PranksterJD
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Ok.. we havent had much to talk about today, so this article has been on CBS for a couple of days, but I thought the premise could start some discussion.
We've all heard the "curse of losing the super bowl", but I've never really taken the time to think about how that affected the players of the team itself. So, the key players for each Super Bowl loser in the past 4 years are listed below (article goes back to 2000), and what you see is that the players almost unilaterally regress from their super bowl season ( Darrell Jackson, Westbrook, and Delhomme are among the short list of notable exceptions). Of course some of it can be attributed to change in roster, scheme, etc., but some of it just seems to be a general let down of the team as a whole.
So... anybody gonna try and distance themselves from the Pats or Giants next year?
2006
Bears (lost to the Colts 29-17 in XLI)
QB: Rex Grossman
2006: 3,193 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, 20 interceptions
2007: 1,411 passing yards, four touchdowns, seven interceptions
RB: Thomas Jones
2006: 1,210 rushing yards, six touchdowns; 36 catches, 154 receiving yards
2007*: 1,119 rushing yards, one touchdown; 28 catches, 217 receiving yards, one touchdown
*spent 2007 with the New York Jets
RB: Cedric Benson
2006: 647 rushing yards, six touchdowns; eight catches, 54 receiving yards
2007: 674 rushing yards, four touchdowns; 17 catches, 123 receiving yards
WR: Bernard Berrian
2006: 51 catches, 775 receiving yards, six touchdowns
2007: 70 catches, 948 receiving yards, five touchdowns
WR: Muhsin Muhammad
2006: 60 catches, 863 receiving yards, five touchdowns
2007: 40 catches, 570 receiving yards, three touchdowns
TE: Desmond Clark
2006: 45 catches, 626 receiving yards, six touchdowns
2007: 44 catches, 545 receiving yards, four touchdowns
2005
Seahawks (lost to the Steelers 21-10 in XL)
QB: Matt Hasselbeck
2005: 3,459 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, nine interceptions
2006: 2,442 passing yards, 18 touchdowns, 15 interceptions
RB: Shaun Alexander
2005: 1,880 rushing yards, 27 touchdowns; 15 catches, 78 receiving yards, one touchdown
2006: 896 rushing yards, seven touchdowns; no catches
WR: Darrell Jackson
2005: 38 catches, 482 receiving yards, three touchdowns
2006: 63 catches, 956 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns
WR: Joe Jurevicius
2005: 55 catches, 694 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns
2006*: 40 catches, 495 receiving yards, three touchdowns
*spent 2006 with the Browns
WR: Bobby Engram
2005: 67 catches, 778 receiving yards, three touchdowns
2006: 24 catches, 290 receiving yards, one touchdown
TE: Jerramy Stevens
2005: 45 catches, 554 receiving yards, five touchdowns
2006: 22 catches, 231 receiving yards, four touchdowns
2004
Eagles (lost to the Patriots 24-21 in XXXIX)
QB: Donovan McNabb
2004: 3,875 passing yards, 31 touchdowns, eight interceptions
2005: 2,507 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, nine interceptions
RB: Brian Westbrook
2004: 812 rushing yards, three touchdowns; 73 catches, 703 receiving yards, six touchdowns
2005: 617 rushing yards, three touchdowns; 61 catches, 616 receiving yards, four touchdowns
WR: Terrell Owens
2004: 77 catches, 1,200 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns
2005: 47 catches, 763 receiving yards, six touchdowns
WR: Todd Pinkston
2004: 36 catches, 676 receiving yards, one touchdown
2005: Did Not Play
TE: L.J. Smith
2004: 34 catches, 377 receiving yards, five touchdowns
2005: 61 catches, 682 receiving yards, three touchdowns
2003
Panthers (lost to the Patriots 32-29 in XXXVIII)
QB: Jake Delhomme
2003: 3,219 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, 16 interceptions
2004: 3,886 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, 15 interceptions
RB: Stephen Davis
2003: 1,444 rushing yards, eight touchdowns; 14 catches, 159 receiving yards
2004: 92 rushing yards; two catches, 32 receiving yards
RB: DeShaun Foster
2003: 429 rushing yards; 26 catches, 207 receiving yards, two touchdowns
2004: 255 rushing yards, two touchdowns; nine catches, 76 receiving yards
WR: Steve Smith
2003: 88 catches, 1,110 receiving yards, seven touchdowns
2004: six catches, 60 receiving yards
WR: Muhsin Muhammad
2003: 54 catches, 837 receiving yards, three touchdowns
2004: 93 catches, 1,405 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns
We've all heard the "curse of losing the super bowl", but I've never really taken the time to think about how that affected the players of the team itself. So, the key players for each Super Bowl loser in the past 4 years are listed below (article goes back to 2000), and what you see is that the players almost unilaterally regress from their super bowl season ( Darrell Jackson, Westbrook, and Delhomme are among the short list of notable exceptions). Of course some of it can be attributed to change in roster, scheme, etc., but some of it just seems to be a general let down of the team as a whole.
