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TennesseePatriot · 12-06-2009, 07:57 PM

Once, there was a message board
Enthralled by the angry losing hordes
Two sides took up on the site
To battle everyday and every night
Twas a war most fierce that raged non stop
An argument of which player to drop
There was one player named Tom Brady
Who many thought should soon be traded
Once a fearless hero in the snow
Now some thought his skills were terribly low
The ingenious leader feared by all
Had from fans grace taken a fall
The arguing became such a chore
That the sides declared a Civil War
The blood was spilt upon both sides
With every post shot down with denies
It was a horrible scene between the fans
Who fought to the death in loyal bands
One side claimed it was but a brief lapse,
The other sensed a complete collapse
Pacifists tried to change the subject
Discussing simple topics to which none could object
Some would distract with threads of how the refs were fools,
As they watched the Colts defense bend the rules
These attempts did not succeed
To stop the bitter, collective stampede
Twas the worst Civil War since Gettysburg
With both sides having posts deemed most absurd
When the dust had cleared both sides saw
The war had been declared a draw
It seemed their bickering had little effect
Upon the management's intellect
Both sides realized and would have to cope
The war had been a worthless goat-rope

Bill B. · 12-06-2009, 09:07 PM

Best post so far today. Very well done. There does seem to be two camps. You can read the pessimists who think the game has passed Belichick by, that our coordinators are the worst ever, that Brady is done for his career, that Mayo was a wasted pick, etc,etc,etc. While I am disappointed in the performance of the last two weeks, I am in the opposing camp. The Patriots still control their destiny, and I believe they will win out. We will worry about the playoffs when they come. Call me a homer if you want, but I still think this team can win it all.

PATSYLICIOUS · 12-06-2009, 09:18 PM

I'm sort of in the middle. I know my history better than to ever write any team off, let alone one led by Tom Brady and yeah, I think the 'season is over' remarks are a bit premature.

But I guess my faith in the coaching staff is dwindling. I've never seen a Patriots team post 2000 so poor at situational play and just plain confused. When have we ever had to constantly burn timeouts before the 2 minute mark? When has this team ever done anything like getting 2 consecutive delay of game calls? It has nothing to do with the talent or what I've seen on the scoreboard, just watching this team doesn't give you the confidence you used to get in the past. You would expect better from a BB coached team. Not saying it is all coaching, alot of it is the players too yes. But it all starts at the top.

FloridaHerb · 12-06-2009, 09:32 PM

I'm not giving up on TB or BB, this will always be my team and I'll watch every down of every game for this and every season until my final down.

We've all been to the mountaintop with this team, this may be a short or a drastic decline back down. Feels like I've been here before with the Pats and although I may not look upon them with ****eyed optimism 24/7 for the remainder of this particular season I know I'll be right here with my Patriots gear and on this forum for (hopefully) many years to come!

I hope this makes us all better Patriots fans. Whatever adjustments and personnel changes they make for the team itself is beyond our control but if more downs than ups are in store for us maybe if we ever get back up to the mountaintop we can look down from where we've been as fans and savor it even more...let's not be Yankees fans considering championship seasons a birthright and just enjoy the game!

**Ian** · 12-06-2009, 09:48 PM

Nicely done - and surprisingly accurate considering the reaction by most fans here.

Keep the faith - being outclassed by New Orleans and embarrassed today, after seeing how angry the players were (Brady included) hopefully we'll see some fire heading into the final four games. I almost think they believed it "could never happen to them". Now they're realizing that at 7-5 they're really not any better than most average teams, and hopefully it fires them up to finally want to be playing at the level they should be at.

***DougFlutie*** · 12-06-2009, 09:51 PM

Being critical of the coordinators is not an attack upon Belichick or Brady.

The NFL, with the cap, is a coaches league.

When is the last time this team paid even the avg salary for an NFL coordinator? It's been a while.

NYCPatsFan · 12-06-2009, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TennesseePatriot

Once, there was a message board
Enthralled by the angry losing hordes
Two sides took up on the site
To battle everyday and every night
Twas a war most fierce that raged non stop
An argument of which player to drop
There was one player named Tom Brady
Who many thought should soon be traded
Once a fearless hero in the snow
Now some thought his skills were terribly low
The ingenious leader feared by all
Had from fans grace taken a fall
The arguing became such a chore
That the sides declared a Civil War
The blood was spilt upon both sides
With every post shot down with denies
It was a horrible scene between the fans
Who fought to the death in loyal bands
One side claimed it was but a brief lapse,
The other sensed a complete collapse
Pacifists tried to change the subject
Discussing simple topics to which none could object
Some would distract with threads of how the refs were fools,
As they watched the Colts defense bend the rules
These attempts did not succeed
To stop the bitter, collective stampede
Twas the worst Civil War since Gettysburg
With both sides having posts deemed most absurd
When the dust had cleared both sides saw
The war had been declared a draw
It seemed their bickering had little effect
Upon the management's intellect
Both sides realized and would have to cope
The war had been a worthless goat-rope

Wow! Hats-off Ten-Pat! Great creative effort.

NYCPatsFan · 12-06-2009, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian

Nicely done - and surprisingly accurate considering the reaction by most fans here.

Keep the faith - being outclassed by New Orleans and embarrassed today, after seeing how angry the players were (Brady included) hopefully we'll see some fire heading into the final four games. I almost think they believed it "could never happen to them". Now they're realizing that at 7-5 they're really not any better than most average teams, and hopefully it fires them up to finally want to be playing at the level they should be at.

Did the players display similar 'anger' and 'fire' and emotions after the Saints game? I assumed they did, which is why today's effort is so frustruating

**Ian** · 12-06-2009, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYCPatsFan

Did the players display similar 'anger' and 'fire' and emotions after the Saints game? I assumed they did, which is why today's effort is so frustruating

I didn't see it. It's one thing to lose to an elite team - while they were frustrated I think they looked at it as a realization that New Orleans was better than they thought. I don't think they thought much of Miami - and they know that they let this one get away.

When you hear players saying they need to "look into the mirror" that's a pretty serious statement. And it's one we haven't heard this season. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.

PATSYLICIOUS · 12-06-2009, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYCPatsFan

Did the players display similar 'anger' and 'fire' and emotions after the Saints game? I assumed they did, which is why today's effort is so frustruating

That's the thing. It used to be just 1 or 2 of these 'wake up call' games. This year we've had 5 'wake up calls'. How many do you need. Eh well let's just pray something turns this team around in the next 4 weeks.