Published 6/28/2009
by Alex Johnson
at Bleacher Report - NFL
An interesting hypothetical situation has created a lot of discussion lately on Patriots.com and sports talk radio shows around New England.
If you could choose one of the following which would it be?:
1. Patriots beat the Giants in Super Bowl XLII and finish 19-0, then Tom Brady retires after the game?
OR...
2. The 2007 season ended just as it did and Brady stays with the team for another eight to ten years?
It's a very interesting hypothetical to think about. In this article, I will discuss each side of the coin, then let you know my opinion on the topic.
Patriots end '07 19-0 but Brady retires following the game:
19-0...the sound of that is pretty. 19-0...that is an honor.
If the Patriots had finished 19-0 in 2007, it would've given them their fourth Super Bowl of the decade, easily making them the team of the decade.
Fans would have been able to look back many years from now, when Tom Brady and Randy Moss are sporting grey hair, and realize the 2007 Patriots ...
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