So... anybody gonna try and distance themselves from the Pats or Giants next year?
2006
Bears (lost to the Colts 29-17 in XLI)
QB: Rex Grossman
2006: 3,193 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, 20 interceptions
2007: 1,411 passing yards, four touchdowns, seven interceptions
RB: Thomas Jones
2006: 1,210 rushing yards, six touchdowns; 36 catches, 154 receiving yards
2007*: 1,119 rushing yards, one touchdown; 28 catches, 217 receiving yards, one touchdown
*spent 2007 with the New York Jets
RB: Cedric Benson
2006: 647 rushing yards, six touchdowns; eight catches, 54 receiving yards
2007: 674 rushing yards, four touchdowns; 17 catches, 123 receiving yards
WR: Bernard Berrian
2006: 51 catches, 775 receiving yards, six touchdowns
2007: 70 catches, 948 receiving yards, five touchdowns
WR: Muhsin Muhammad
2006: 60 catches, 863 receiving yards, five touchdowns
2007: 40 catches, 570 receiving yards, three touchdowns
TE: Desmond Clark
2006: 45 catches, 626 receiving yards, six touchdowns
2007: 44 catches, 545 receiving yards, four touchdowns
2005
Seahawks (lost to the Steelers 21-10 in XL)
QB: Matt Hasselbeck
2005: 3,459 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, nine interceptions
2006: 2,442 passing yards, 18 touchdowns, 15 interceptions
RB: Shaun Alexander
2005: 1,880 rushing yards, 27 touchdowns; 15 catches, 78 receiving yards, one touchdown
2006: 896 rushing yards, seven touchdowns; no catches
WR: Darrell Jackson
2005: 38 catches, 482 receiving yards, three touchdowns
2006: 63 catches, 956 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns
WR: Joe Jurevicius
2005: 55 catches, 694 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns
2006*: 40 catches, 495 receiving yards, three touchdowns
*spent 2006 with the Browns
WR: Bobby Engram
2005: 67 catches, 778 receiving yards, three touchdowns
2006: 24 catches, 290 receiving yards, one touchdown
TE: Jerramy Stevens
2005: 45 catches, 554 receiving yards, five touchdowns
2006: 22 catches, 231 receiving yards, four touchdowns
2004
Eagles (lost to the Patriots 24-21 in XXXIX)
QB: Donovan McNabb
2004: 3,875 passing yards, 31 touchdowns, eight interceptions
2005: 2,507 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, nine interceptions
RB: Brian Westbrook
2004: 812 rushing yards, three touchdowns; 73 catches, 703 receiving yards, six touchdowns
2005: 617 rushing yards, three touchdowns; 61 catches, 616 receiving yards, four touchdowns
WR: Terrell Owens
2004: 77 catches, 1,200 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns
2005: 47 catches, 763 receiving yards, six touchdowns
WR: Todd Pinkston
2004: 36 catches, 676 receiving yards, one touchdown
2005: Did Not Play
TE: L.J. Smith
2004: 34 catches, 377 receiving yards, five touchdowns
2005: 61 catches, 682 receiving yards, three touchdowns
2003
Panthers (lost to the Patriots 32-29 in XXXVIII)
QB: Jake Delhomme
2003: 3,219 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, 16 interceptions
2004: 3,886 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, 15 interceptions
RB: Stephen Davis
2003: 1,444 rushing yards, eight touchdowns; 14 catches, 159 receiving yards
2004: 92 rushing yards; two catches, 32 receiving yards
RB: DeShaun Foster
2003: 429 rushing yards; 26 catches, 207 receiving yards, two touchdowns
2004: 255 rushing yards, two touchdowns; nine catches, 76 receiving yards
WR: Steve Smith
2003: 88 catches, 1,110 receiving yards, seven touchdowns
2004: six catches, 60 receiving yards
WR: Muhsin Muhammad
2003: 54 catches, 837 receiving yards, three touchdowns
2004: 93 catches, 1,405 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns
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