I don't care for this coldhardfootballfacts.com website. Too much smug writing. This new article is worth looking at, however. (I saw it posted on another message board.) http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_2260_A_CHFF_epic:_all-time_franchise_rankings.html
thats retarded i stop reading when the writer said looking from a cold hard football facts perspective, SBIII wasnt as shocking as the giants one. my ass. ffs, the giants almost beat them in week 17. the afl didnt even play the nfl until the sb. what a cunt of a writer.
Of course you are going to say that, because you are a Jets fan. Jets fans are too focused on getting national attention from the media than they are their own team sometimes.
Yeah, we definitely have a Napoleon Complex, but haha, that post did make me laugh like hell. Well done. A cunt of a writer. :lol:
Until 1995 the Pats were barely ahead of the Jets. Even the last 13 years isn't going to move a team from mid 20's to top 10. I think the article basically hit the sweet spot on the Jets. They're far from the worst team in the league, however they're farther from the best.
Namath did not get inducted into the PFHOF purely for Super Bowl 3. Just another reason to stay away from that website. I also wonder about some of their face of the franchise choices. Look at the Packers one. Curly Lambeau instead of Vince Lombardi or Brett Favre? C'mon now!
You're kidding right? I'm a HUGE Giant fan and there is no WAY I'm putting this past SB ANYWHERE near SBIII in terms of historical and cultural significance. One of the greatest SBs of all time? Hell you bet. One of the bigger upsets in sports history? Meeh, I'd put it up there in the conversation. But no way, NO WAY does SBXLII come CLOSE to SBIII. Okay, the merger was in place, it was going to happen win or lose, but it did change the perception of the AFL from some inferior second league, to one that really should have been respected all along. It also set the stage for the event that the Super Bowl would become, as well as firmly secure this great game's place in Americana. Heh, does putting the end to a winning streak in a monumental performance even come close to doing that? No it does not. Not nearly 40 years after the fact. No, Super Bowl III only paved the WAY for what would happen over the next 40 years, and into the future. You can thank Super Bowl III for Monday Night Football. For Super Bowl Sunday being the Great American Holiday. Why you can even thank Super Bowl III for the Giants upset of the Pats being ranked among the monumental upsets of all time!
I stand corrected. However, I still agree with the ranking. This franchise is awful. Not one ring in 40 years.
Other than perpetuating the revisionist myth that JWN is only in the Hall of Fame because of Super Bowl III (no one who watched football in the 1960s would ever say something that ridiculous), I see nothing else in that description to disagree with.
What do you expect from another Pats obsessed writer. I wonder if these guys share a bed w/ Peter King and Phil Simms.
I like how teams like the Jaguars and Panthers who have been in the league 12 years and have never won a championship are ranked ahead of us. But if coldhardfacts.com says its true, then I guess there's no use arguing.
Just to keep it in perspective if you ever wonder why there is such a Brady/Pats man love on this website. http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Category/3_About_Us.html KERRY J. BYRNE ? Our Potentate of Pigskin created the revolutionary Cold, Hard Football Facts concept and is the nation's foremost authority on the "gridiron lifestyle" of beer, food & football. He's also food and drinks writer for The Boston Herald and has spent much of his "career" traveling around the beer-making capitals of the U.S. and Europe while writing for Esquire, Yankee Magazine, Penthouse (yes, that Penthouse), Cargo, America Online, Epicurious.com, Boston Magazine, All About Beer and many other newspapers and magazines, most of them highly disreputable. JONATHAN COMEY ? This small-town scribe squandered his shot at the NFL by watching the game endlessly from his couch, wasting his intriguing mix of size and speed in the process. Canton's loss is journalism's gain. Jonathan made another stellar career choice when he dropped out of college to start a band. He then worked his way up the newspaper ladder in his spare time, rising from backup high school volleyball writer to sports editor for the Standard-Times of New Bedford (Mass.). After completing that challenge, he made another smart career move when he left the paper to take a shot at freelance writing. The road beckoned, as did the lure of the legalized gambling circuit. The result is his book, "The Poker Trip," available on his aptly named website www.jonathancomey.com. Jonathan pledges to amuse and inform you, with the Cold, Hard Football Facts as his only weapon. FRANKIE C. ? CHFF bon vivant Frankie C. is a former U.S. Marine Corps air-traffic controller turned cubicle-bound corporate worker ant who escapes his mundane existence through the thrill of competitive karaoke and deep thought about the most pressing issues of our times. His greatest accomplishments include an honorable mention in the 1981 Quincy (Mass.) Public Schools art show and a victory in the 2002 Red Parrot pub karaoke championship. Frankie wants everyone to like him not for his achievements but for his marginal looks and borderline song and dance skills. His "Frankie Five" feature was recently named as one of the ten million most influential internet series of the past quarter-decade. FRIENDS AND CONTRIBUTORS JOHN DUDLEY ? John enjoys thoughtful analysis, passionate expression and long post patterns on the beach. A graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he previously worked as a writer/producer and co-host for various sports-radio programs. When not contributing content to Cold, Hard Football Facts, he tries to make a legitimate living as a freelance writer and editor. John is also available for parties, especially those with an open bar. MIKE CARLSON ? Mike was born in the States where he attended Wesleyan College and was a lacrosse teammate of Bill Belichick. Today, he lords over football in the U.K. like inbred gridiron royalty. On the theory that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, Mike presents the NFL coverage on Britain's Five network and has broadcast the NFL and NFL Europa for Screensport and Sky Sports. He also covered NFL Europa for NFL.com and Pro Football Weekly and writes regularly for nfluk.com and First Down. He has written books about Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood and Oliver Stone, and for newspapers and magazines like The Guardian, The Spectator, Financial Times and International Herald Tribune. He lives outside London with his wife, the author Kirsten Ellis, and their two-year-old son, Nate. He is slowly working his way toward that coveted membership in the 225 Club.
