The Super Bowl From An Unbiased Pats Fan's POV

[Zand]

After thinking about yesterday's game, I've come to realize how disgusted and disappointed with the Patriots I really am. No, not because they lost the game. I have come to realize how classless they were last night. From Brady ignoring Eli during pregame when Eli went over to him to say goodluck to Belichick as well as half the team leaving the field before the game was even over.

I am also sick of all the drama around the team. Honestly, theres more drama around them then there is in my high school. And now, they have 2 players skipping out on the Pro Bowl. There was clearly nothing wrong with Brady's ankle last night, it's just an excuse. Even if it was hurting, he could still play a series or two and represent the AFC for a little while.

Obviously, being from MA I will continue to root for them unless this gets totally out of hand (more than it is now), but things need to change in the organization because right now they have a worse image than the Yankees, even to me. Anyways, congrats to the Giants, they played a great game last night. Lastly, I leave tou with 4 words: LETS GO RED SOX.

 

[davidhowland14]

Well put. I agree with you.

And for Belicheck and Brady, I have only this:

The fact that Brady is skipping out on the Pro Bowl makes it all worse. They lost. It's their own fault. Halfway decent pocket and brady could have gotten some game-changing passes off. 29 secs and three timeouts is enough time for a field goal with Brady on the field. But that sack ruined it.

 

[thetrailboss]

Well said, Zand. Their shi^&y attitude is why I am no longer a fan....it gets so old. They don't want to win, they want to crush the other side. It's not good sportsmanship.

 

[davidhowland14]

Well said, Zand. Their shi^&y attitude is why I am no longer a fan....it gets so old. They don't want to win, they want to crush the other side. It's not good sportsmanship.

While I agree with your attitude comments and I'm trying to start a :flame: here, this is pro football. Whining because the other team beat you by alot doesn't get you very far. These are all grown men we're talking about and i think they can handle being beaten by a good 40 points.

 

[Zand]

I disagree with you on that one TB... if a team doesn't want another to blow them out, then they should play better defense. It's the NFL.

 

[thetrailboss]

I disagree with you on that one TB... if a team doesn't want another to blow them out, then they should play better defense. It's the NFL.

What I am saying is that when a team takes pride in not just winning, but killing their opponents (this season I see a 52-7, 56-10, and a 38-7 victories to name a few...) it really is overkill.

And of course a team should have a good defense, but it is just demoralizing when your opponent has to get a 46 point lead over you...that's just excessive.

 

[thetrailboss]

While I agree with your attitude comments and I'm trying to start a :flame: here, this is pro football. Whining because the other team beat you by alot doesn't get you very far. These are all grown men we're talking about and i think they can handle being beaten by a good 40 points.

It's not whining. I'm talking about sportsmanship.

 

[wa-loaf]

What I am saying is that when a team takes pride in not just winning, but killing their opponents (this season I see a 52-7, 56-10, and a 38-7 victories to name a few...) it really is overkill.

And of course a team should have a good defense, but it is just demoralizing when your opponent has to get a 46 point lead over you...that's just excessive.

How come no one was complaining when the Colts were blowing their opponents out of the water?

 

[Hawkshot99]

What I am saying is that when a team takes pride in not just winning, but killing their opponents (this season I see a 52-7, 56-10, and a 38-7 victories to name a few...) it really is overkill.

And of course a team should have a good defense, but it is just demoralizing when your opponent has to get a 46 point lead over you...that's just excessive.

I hate the Pats. but come on, they are pros. If they can not take the shame of getting whooped, maybe they should play better.

Plus I don't know how NFL contracts work, but every other sport has incentive laden contracts. If throwing a few more easy TD's will get you more money then why not?

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

I have to agree that if your not a Pats fan you certainly would want to root against them because they do have a problem with good sportsmanship.

 

[Marc]

I hate them all for making obscene amounts of money to be the very best at completing a worthless and ultimately meaningless task, especially when they argue over their pay.

 

[riverc0il]

+1 for Marc's post, though since people are entertained it is not meaningless.

What I am saying is that when a team takes pride in not just winning, but killing their opponents (this season I see a 52-7, 56-10, and a 38-7 victories to name a few...) it really is overkill.

And of course a team should have a good defense, but it is just demoralizing when your opponent has to get a 46 point lead over you...that's just excessive.

