.
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