Pretty boy reputation, won too much against their favorite teams, ditched his girlfriend while she was pregnant for a supermodel, their team cheated, etc..

The "tuck" rule! How can you forget the infamous snow bowl? :p

I love Brady btw, but still find that rule hilarious.

DannyJ

United States5110 Posts

January 21 2013 04:56 GMT

#5164

Haha oh yeah...

Gruden still mutters curses over that one.

xDaunt

United States17988 Posts

January 21 2013 04:57 GMT

#5165

On January 21 2013 13:56 DannyJ wrote:
Haha oh yeah...

Gruden still mutters curses over that one.

Yeah, people forget how fucking lucky the Pats were back in the early days of their dynasty.

Jepsyn

Canada364 Posts

January 21 2013 05:02 GMT

#5166

Im really excited for this one and now officially dub it the Har- Bowl

QuanticHawk

United States32080 Posts

January 21 2013 05:07 GMT

#5167

LOOOOOOOOL DK ROFL

Adreme

United States5574 Posts

January 21 2013 05:14 GMT

#5168

The Ravens seem to have the strangest Super Bowl runs. This year they fired there offensive coordinator halfway thru the season and there defense was in bottom section of the league before coming alive this posteason on both offense and defense.

Back in 2000 I remember they went 5 games and 20+ quarters without scoring a single touchdown (won 2 of those games btw) and then went to Super Bowl on a flucky 97 yd pass to a TE and a game against Titans that basically caused a kicker to be fired.

Wingblade

United States1806 Posts

January 21 2013 06:16 GMT

#5169

On January 21 2013 14:14 Adreme wrote:
The Ravens seem to have the strangest Super Bowl runs. This year they fired there offensive coordinator halfway thru the season and there defense was in bottom section of the league before coming alive this posteason on both offense and defense.

Back in 2000 I remember they went 5 games and 20+ quarters without scoring a single touchdown (won 2 of those games btw) and then went to Super Bowl on a flucky 97 yd pass to a TE and a game against Titans that basically caused a kicker to be fired.

I would say both teams had a wacky ride this season. 49ers starting QB gets concussed, backup comes in, and the starter gets benched. They play in a tie game, they get torched in week 16, lose the 2 seed, then have it handed back to them. Then the offense comes alive despite the defense not being quite so spectacular. Oh, and brothers are coaching against each other in the Super Bowl.

Zlasher

United States9129 Posts

January 21 2013 06:18 GMT

#5170

Yeah I'm making excuses for the 49ers but the matchup on Thanksgiving last year was a horrible representation. The Niners played on Sunday, then they had to travel East for a Thursday night match. Due to this, they lose a day of practice that the Ravens got. So basically it was 1.5 day of practice/preparation vs 2.5. Secondly, the 49ers team in 2011 was very different than the 2012 team. There was a lockout season with a completely new coaching staff, so they had less time to get a system in place and learn the playbook. Meanwhile Baltimore had largely had the same pieces in place for several years.

Then this year, the 49ers have an identical defense, all 11 starters are the same as last year, all the backups are the same as last year, except for one season ending injury to our backup OLB. On Offense, obviously the game is different with Kaepernick in, instead of Smith.

People are quick to praise the Ravens for beating Denver and NE on the road, but keep in mind the 49ers have beaten a Chicago team on the road, when Chicago was peaking and top 3 in everyones power rankings, followed by trouncing New England also on the road, when NE was top 3 in everyone's power rankings. We've been Green Bay twice, on the road and at home, and have already won a game in the Superdome, the site of the Superbowl, this season.

zoLo

United States5896 Posts

January 21 2013 06:32 GMT

#5171

Fail gif nvm

DannyJ

United States5110 Posts

January 21 2013 06:33 GMT

#5172

If i were the 9ers I think one of the things I'd be most worried about is Akers complete lack of consistency and confidence. Think of the annoying scenarios for the coaches during the game with that shit in the back of their minds.

Mania[K]al

United States359 Posts

January 21 2013 06:41 GMT

#5173

On January 21 2013 12:46 Jibba wrote:
Granted the Spygate thing was bad, but the argument that they haven't won since then is stupid. They're one terrible Asante Samuels dropped interception away from another one, plus getting this far is so consistently is a pretty big achievement in itself.

Also, bringing up the Moynahan thing is pretty stupid as well. It's not like he's an estranged father. She got pregnant the same time they broke up, and he's still an active dad.

It's mostly like Suggs said, they kinda deserve to be arrogant and other fans are jealous. Every other fan in this thread would instantly trade their franchise for getting to the playoffs in 10 of 12 years (and being 9-7 and 11-5 the years they missed,) with 3 Super Bowls and a 17-7 playoff record in that stretch. And if their team had to cheat a little bit to do it, they wouldn't care either.

EDIT: And I say this is a lowly Lions fan that would trade the Lions and Tigers for the Pats.

I don't think you could get any more wrong than you are.

I, and most other people, hate the Pats because of all the shit they're allowed to get away with for the simple fact that their name alone makes the NFL money.

Name another team that has been allowed to pull a snow blower out to clear an area to kick a field goal. Name another team that cried enough to have a rule created to overturn an obvious fumble to allow you to go on to have a chance to kick aforementioned field goal off of a freshly plowed area. Name another team that wins 3 superbowls by only 3 points each and then dumps every player from their team besides their "allstar" QB. Name another team whos entire offensive gameplan is quickslants, 7 yard buttons and screen passes. Name another team that talks as much shit as the Pats when the cameras are off but act like gods grace with it on them, then show their colors when they lose. Name another team whos QB is allowed to badmouth a ref and spike the ball at his feet because hes upset with a call.

And if youre willing to dump two historic franchises to bandwagon the Pats because they play in a weak conference and get a free ride to the playoffs every year just to feel good about yourself, then you're exactly like every other pats fan ive ever met. And as soon as Brady retires in the next 3-5 years i wont waste any time trying to find you or all the other Pats "fans" that mysteriously disappear as fast as they appeared.

EvilTeletubby

Baltimore, USA22254 Posts

January 21 2013 06:45 GMT

#5174

semantics

10040 Posts

January 21 2013 06:57 GMT

#5175

On January 21 2013 15:33 DannyJ wrote:
If i were the 9ers I think one of the things I'd be most worried about is Akers complete lack of consistency and confidence. Think of the annoying scenarios for the coaches during the game with that shit in the back of their minds.

Akers underwent double hernia surgery near his lower abs in the off season and pain flared up during the bears game and it's been like that for the rest of the season. Although it may not really be much of a reason he's been pretty solid under 40 but just horrible past 40 all year long, although now it's more like if it's past 40 don't bother.

EvilTeletubby

Baltimore, USA22254 Posts

January 21 2013 07:05 GMT

#5176

Injuries, injuries, injuries.

Once we got everyone healthy, together, the train couldn't be stopped.