Mike the Brit

Like a lot of us, I’ve been limping around for the last week wondering if the pain below the belt is ever going to go away. Let’s face it, when you have Tom Brady at quarterback and Bill Belichick as coach anything less than a Superbowl is a disappointment.

So it might not be the best time to be upbeat. But I see that I now have 4,999 posts and I can’t let it pass without saying how much I appreciate this board. It must be ten years now that I’ve been coming here. I remember my first post was to link that famous article by the late Joel Buchsbaum before the 2001 season headed “Patriots Most Set Up For Failure”.

Since then, a lot of posters have come and gone. Some I miss badly, others … well, not so much. But the board is still here and through it all Ian has been loyal, patient and sensible. So thank you, Ian, thank you, everyone. There’s always next year.

Oh … and Steve DeOssie: I think of you the way you obviously think of New England.



And the Jets … STILL SUCK!

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They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Well, Pats fans should be invincible by now. [Fitzy, 16 November 2009]

Still here to learn

mayoclinic

Happy 5,000. Congratulations.

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PatsWickedPissah

No hard feelings about 1776 and that misunderstanding of 1812, eh?

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Michael

Personally I was over it before the coaches even shook hands. Better luck next year. Go 9'ers.

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Mike the Brit

Ach, no worries ... only a stubborn, stupid King wanted to fight to keep you. Of course, once you threw in with Napoleon we had to come and kick your *rses. But no hard feelings -- I think your self-esteem has recovered.

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DarrylStingley

I don't mind admitting that I'm still not over it.

I remain incredibly annoyed and aggravated about how this season ended.

It's one thing to play well and lose. It's another to be so incredibly bad. This reminds me a lot of 2009, and this year's team was a lot better than that one.

Yeah, I am not over it.

manxman2601

Agree with the OP. One thing I've been meaning to say and this seems like the appropriate thread. As a follower of the draft, I visit a lot of team boards researching team needs, schemes etc for mocks. On no other board are late round picks analysed to the detail that we do here at Patsfans. None look at potential UDFA's, small schoolers, how to find value in the 5th round and so on. In that respect, Patsfans is unique as a fan forum. So bravo!

DarrylStingley

Yeah, great points. I come and go here but this is clearly an excellent forum.

Bravo to the backbone posters and the mods.

Keep it up.

gomezcat

Wow, ten years! Erm, congrats? BTW, you're alright for a Yorkshireman.

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PATSNUTme

Congrats on 5000 Mike. Yes, a lot of people have come and gone over the years and some were excellent contributors. I have learn much over the years from some of these members.

I was disappointed with the way this season ended, as much as any others person. However I am still grateful for this incredible run that we Patriots fans have had over the past 12 years. And it's not over yet.

Historically very few teams have given their fans what this team has given to us. All you really have to do is think about all 32 teams.Many have never won a SB, others have won one, then went down to the bottom. I could not even dream that my beloved team would be one of the top 5 franchises of all time.