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navarth

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11. While we're having fun with this deeply consequential stuff

Reply to Brother Buzz (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 04:27 PM

Jan 2015

I wonder what the comparison would be with Bobby Layne, the Lions quarterback in days of yore? Before the Super Bowl, the Lions won 4 championships. Different world to be sure.

Might be fun to do the comparison, but I lack the time and energy required.

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Even if he wins 4th ring, Brady�s no Montana [View all] Brother Buzz Jan 2015 OP

While I agree with the article, what happens if Brady wins 5 or 6 SB's? hughee99 Jan 2015 #1

We'll talk about it if it comes to that Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #2

Even if he wins 10, they'll all have asterisks now. n/t trotsky Jan 2015 #5

Now? Some people have been saying that since 2007. hughee99 Jan 2015 #6

Spygate was bad. trotsky Jan 2015 #7

Have they been deflating balls in all the games since 2007? I guess it's possible. hughee99 Jan 2015 #9

It's also possible that relatively few people were in on it mythology Jan 2015 #12

I agree that it's suspicious, but even if a small number of people are in on the process of hughee99 Jan 2015 #13

As it turns out, some of Montana's might have themselves an asterisk as well. hughee99 Feb 2015 #16

Sportswriters are dumb. GeorgeGist Jan 2015 #3

shit... trumad Jan 2015 #4

Someone at the Chronicle was going to write that article ... Auggie Jan 2015 #8

Montana had to overcome much stiffer competition to win his 4 rings Yavin4 Jan 2015 #10

Some of those NYGiants-San Fran games were unbelievable. bigwillq Jan 2015 #14

Yes they were Auggie Jan 2015 #15

How true Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #17

How about the Bears, Redskins, and Giants just to make the bowl Yavin4 Feb 2015 #18

You mean the Colts, Steelers and Ravens that won 5 Super Bowls since 2000? Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #19

While we're having fun with this deeply consequential stuff navarth Jan 2015 #11