We're temporarily putting sanity aside for this post. Last year the Skins were 6-10. Can a team that bad come back the next year and win the Super Bowl? I took a look, and was surprised to see that the answer is "yes". Twice in the last 20 years teams with worse records went on to win the Super Bowl the next year:
- The 1998 Rams were 4-12 the year before they won the Super Bowl.
- The 2000 Patriots were 5-11 the year before they won the Super Bowl.
And if we stretch things just a little bit, there are some other similarities between the 2001 Patriots and the 2011 Redskins.
1) In 2001 Belichik began his 2nd year as head coach with the Patriots, in 2011 Shanahan begins his 2nd year as head coach with the Redskins
2) The 2001 Patriots relied on an unheralded QB (Brady), as will the 2011 Redskins (Grossman/Beck)
3) Both 2001 and 2011 end with the number 1 (I said I was stretching things)
So .... If the 4-12 1998 Rams and the 5-11 2000 Patriots could win the Super Bowl the next year, why not the 6-10 2010 Redskins?
Aren't you forgetting Gematria? If you add up the value in the hebrew translation of "A huge miracle happened there (in DC)" it comes out to exactly 2011.
ReplyDeleteIn case you are tempted (which I know you are not), I made that up.
I like your blog though...so don't ban me just yet. :)
i think there are also clues to the season if you watch the davinci code backwards while listening to pink floyd's dark side of the moon.
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