jack_patera":38rccdxn said:
onanygivensunday":38rccdxn said:
jack_patera":38rccdxn said:
relax...i don't think the sky has fallen yet...i still believe defense wins championships and as far as i know, crabtree didn't tackle anyone...
Jack - You need to retire, dude.
The days of defenses winning championships is long gone.
Really.
oh yeah? how many sb's have 'the high flying high octane but can't stop anyone if their life depended on it' new england patriots won lately? case closed..
Case re-opened.
Let's look at the last seven Superbowls played.
Last year the Ravens beat the 49-ers, 34-31. The Ravens were ranked #17 in the league for Team D. SF was ranked #3 overall. Did the team with the better D win the Game.
No.
The year before, the Giants beat NE, 21-17. The Giants were ranked #27 and NE was ranked #13, In this case, the team with the better D won the game.
The year before that, GB beat Pittsburgh, 31-25. GB was ranked #5 overall on D. Pittsburgh was ranked #2. Did the team with the better D win?
No.
And the year before that, NO beat Indy, 25-17. The Saints were ranked #25 overall on team D. Indy was ranked #17. Did the team with the better D win the game?
No.
And the year before that, Pittsburgh beat Arizona, 27-23. The Steelers were ranked #1 and the Cardinals were ranked #19. In this case, the team with the better D won the game.
And the year before that, the NYGiants beat NE, 17-14. The Giants were ranked #7 overall in team D and NE was ranked #4. Did the team with the better D win?
No.
And the year before that, the Colts beat the Bears, 29-17. The Colts were ranked #21 overall and the Bears were ranked #5. Did the team with the better D win?
No.
So, let's do a count...
out of the last seven Superbowls played, the team with the better Defense won only twice.
Care to provide data that supports your case?
Back on topic... yes, the whiners are sure going to miss Crabtree... quite a bit imo. His 57 catches for 1st downs last year is going to be difficult to fill... likely leading to less scoring for SF's offense.