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From: maxg@tekig4.UUCP (Max Guernsey)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: PATS IN SEVEN
Message-ID: <482@tekig4.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 17:12:54 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 29 17:12:54 1986
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In article <2b974567.2a75@apollo.uucp> tbg@apollo.uucp (Tom Gross) writes:
>    Anyway, to get back to net.sport.football, in game 1
>    of the series yesterday I believe that if Stanley Morgan 
>    had not dropped Eason's second pass he would have scored on that
>    play and the outcome of the game might well have been
>    completely different: much more than just the additional
If I hada...  If they hada.... BUT the Pats were thrashed.
>    four points; I believe the psychological effect on both
>    teams would have been significant.  Eason missing 3 consecutive
>    passing attempts at the start of the day did not help.
>    On the other hand I give credit to Jim McMahon's acupuncturist
>    for his unexpectedly good passing.  I think Chicago's ability
>    to go deep was a surprise to most Patriot fans, but I equate
>    that with Danny Ainge's perimeter shooting in the first quarter
>    of game one of last year's NBA finals, i.e. an unexpected streak
>    of greatness from a BYU alumnus.  Time will tell of course,
>    but I don't think the BEARS can count on that kind of performance
>    from McMahon throughout the series.
>
>    Does anybody really think the Bears can beat the Patriots
>    in a best of seven series?

Yes!  I don't think the Pats would want to play seven games and have to
face Dent, Hamilton, Singeltary, Perry for seven games in a season, let
alone in a row.

Max Guernsey