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Would you rather win 4 SB’s with no loses or win 5 SB’s with

RELICDOA : 2/7/2018 5:56 pm
3 losses? Tom Brady/Montana debate

Eli/Peyton Debate - would you rather 2-0 than 2-2?

SB losses are the most devestating defeats! I would rather not go than to go and lose.
Giants are 4-1 in SB's  
EddieNYG : 2/7/2018 5:58 pm : link
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I'd rather win  
pjcas18 : 2/7/2018 5:59 pm : link
5 than 4 if I lose 3 while winning 5, that's still better than winning 4 (even if losing none).

100% disagree  
Steve L : 2/7/2018 6:00 pm : link
I would love it if Eli was able to lead us to as many Super Bowls as Brady has. You gotta be in it to win it. If you’re not, you don’t have a shot. I’d rather have the shot and lose than no chance at all.

Was I upset when we lost to Baltimore? Absolutely. But 29 other teams didn’t even have a chance to be Super Bowl champions and of you think they weren’t all jealous, even after we got our asses kicked, you’re crazy.
That one Super Bowl loss was painful  
Butler : 2/7/2018 6:02 pm : link
but I wouldn't want to give up that 41-0 game for anything.
Saying that you played in 8 SBs is better than 4.  
Ivan15 : 2/7/2018 6:02 pm : link
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I don't really see how this is a question.  
Mad Mike : 2/7/2018 6:03 pm : link
I would love to trade this season for a loss in the Super Bowl.
So you guys are good with Jim Kelly  
RELICDOA : 2/7/2018 6:04 pm : link
0-4?
RE: So you guys are good with Jim Kelly  
MBavaro : 2/7/2018 6:09 pm : link
In comment 13825835 RELICDOA said:
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0-4?


That doesn't fit your equations in the least.
Even though Kelly lost 4 SBs  
robbieballs2003 : 2/7/2018 6:14 pm : link
Making it to 4 SBs is very rare. That shouldn't be discounted.
Oh for fucks sake  
idiotsavant : 2/7/2018 6:15 pm : link
Run, stop the run. Rush the passer.


Then talk.
RE: RE: So you guys are good with Jim Kelly  
RELICDOA : 2/7/2018 6:15 pm : link
In comment 13825839 MBavaro said:
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In comment 13825835 RELICDOA said:


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0-4?

Seems like the consensus is that appearances hold more weight than winning?



That doesn't fit your equations in the least.
RE: RE: RE: So you guys are good with Jim Kelly  
robbieballs2003 : 2/7/2018 6:20 pm : link
In comment 13825845 RELICDOA said:
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In comment 13825839 MBavaro said:


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In comment 13825835 RELICDOA said:


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0-4?

Seems like the consensus is that appearances hold more weight than winning?



That doesn't fit your equations in the least.



Who said that appearances hold more weight than winning?
All I’m saying is I would rather not go than go and lose  
RELICDOA : 2/7/2018 6:26 pm : link
By the comments it appears that going and losing is fine if you go multiple times. I get the logic. Just don’t agree
RE: All I’m saying is I would rather not go than go and lose  
robbieballs2003 : 2/7/2018 6:29 pm : link
In comment 13825848 RELICDOA said:
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By the comments it appears that going and losing is fine if you go multiple times. I get the logic. Just don’t agree


The logic is that 5 is better than 4.
When people talk about the Yankees do they talk about  
robbieballs2003 : 2/7/2018 6:30 pm : link
how many times they lost in the WS or do they just talk about how many championships they have?
RE: All I’m saying is I would rather not go than go and lose  
Bogey : 2/7/2018 6:31 pm : link
In comment 13825848 RELICDOA said:
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By the comments it appears that going and losing is fine if you go multiple times. I get the logic. Just don’t agree


I think people understand that making it is a successful season. Only one team gets to be truly happy. What is better in your opinion? 3-13? One and done? Losing in the conference championships? Give me the two weeks of excitement and the promise going into the next year over this trainwreck of a season.
RE: So you guys are good with Jim Kelly  
pjcas18 : 2/7/2018 6:33 pm : link
In comment 13825835 RELICDOA said:
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0-4?


ok with it? You said would you rather be 4 - 0 or 5 - 3.

