From: v077mdph@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Snoopy)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Bruce.
Date: 8 Sep 92 23:55:00 GMT
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In article <1992Sep8.211526.11930@morrow.stanford.edu>, GC.JAB@forsythe.stanford
edu (Tony Bechtold) writes...
>In article <Bu8GBH.Hov@acsu.buffalo.edu>,
>v077mdph@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Snoopy) writes:
>>nasa.gov writes...
> 
>>>>      The '49ers are better, but they simply aren't such an awesome team
>>>>that I would measure the Bills prospects by how well they play against the
>>>>'49ers.  I expect the Bills to beat the '49ers, but not by that much.
>>>>
>>>>Snoopy
> 
>>>Whoa, time out.  Would not measure the Bills by how they play against
>>>the 49ers?  Granted they have slipped since the late 80's but not by that
>>>much.  I think sunday you will see how far the bills still have to go
>>>to match up with one of the better NFC teams.  Have you forgatten
>>>already what the Skins did in the Super Bowl?
> 
>>        They have slipped quite a bit.  They are no longer a playoff team.
>>They have to prove their worth, just like every other team in the league,
>>including the Bills.
>>        We will certainly see how well the teams match up on Sunday.  San
>>Francisco does have homefield advantage, but to be really good, you have to
>>win on the road.
>>        I have not forgotten what happened in the Super Bowl.  I also flatly
>>deny this "NFC is superior" bullshit and challenge anyone to offer a single
>>cogent argument in favor of it.
>>
>>Snoopy
> 
>The 49ers have slipped quite a bit?? Slipped where? If anywhere,
>forward from where they were last year.  Not to rag you or anything,
>but have you ever heard of the term "Denial"??  You seem to be doing
>a pretty good job at denying the 49ers credit.

	"Denial," in its psychological sense, means something different.

>Last year, the 49ers were 10-6. Figure in a hail mary pass and a few
>easy field goals that should have been made, and they would have
>easily been 12-4.  Ahhh, and Montana going down, losing Lott, Craig
>ect ect??  There has been MANY improvments this year. I would hardly
>say that they have slipped a lot.  And everyone knows the 49ers
>history of playing on the road. Not that that is a factor in this
>upcoming game though.

	Figure in a few other "should have beens," and the Bills would have been
the 1991 Super Bowl Champion.  ( There was no helping them against the Red-
skins. )
	Someone else pointed out the '49ers "road-field advantage."  It doesn't
mean the '49ers are awesome.

>You want a single cogent argument here on the NFC being superior?
>Here is my list of the best teams in the NFL. These are not listed
>in order either.  Redskins, Eagles, Bills, Dallas, Saints, Bronco's,
>49ers, Chicago, Chiefs, Oilers. There are more good teams, but I
>feel that these are the best of the best.  The Dolphins are good,
>but won't cut it on defense.  So count them up!  If you want to go
>through the process of elimination, the only AFC team I might put
>money on is Denver. Houston is good, but get them out of their
>Dome and things are different.
>All the rest can't cut it against the strong NFC defenses.  The
>mighty Bills have proven this the last two years.

	Your argument is merely opinion.  You need more than that to make a
convincing statement.

>So lets hear your list.
> 
>                                                 Tony
>                                              GO 49ERS!!!

Snoopy
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