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PATRIOTSFANINPA · 04-30-2007, 11:35 AM

I think the Pats are the NFL team Hated most of all in the country if you took a poll of every football fan and got a consensus.

I think the public was tired of us before because we have been a team with a consistent winning tradition this decade,but withstood a full out hatred because we usually did things with mostly quiet non trouble guys and won because the team played very hard and overachieved with mostly no name off the street into the lineup players.

Now we are signing players with BIG names but with bad pasts with criminal convictions like Drugs,other arrests ect; and I think now the public will hate us even more because now we appear more of a combination of the Raiders and Bengals personalities than the patriots team from earlier in the decade.

Don't get me wrong,I like the decisions and things we have done this year and could care less about what Tom Dick and Jane did in years past because it probably makes us an even better overall with an All-Star team now instead of a 'who the hell are those guys team' from 2000-2006,even though those guys won 3 super bowls.

Get used to being a fan of America's Most Hated team - Personally I could care less,and in the immortal words of another owner whatever it takes,'Just Win Baby'.

Bostonian1962 · 04-30-2007, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by PATRIOTSFANINPA

I think the Pats are the NFL team Hated most of all in the country if you took a poll of every football fan and got a consensus.

I think the public was tired of us before because we have been a team with a consistent winning tradition this decade,but withstood a full out hatred because we usually did things with mostly quiet non trouble guys and won because the team played very hard and overachieved with mostly no name off the street into the lineup players.

Now we are signing players with BIG names but with bad pasts with criminal convictions like Drugs,other arrests ect; and I think now the public will hate us even more because now we appear more of a combination of the Raiders and Bengals personalities than the patriots team from earlier in the decade.

Don't get me wrong,I like the decisions and things we have done this year and could care less about what Tom Dick and Jane did in years past because it probably makes us an even better overall with an All-Star team now instead of a 'who the hell are those guys team' from 2000-2006,even though those guys won 3 super bowls.

Get used to being a fan of America's Most Hated team - Personally I could care less,and in the immortal words of another owner whatever it takes,'Just Win Baby'.

This post is RIGHT on the money.

Listening to Sirius this morning and a Jets fan called bragging on his team's draft. However, he then adds 'I'm trying to enjoy what I feal was a successful draft and then those darned Patriots go out and get Moss. Every time I turn around the best franchise in the NFL keeps get better and it makes me sick'. I'm paraphrasing, but that was basically what he said, and the guys on Sirius just starting laughing.

***PatsRI*** · 04-30-2007, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by PATRIOTSFANINPA

I think the Pats are the NFL team Hated most of all in the country if you took a poll of every football fan and got a consensus.

I think the public was tired of us before because we have been a team with a consistent winning tradition this decade,but withstood a full out hatred because we usually did things with mostly quiet non trouble guys and won because the team played very hard and overachieved with mostly no name off the street into the lineup players.

Now we are signing players with BIG names but with bad pasts with criminal convictions like Drugs,other arrests ect; and I think now the public will hate us even more because now we appear more of a combination of the Raiders and Bengals personalities than the patriots team from earlier in the decade.

Don't get me wrong,I like the decisions and things we have done this year and could care less about what Tom Dick and Jane did in years past because it probably makes us an even better overall with an All-Star team now instead of a 'who the hell are those guys team' from 2000-2006,even though those guys won 3 super bowls.

Get used to being a fan of America's Most Hated team - Personally I could care less,and in the immortal words of another owner whatever it takes,'Just Win Baby'.

When I'm sitting in Gillette in January for the AFC Championship enjoying good drink, good food, and good football I'll worry about what other fans/media think about the team(sarcastic). For those of us who suffered through the Kiam/Zeke days these are still the best of days(and teams), no matter what the likes of Felger and the curly headed boyfriend say.

cringelyindy · 04-30-2007, 11:40 AM

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I think the Pats are the NFL team Hated most of all in the country if you took a poll of every football fan and got a consensus..

AGREED !!!

PATRIOTSFANINPA · 04-30-2007, 11:46 AM

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AGREED !!!

Jealousy will get you nowhere but home for the playoffs

***PatsRI*** · 04-30-2007, 11:51 AM

Another point I was thinking when I just saw Moss's jersey advertised on pats.com was: Wasn't Moss's jersey one of the top sellers when he was in Minnesota and then when he was traded to Oak? According to this article it was http://www.810whb.com/scripts/archiv...?article=10208 The question is why was he so popular, just because he was good or becasue of the silver and black? Does he draw these fans to him in NE? Just food for thought.

cringelyindy · 04-30-2007, 11:59 AM

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Jealousy will get you nowhere but home for the playoffs

how many times must I say IT'S NOT JEALOUSY.. It's FEAR... I think you have a really good shot this year and we sat and f'd ourselves on many many levels. The Parity, Free agency, Age clock was ticking and our front office jsut sat back.

PATRIOTSFANINPA · 04-30-2007, 12:01 PM

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Another point I was thinking when I just saw Moss's jersey advertised on pats.com was: Wasn't Moss's jersey one of the top sellers when he was in Minnesota and then when he was traded to Oak? According to this article it was http://www.810whb.com/scripts/archiv...?article=10208 The question is why was he so popular, just because he was good or becasue of the silver and black? Does he draw these fans to him in NE? Just food for thought.

If he behaves himself and gets another signing here for next year I can see him quickly becoming more of a fan favorite than Deion Branch and would sell far more jerseys once he if found to be a stable player
.Thats saying something because Deion's was one of the top sellers as far as Jerseys went during the mid-decade.

***cstjohn17*** · 04-30-2007, 12:08 PM

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I think the Pats are the NFL team Hated most of all in the country if you took a poll of every football fan and got a consensus.

No doubt about it. I disagree about the level of hate before this offseason. I think the Patriots were hated by most fans of others teams, despite the Patriots attempts to build a high quality team.

So if we are going to be hated we might as well do it with style.

There isn't a single fan out there who wouldn't trade places with us in a second.

Krugman · 04-30-2007, 12:12 PM

I remember hating the Cowboys and the 49 ers when they had their runs,so I understand that.Its nice to be on the other side ,though! Bring it!