Which 16-year dynasty reigns supreme: Patriots or Yankees?
The New England Patriots
have defied nearly everything about the NFL, especially its insistence
that championship-level teams get dragged back to the pack sooner rather
than later. For 16 years they have outperformed and outsmarted a system
built around parity and equal opportunity, inspiring fans to search for
a modern equivalent in a different sport.
When it comes to all things New England, New York is the first and last
place to look for a rival. And in this case, the 1996-2011 New York Yankees belong in the conversation with the 2001-2016 Patriots.
Scott Pioli/Nick Caserio vs. Brian Cashman
This is a tough
one to call, given Belichick's final say in personnel. Both sides have
had their hits and misses, though high-schoolers' eligibility makes
pre-draft evaluations in baseball tougher. Pioli didn't succeed while
running his own program in Kansas City but has bounced back to help
another former Patriots staffer, Thomas Dimitroff, put the Falcons in
the Super Bowl. (Caserio has yet to go out on his own.) Cashman gets
credit for four of the Yanks' five titles (he was Bob Watson's assistant
for this first one), for weathering Boss Steinbrenner's storms, for
flying solo in New York for such a long time and for transitioning to a
promising Yankees youth movement without suffering a losing season along
the way. He has had significant financial advantages over his football
counterparts and, for the most part, he has taken advantage of them. Edge: Yankees
Kraft vs. George/Hal
Kraft made it to seven of his eight
Super Bowls in the designated 16-year period, and the Steinbrenners made
it to seven of their 11 World Series in theirs. George Steinbrenner is
best-known as a founding father of free agency, even as an impetuous
owner who twice got himself banned from baseball, once for life (though
he was later reinstated). Whereas Torre had to manage Steinbrenner's
personality in the post-suspension phase of George's reign, Kraft has
been the one to soften Belichick's rough edges, accept his quirks and
give him the requisite space to lead as he sees fit. Kraft saved the
Patriots from moving to St. Louis in the 1990s and then found his sweet
spot as an owner after feuding unnecessarily with former coach Bill
Parcells. Steinbrenner could be an obstacle between the Yanks and
winning. But for the Patriots, two years ago, when Kraft marched into
New England's first Super Bowl news conference and set a defiant and
helpful Deflategate tone for the week, Kraft removed an obstacle between
the Patriots and ring No. 4. Edge: Patriots
(ESPN.com)
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
I Want A Pair Of These
I Am A Classy Kind Of Guy
What a Guy's Underwear Choice Says About His Personality
Standard boxers
If a guy is a fan of standard boxers, he's a classic kind of all-American dude. He's a Kennedy! OK, maybe not that -- but he doesn't like to stray from what he knows or what is comfortable. He's probably been wearing the same five pairs of boxers his mom bought him at Ralph Lauren in 2008.
He can handle a strong woman because he's an easygoing guy. He's chill, happily clad in his red, white, and blue boxers with little anchors on them.
He isn't fashion-forward or full of himself. This is a straight-talking guy with more important things to worry about than fashionable underwear. He likely doesn't even think much about his clothes at all -- he's too busy figuring out how not to pay his student loans from that private college he went to.
Complete list (Thrillist.com)
Standard boxers
If a guy is a fan of standard boxers, he's a classic kind of all-American dude. He's a Kennedy! OK, maybe not that -- but he doesn't like to stray from what he knows or what is comfortable. He's probably been wearing the same five pairs of boxers his mom bought him at Ralph Lauren in 2008.
He can handle a strong woman because he's an easygoing guy. He's chill, happily clad in his red, white, and blue boxers with little anchors on them.
He isn't fashion-forward or full of himself. This is a straight-talking guy with more important things to worry about than fashionable underwear. He likely doesn't even think much about his clothes at all -- he's too busy figuring out how not to pay his student loans from that private college he went to.
Complete list (Thrillist.com)
And That's How NFL Owners Stay Wealthy
Despite the NFL making more than $9 billion annually and projected to make more than $25 billion a year by 2027, pays its CEO more than $30 million a year, 68% of NFL stadium construction costs since 1923 coming from taxpayer money
(CavemanCircus.com)
(CavemanCircus.com)
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