I started watching this last night, realized i had already seen it, so switched back and forth between overhaulin'. Cool documentary. I didn't know about that missed field goal that would have made the SB score 17-0. Poor bastard kicker lol

 

I'm sure I've seen it before, or something similar on ESPN. And, unfortunately I didn't see this post yesterday, so I only caught the last 20 minutes or so. But, man that was cool. Took me back to my youth and reminded me just how awesome the '72 team was. A few take aways; Manny Fernandez was a beast in SB VII. He totally owned Len Hauss, who was a perennial pro bowl center at the time. Manny was in the 'Skins backfield as much than Larry Brown that day.

The other was listening to Csonk talk about the "five seconds" just before the break of the huddle, and if he could, how he'd go back in time just for that moment. How when Griese was calling the plays, the offensive linemen across the huddle were mouthing "run behind me." How their confidence inspired more confidence in him. Very cool.

Lastly, I'd kinda forgotten is back then there was no such thing as home field advantage throughout the playoffs (which being unbeaten, they obviously would've had). They had to go to Pittsburgh and beat a very tough Steelers team in the AFC championship game to advance to SB VII. That's something you don't hear too much about anymore, but is something that I think is very significant. Maybe that's why these guys toast every year when the last unbeaten team falls. Because they know that there will never be another team that will accomplish what they did, how they did it.

Good stuff.

 

How about the winning culture that Shula brought?

 

yea that doesn't get brought up either when discussing all time teams. and let's not forget that for a good part of the season Griese was side lined with an injury. an aged Earl Morall led the team to those victories. interesting, I saw an interview a few years ago with some of the members of that team and most will say that the '73 team was better.

 

I know I'm part of a huge minority, but it don't give a damn about the 72 team. Don't get me wrong, I love that this is part of the history of this organization and that it's a significant achievement, but I have no emotional ties to it. I know it must sound weird to most of other die-hard fans.

 

Very. It is the single greatest achievement in the history of sports imo.

 

If you didn't see them play, you wouldn't fully understand. It was more than seeing the Heat's recent teams win their championships, though it's the same kind of thing. It was: "this is a machine." It's the best way I can put it.

 

Shula's well oiled machine that he assembled and fine tuned.

 

I sort of relate. I mean I'm proud of it, but it was so long ago that while it was great I cant hang all my pride on it.

 

that's perfectly acceptable. The reality is the 72 team has little to do with today.

You don't live in the past. Can't say I blame you. We can learn from history though.:up:

 

Has nothing to do with today, really. It's like something you carry with you that no one can ever take from you. Something momentous that happened, and you were there to understand what greatness really is.

 

Right. If you weren't there....its something you're proud of in a different way. Like a great grandparent who served in WWII or some sort of family history.