It's not even remotely close. I'd rather have 5 SB wins than 4. Period. It's a simple math equation.

If those 5 wins means you go 8 times and lose 3 it's still better than having 4 SB wins.

your post had nothing to do with being 0 - 4 like Kelly.

While I don't take consolation or moral victories in losing a SB I agree with the other poster in relative terms I'll take it over going 3 - 13, but it's irrelevant this discussion for me comes down to 5 > 4. And it ends there.
so you'd rather be the browns or Lions  
chuckydee9 : 2/7/2018 6:35 pm : link
than Vikings or Bills?

Ok... say the pats make it to the next two SB’s and lose  
RELICDOA : 2/7/2018 6:37 pm : link
5-5? .500 in SB’s? You would still rather be 5-5 than 4-0?
RE: Ok... say the pats make it to the next two SB’s and lose  
pjcas18 : 2/7/2018 6:39 pm : link
In comment 13825856 RELICDOA said:
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5-5? .500 in SB’s? You would still rather be 5-5 than 4-0?


Yes. I'd rather have 5 SB wins than 4 SB wins.

if they lost them both to the Giants then we can talk.

I'd rather be 6 - 1 in SB's than 5 - 5.

Know why? because 6 > 5.
Touch on Eli and Peyton  
RELICDOA : 2/7/2018 6:40 pm : link
Would you rather be 2-0 or 2-2?
RE: Ok... say the pats make it to the next two SB’s and lose  
Steve L : 2/7/2018 6:41 pm : link
In comment 13825856 RELICDOA said:
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5-5? .500 in SB’s? You would still rather be 5-5 than 4-0?


Yes. As I said earlier...that meant we had a chance. Losing sucks but I’d rather have a chance to be a champion than not.
RE: Touch on Eli and Peyton  
pjcas18 : 2/7/2018 6:48 pm : link
In comment 13825860 RELICDOA said:
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Would you rather be 2-0 or 2-2?


While losing sucks, I agree with others who would look forward to the chance at losing.

So while it isn't as wide a gap (for me) as 5 > 4; 2 - 2 > 2 - 0. Plus it means you enjoyed a January of playoff wins (2 or 3 in the year you lost the SB) and is usually a sign your team is competitive and fun to watch.

So if you think of it in terms of would you prefer 3 - 13 vs a SB loss, I think if you say 3 - 13 you're a psychopath. No offense.
I don’t get the argument actually  
Steve L : 2/7/2018 6:52 pm : link
The whole point of the NFL season is to win the super bowl. To do that, you have to get there. Someone is going to lose. Just get there and you have a chance. If you don’t, you can’t reach your goal.
A Super Bowl win  
an_idol_mind : 2/7/2018 7:04 pm : link
is the best feeling in sports. The more the better, even if they come with losses.

And I'd rather go and lose than not go. The loss against the Ravens sucked, but getting there was a lot of fun.
But that said,  
an_idol_mind : 2/7/2018 7:06 pm : link
I don't think I'd trade the Giants' fortunes for the Pats'. Our Super Bowl wins were quite a bit more special. (Though I'm obviously biased.)
They give the Conference Champ a trophy for a reason  
twostepgiants : 2/7/2018 7:22 pm : link
It means you accomplished something. It matters

Its better to go than not to go.

Your logic seems to state that SF or Montana is better than NE or Brady because they lost earlier. That doesnt make sense.

SF lost earlier. They lost in 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, etc. they were knocked out of the playoffs earlier. Its that simple

Would NE have a better team if they lost to the Jags? Or the Chargers in 07 in the AFC title game? Or the Ravens in 11 AFC title game?

This logic makes no sense.

