FANTASY Dr X
01-10-2008, 02:10 PM
By Derek Lofland.
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The Patriots have completed the first 16-0 season in the history of the National Football League and have rested on their bye week. Their run to 19-0 begins this weekend. Therefore it is time to look at handicapping their chances of bringing home the Lombardi Trophy.
I am a true believer in the theory that history repeats itself. If you want to see which 2007 teams have a realistic shot of winning the Super Bowl look at what the past champions have done and you can start dismissing unworthy teams pretty quickly.
People tend to make things a lot more complicated than it really needs to be. You have some people that keep preaching that defense and running the football wins championships. Look at the 1962 Packers, 72 Dolphins, 74 Steelers, 85 Bears, 93 Cowboys, and 2000 Ravens. Others wills say that you need a Hall of Fame Quarterback like Brady, Elway, Favre, Manning, Montana, or Unitas. Others prefer the Hall of Fame Running Back like Allen, Brown, Harris, Payton, or Smith.
The fact is that teams have found all kinds of different ways to bring home The Lombardi Trophy since the 1966 season. Some have had great offense. Some have had great defense. Some have won as the 1st seed and prohibited favorite. The '05 Steelers won as the 6th seed. We have had a 17-0 team and a 15-5 team win it all. We have had a team that featured two 1,000-yard running backs. We have had the Greatest Show on Turf. While teams have all found different ways to win there is one formula for winning that works year in and year out. It is very simple and very basic. You need both a...
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The Patriots have completed the first 16-0 season in the history of the National Football League and have rested on their bye week. Their run to 19-0 begins this weekend. Therefore it is time to look at handicapping their chances of bringing home the Lombardi Trophy.
I am a true believer in the theory that history repeats itself. If you want to see which 2007 teams have a realistic shot of winning the Super Bowl look at what the past champions have done and you can start dismissing unworthy teams pretty quickly.
People tend to make things a lot more complicated than it really needs to be. You have some people that keep preaching that defense and running the football wins championships. Look at the 1962 Packers, 72 Dolphins, 74 Steelers, 85 Bears, 93 Cowboys, and 2000 Ravens. Others wills say that you need a Hall of Fame Quarterback like Brady, Elway, Favre, Manning, Montana, or Unitas. Others prefer the Hall of Fame Running Back like Allen, Brown, Harris, Payton, or Smith.
The fact is that teams have found all kinds of different ways to bring home The Lombardi Trophy since the 1966 season. Some have had great offense. Some have had great defense. Some have won as the 1st seed and prohibited favorite. The '05 Steelers won as the 6th seed. We have had a 17-0 team and a 15-5 team win it all. We have had a team that featured two 1,000-yard running backs. We have had the Greatest Show on Turf. While teams have all found different ways to win there is one formula for winning that works year in and year out. It is very simple and very basic. You need both a...
Find the FORMULA here... (http://fantasyfootballmaniaxs.alexia.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=555&Itemid=50)