#DALLAS COWBOYS ROSTER 2007 MOVIE#

Today, Worrell is able to see the connections between the 2007 Patriots and 2017’s two Super Bowl participants: the Falcons and current-day Patriots. But when it comes to tangible impact, that legacy unfolds every Sunday. In the moment, their legacy seemed defined by Spygate-the cheating scandal revealed after the first week of the season-and their shocking Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants. And they are the only team since 1990 to win multiple games by 40-plus points. The team was the first to finish a regular season 16-0. The Patriots scored the most points (589) in NFL history at the time. “Their talents allowed everyone to look at things differently in the passing game,” said current Patriots receivers coach Chad O’Shea.īrady threw 50 touchdowns and won MVP, Moss caught more touchdowns than any player in NFL history, and Welker tied for the 2007 lead in receptions. The quarterbacks of the four conference championship teams last season were the four best at throwing to five receivers-another staple the Patriots are credited with popularizing. That Patriots team was also the first in NFL history to run shotgun for a majority of its plays last year, NFL teams ran 79 percent of their pass plays from the shotgun. New England was among the first teams to deemphasize the fullback, which would soon become the norm. The Patriots’ use of Wes Welker in the slot helped the position become not only ubiquitous but crucial-and in response, defenses now typically employ an extra defensive back. The team was the “coming-out party for the slot receiver,” said former Giants center Shaun O’Hara, now an analyst at the NFL Network. Ten years ago, the Patriots perfected the offense that every team tries to run today. “They forced us to where we are today as a league,” said Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera. Ten years later, football looks the way it does because of that team. The 2007 Patriots didn’t lift a trophy, but their impact is real. Some teams are great but their legacy is confined only to some notable accomplishments listed on Wikipedia. They invented nothing but innovated everything. The 2007 Patriots were not the first team to put players in the slot, use shotgun, or spread out defenses, but they molded the modern NFL offense by doing it flawlessly and all at once.

#DALLAS COWBOYS ROSTER 2007 MOVIE#

Jaws was not the first movie to be released in the summer, but it created the summer blockbuster. “They forced us to where we are today as a league.” -Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera “He wasn’t talking because he knew how good they were,” Worrell said, “and they were just going to go do it.” When Worrell faced him in Minnesota, Moss would come streaking down the field after plays he wasn’t involved in, shouting, “If Daunte had thrown to me there, I would have dunked on you.” But now, that chatter had been replaced by something far more intimidating: silence. You hear that the steam engine was invented, but you can’t grasp that fact until one is barreling toward you.Įverything about the offense seemed different. Sunday came, and he was shuffling backward, trying to stop the best offense in NFL history. “The coaches were saying, ‘They’ll be using three or four receivers, using guys in the slot, they’ll be quick at the line, they may not huddle, they’ll be in shotgun.’ And you’re thinking, ‘Whoa, this is totally different.’ But all this one-on-one matchup stuff-that’s all the NFL is now.”

“It’s crazy because now it’s hard to imagine a time when this stuff wasn’t everywhere,” Worrell said. As the football world remembers his colossal legacy, we’re recirculating this piece.Ĭameron Worrell, then a 27-year-old Miami Dolphins safety, was sitting in meetings, listening to his coaches detail the Patriots offense. All rights reserved.Editor’s note: Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday.

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