The Pats & Brady have went further more times than any other team & QB in league history.
Is this question serious?  
bLiTz 2k : 2/7/2018 7:43 pm : link
...why would anyone want to see their team do worse.
While a Super Bowl loss is painful,  
Ira : 2/7/2018 8:00 pm : link
getting there is a great accomplishment.
Pats are 5-5 in Super Bowls  
arniefez : 2/7/2018 8:12 pm : link
That's a lot of championship game wins since 1985.
This is the Mike Francessa argument  
mattnyg05 : 2/7/2018 8:14 pm : link
that I don’t understand. He’d take Montana’s career over Brady (which is fine) but his reasoning is that Montana never lost a Super Bowl and Brady has lost 2 (now 3).

I never got this. Is losing in the Super Bowl worse than losing in the playoffs? Wouldn’t you rather get into the Super Bowl and lose than lose in the second round of the playoffs? I don’t get the logic there. Never losing in the Super Bowl is a badge of honor, yes, but a season where you lead your team to the big game and lose is better than losing prior to that or not making the playoffs.
I think a better question would have been to compare the 49ers  
wgenesis123 : 2/7/2018 8:16 pm : link
and Giants in NFC championship games. I do my best not to remember the 2000 Super Bowl against the Ravens. I figure the Giants are 9-1 in big games (NFC championship and Super Bowls) and that is pretty good. Finishing second sucks big time, would rather take 4-0 than 5-3. Losing 3 times is a big price to pay for one more win. Now if you asked no Super Bowls or 1-3, I would take 1-3. I guess its all perspective which can change.
I'd rather have more titles  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/7/2018 8:17 pm : link
So 5-3 over 4-0.
If he would have said he’d take Montana  
mattnyg05 : 2/7/2018 8:17 pm : link
Because his teams were mostly lights out in the Super Bowl and they blew the doors off of teams whereas the Patriots have never won a Super Bowl by more than one score, that I could get on board with.
I was actually going to say 4-0  
BestFeature : 2/7/2018 8:26 pm : link
Losing Super Bowls is heart breaking and even if you win 5 it doesn't get much easier to lose and doing so 3 times is brutal. That said 5 years after the 8 I'd look more fondly at the 8 Super Bowls even if 3 were losses since it's such an accomplishment to get to the Super Bowls. So I guess my answer is it depends from perspective you're looking at it.
the Eagles lost two so some dues were paid  
gtt350 : 2/7/2018 8:29 pm : link
driving people to eat horseshit in happiness.
RE: All I’m saying is I would rather not go than go and lose  
BestFeature : 2/7/2018 8:31 pm : link
In comment 13825848 RELICDOA said:
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By the comments it appears that going and losing is fine if you go multiple times. I get the logic. Just don’t agree


Are you talking about in the sense that losing makes you a loser or in the sense that losing hurts? Because it sounds like the first one. And if it is the first that's a bit of a ridiculous argument because if you're 4-0 that means you had 4 other seasons where you lost BEFORE the Super Bowl.
I'd rather have the 5 wins  
Matt M. : 2/7/2018 8:51 pm : link
But, this is obviously a flawed argument, since the original poster , who is supposed to be a Giants fan, doesnt seem to know the Giants lost a SB in the mix.
Either  
Giant John : 2/7/2018 8:58 pm : link
Is great...
Did you not read the op?  
RELICDOA : 2/7/2018 9:05 pm : link
Montana 4-0 Brady 5-3
Eli 2-0 Payton 2-2

Not Giants... of course I know we’re 4-1... hence my opinion of rather not making it. Losing the Super Bowl is the same as finishing 8-8 or 10-6 and not making the playoffs. what’s the prize for second place? Also not in the sense that your team is a loser... based on those loses hurt and are magnified.... pats fans even winning 5 have scars of the three losses especially 18-1!!!! If I were a pats fan I would’ve rather lost in the playoffs that year than to make it undefeated and lose in the SB! They are still salty over that!
Only Tangentially Related  
GruningsOnTheHill : 2/7/2018 9:08 pm : link
but a former co-worker from years ago/Patriots fan posted on Facebook last week how he enjoys the yearly whining from fans of the other 31 teams while his Pats celebrate yet another championship. I responded that I couldn't speak for the other 30 teams, but as far as the Giants are concerned, this is still a Nicks & Cruz game; make them go to Manningham.

