Saints' defense still smarting over playoff loss

Saint_LB · 08-02-2011, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by FireVenturi

This guy is an idiot. How was this a bigger upset than Jets/Colts back in the day or Giants/Patrots a few years ago?

I don't think it will ever be possible for anyone to top the Jets/Colts game regarding upsets.

It wasn't so much that they were out-matched or anything like that...it was more because of what Joe Willy and the Jets proved on the field. They proved that the AFL was now very close in talent as the NFL, and it was in the best interest of the NFL to merge with them. That was big.

I believe the reason was that before the merger, the two leagues were both having drafts. Joe was called a "bonus-baby" when he signed with the Jets for $400K...but how many people remember that he was also drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in November of 1964?

08-02-2011, 07:02 AM	#3
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	Originally Posted by FireVenturi This guy is an idiot. How was this a bigger upset than Jets/Colts back in the day or Giants/Patrots a few years ago? I don't think it will ever be possible for anyone to top the Jets/Colts game regarding upsets. It wasn't so much that they were out-matched or anything like that...it was more because of what Joe Willy and the Jets proved on the field. They proved that the AFL was now very close in talent as the NFL, and it was in the best interest of the NFL to merge with them. That was big. I believe the reason was that before the merger, the two leagues were both having drafts. Joe was called a "bonus-baby" when he signed with the Jets for $400K...but how many people remember that he was also drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in November of 1964?
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