I gave up on pro sports years ago, including the Pats, but I completely disagree with this assessment. When should a coach tell a team to "hold back?" When do you "know" enough is enough? Its the pros. If a team gets slaughtered by 40+ points in football, they deserve the demoralizing aspect of the loss. My least favorite part of sport are when team's don't go all out, and as a non-participating fan hearing the news, I appreciated the Giants going for it all in the last game of the season instead of "saving" their players. Probably was a decision that won them the Super Bowl. When fans are paying big money to go to games, I don't think a pro team should ever not give 100% even if they are blowing another team out of the water. This applies to all pro sports, IMO.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

After thinking about yesterday's game, I've come to realize how disgusted and disappointed with the Patriots I really am. No, not because they lost the game. I have come to realize how classless they were last night. From Brady ignoring Eli during pregame when Eli went over to him to say goodluck to Belichick as well as half the team leaving the field before the game was even over.

I am also sick of all the drama around the team. Honestly, theres more drama around them then there is in my high school. And now, they have 2 players skipping out on the Pro Bowl. There was clearly nothing wrong with Brady's ankle last night, it's just an excuse. Even if it was hurting, he could still play a series or two and represent the AFC for a little while.

Obviously, being from MA I will continue to root for them unless this gets totally out of hand (more than it is now), but things need to change in the organization because right now they have a worse image than the Yankees, even to me. Anyways, congrats to the Giants, they played a great game last night. Lastly, I leave tou with 4 words: LETS GO RED SOX.

Schilling, Manny, Papelbon, etc., etc....Sorry, but, outside of New England, the Red Sox have the same classless prima dona image like the Patriots. Glad to see you've finally noticed!!! (about the Patriots, at least....)

 

[deadheadskier]

Everybody gets tired of a winner eventually. The Patriots are no different than what the Yankees had become, the Cowboys were in the 90's and what the Red Sox will end up being if they keep winning.

That said, yes, many on the Pats need an attitude adjustment.

As for the game, the Giants simply were the hungrier team all day. The Pats never matched their intensity. So, I tip my hat to the G Men for playing a great game, they are worthy Champions.

19-0 would've been great, but I am also a big believer in karma. The smug attitude and cheating caught up with them and in my mind, as big of a Pats fan as I am and as hard as it is to say it, they deserved to lose.

That said, I'll always route for the Pats and look forward to next season. I hope they learned their lesson and win a title next year the right way.

 

[ctenidae]

I hate them all for making obscene amounts of money to be the very best at completing a worthless and ultimately meaningless task, especially when they argue over their pay.

This

 

[jack97]

Schilling, Manny, Papelbon, etc., etc....Sorry, but, outside of New England, the Red Sox have the same classless prima dona image like the Patriots. Glad to see you've finally noticed!!! (about the Patriots, at least....)

As I said in another post, I lost my passion for pro sports due to the free agency era, it just tells me the players and coaches are loyal to the mighty dollar. In essence you're just rooting for team colors if you're a fan of a certain team.

My interest in people like Belichick and Brady is how can they accomplished things and be successful in a highly competitive sport. And that fascination is not tainted because that are not good sportsmans. IMO, your have to be a sore loser, have an ego or highly driven if you want to be successful in pro sports. BTW, you can say the same in other highly competitive professions in our society.

 

[SkiDork]

AFA Belicheck leaving the field before the game was over, that one was on the refs not him. He had already crossed the field, shaken hands with Coughlin etc. And then suddenly the refs want to play out 1 sec of the game. Screw that. I don't hold him responsible for that one.

 

[Warp Daddy]

I 'm in Total agreement with MARK --well put markus !!

 

[deadheadskier]

I hate them all for making obscene amounts of money to be the very best at completing a worthless and ultimately meaningless task,

this part doesn't bother me so much. Sure I get a little jealous from time to time as I feel I work just as hard if not harder than them doing something more meaningful, yet I struggle at times. That said, america has an insatiable appetite for entertainment, so we in essence pay their salaries.

especially when they argue over their pay.

this part bothers me more. Whenever an athlete bitches about their pay, one interview comes to mind. It's with Patrick Ewing during the NBA strike in the late 90's when he was president of the players union. His response to a reporter questioning why they want more money when they already make a ton of it.

Ewing, "Yes, we make a lot of money, but we also spend a lot of money." :lol:

 

[drjeff]

Brady skipping the pro-bowl is something he's done in the past. He will be on TV this weekend, just out a Pebble Beach playing in the PGA Tour Golf event in their pro-am portion. He does this every year, and one of the other guys in his group each year is his Dad.

Frankly if I was in Brady's shoes, the propsect of 4 to 5 rounds of golf with my Dad at Pebble Beach is a heck of alot more inviting than 1 more football game.