Then I posted the "We're only going to score 17 points/ha ha, ok!" meme.
Nice!  
RELICDOA : 2/7/2018 9:13 pm : link
I live in NE....half my family is NYG and the other NE... after we kicked their ass twice Pats fans still have the audacity to talk junk. They always bring up Brady’s stats etc... I always tell them the only stat of Brady’s I care about is 0-2 vs Eli in the SB. Shuts them up everytime
Would you rather..........  
DCOrange : 2/7/2018 9:44 pm : link
Be called the GOAT like Brady or by a nickname that has been verified by multiple sources like Big Dick Nick?
RE: Ok... say the pats make it to the next two SB’s and lose  
compton : 2/7/2018 9:56 pm : link
In comment 13825856 RELICDOA said:
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5-5? .500 in SB’s? You would still rather be 5-5 than 4-0?



The Pats played in 10 Super Bowls. So they are 5-5 in Super Bowls. People forget the Pats played in the Super Bowl in the mid 80's and mid 90's.
I'd rather have the 5 wins, 3 losses...  
DonQuixote : 2/7/2018 9:59 pm : link
...make the playoffs all the time, be in the hunt every year. Not even close.
RE: I'd rather have the 5 wins, 3 losses...  
BigBlue2007 : 2/7/2018 10:19 pm : link
In comment 13826022 DonQuixote said:
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...make the playoffs all the time, be in the hunt every year. Not even close.


Most Pats fans don’t know the NFL existed before 2001.
This year's 3 - 13 was less  
SeanLandeta : 2/8/2018 8:37 am : link
painful to me than losing the SB that one time. So, my vote is definitely that I'd rather not make it to the SB then make it and lose. However, I get that when you make it - you don't know the outcome ahead of time so making it is a necessary step. But...if you knew ahead of time that they were going to lose, I'd rather not make it.

A post a few days ago asked about worst sports year and I would immediately point to any year my favorite team lost the SB, NBA Finals, or Cup Finals - without question those years are the toughest. To get that close and lose stays with you for a while.
Football season (as is life) is short enough...  
bLiTz 2k : 2/8/2018 9:29 am : link
Every additional week your team is alive in the playoffs is a positive. I don’t get the premise you’d want your team eliminated earlier to save you as a fan heartache from a loss in the big game.

Hell do I wish the Mets won the WS in 2006? Of course but it’s not like I wish they missed the playoffs or the NLDS just to save the heartache from how they went out...
Most SBs  
MotownGIANTS : 2/8/2018 10:27 am : link
wins ....
there is no argument. I'll take 8 SBs with 5 wins in 18 years, 12 AFC  
Victor in CT : 2/8/2018 10:28 am : link
Title game appearances, 15 division titles in 18 yrs,10 wins or more in 16 of 17 seasons, 12 of which had 12 or more wins (including the last 8 in a row) anyday. We had 2 SBs and 8 yrs of excellence under Parcells in between 17 years of shit from '64-'81 and another 8 yrs of shit from '91-'99. A lucky run in 2000 to the SB all Fassel had. Sure the 2 SBs were great under TC, but from 2009-2017 they made the playoffs just TWICE and had 4 losing records.
Since when are SuperBowl losses  
Pete in 'Vliet : 2/8/2018 10:40 am : link
considered a negative stat? Those 3 Superbowls that Brady lossed in, are 3 Superbowls that Montana never made it to.
Those bills teams  
sshin05 : 2/8/2018 10:44 am : link
didnt just make it to 4 super bowls, they made it 4 years in a row!
let me sum this one up  
Greg from LI : 2/8/2018 10:55 am : link
Would you rather see your team win four championships or five? Hmmmmmm....now that's a real dilemma!
RE: Oh for fucks sake  
Gatorade Dunk : 2/8/2018 11:51 am : link
In comment 13825844 idiotsavant said:
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Run, stop the run. Rush the passer.


Then talk.

WTF are you talking about?
I'd take 4-0  
mack809f : 2/8/2018 8:52 pm : link
over 5-3 cause you can never live down a SB loss. Takes years off your life, I'm sorry.
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