Ranoria wrote:Jerzyland wrote:
Come on man... this woulda shoulda coulda argument is as joke. For instance, in 2006 the Ravens went 13-3, statistically great D, get the number 2 seed. They met the Colts at Baltimore. Rainy cold day but Colts are dome team, so good.. First drive, McNair takes them down the field on long time consuming drive but Jamal Lewis fumbles inside the 2 yard line. No points. Colts get a FG, take lead. There were no TDs that day, Just FGs. Ravens lost 15-6, Indy wins it's lone SB 3 weeks later.
But the D is still young and tough but the next year, 2007, the Ravens fall apart and go 5-11. Billick gets fired. Now you may not have doubts in your mind, but the players get them. Then things fall apart. Ringless Ryan Fitzpatrick has a history of falling apart. And Marshall? No rings either. Face it. The ball isn't round and bounces unpredictably. Same goes for the best laid plans that end up in tatters. I can give you countless other examples over the many years of teams that were believed unstoppable until crucial plays/injuries/coaching blunders/shit weather happened.
These woulda shoulda coulda arguments are fantasies of perfection that rarely occur irl.
Nah. I 100% believe Denver would’ve won back to back, or at the very least gone to the AFC Championship. Good example though. The only thing that really would hurt was Demarcus Ware getting hurt. Dude was on pace for 12 sacks before he broke his arm.
One can not account for all the random events which can happen here. They can't be quantified, plotted, graphed or even be known. This is why all the data in the world about football games can't reliably tell us the answers.
But yes, fans can still dream of what could have been. It's not much consolation though. In my experience it's always better to move on and hope those random events go your way the next time.
