(February 2, 2015 at 12:21 am)Crossless1 Wrote: Congratulations to the Patriots (you bastards!) and sincere condolences to the Seahawks fans. That's a hard way to lose.Yeah, but at the end of the game and with all of the calls and injuries and plays and opportunities... at the end they had the ball at the one with three shots to punch it in and win. Sure, they made a terrible call and blew it, but you'll take that opportunity every time.
I've been telling friends that I cherish the title they won last year because it's really damned hard to win a super bowl. The 49ers went three straight years with a team good enough to win and just missed. The 'Hawks lost that heart-breaker in Atlanta in the 2012 playoffs and lost a heart-breaker last night. The NFL is built around roster turnover, and while I think the Seattle front office has done an outstanding job of keeping their best talent and should have a good team for at least a few more years, it can fall apart pretty quickly.
Two in a row would've been awesome, and I really hope they can win next year. But I don't take the one they got for granted.
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