Why 19-0 Should Always Be The Ultimate Goal

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Published: December 27, 2009

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... I mean, part of the reason why I as a Rams fan cheered for the Patriots (after my team was eliminated) to win and go 19-0 was because it would have unseated the '72 Dolphins as greatest team of all time. This is not based on any hatred for Mercury Morris or Don Shula, but more so the passing of the torch, and of course being able to say I witnessed something legendary.

The day after they lost, I kept thinking how people would use this against future teams. I knew this would not be forgotten.

Of course the '76 Raiders did rest their starters last week of the season when they were 12-1, but they were not 13-0.

One of the basic notions of competitive drive, not only in sport but every field imaginable, is being the best at what you do. Now being the best at what you do can go away after you are considered to be deposed. Never is this more clear than within the world of sport.

There is always a clear winner, and a loser, at least in the championship gam...

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