Major Patriots bashing in The Sporting News - New England Patriots Forums

***PATSNUTme*** · 05-03-2007, 06:51 PM

Get ready to be pissed, Patriots fans. If another dumb ass writer can get you pissed, this should do it. Paul Attner article in this weeks print version of the Sporting News is a gem. I can't post it all so I'll quote from the first and last paragraphs and you will get the point.

"I never want to hear again about the Patriots wanting players with high character. Just like virtually every franchise in the league, it is all about winning for them, nothing else. Trading for Randy Moss says volumes about the priorities of New England and Bill Belichick"

"Forget how this reflects on the integrity of the organization. Forget all this stuff about making locker room chemistry and bringing in players of the highest moral integrity a priority. It's all rubbish. No surprise, really. And this is sad."

I guess this guy is either a Jets or Colts fan.

***pats1*** · 05-03-2007, 06:53 PM

Did he actually spell "Belichick" "Belechick?"

***PATSNUTme*** · 05-03-2007, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by pats1

Did he actually spell "Belichick" "Belechick?"

No he didn't- Mr English Teacher

***pats1*** · 05-03-2007, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by PATSNUTme

No he didn't- Mr English Teacher

Just checkin'...'cause tat wuld be cause fo concernn.

Crazy Patriot Guy · 05-03-2007, 07:10 PM

"I never want to hear again about the Patriots wanting players with high character. Just like virtually every franchise in the league, it is all about winning for them, nothing else. Trading for Randy Moss says volumes about the priorities of New England and Bill Belichick"

We traded a 4th rounder for a guy with incredible talent and told him that he won't be getting out of line if he plans on staying here.

We occasionally takes chances on guys. Moss is the latest. He acts like suddenly we're just like the Bengals having 8 players arrested in a year or the Vikings and the whole boat scandal.

Remix 6 · 05-03-2007, 07:12 PM

doesnt bother me if people think we want high character or not..we never said it..

SeanBruschi54 · 05-03-2007, 07:18 PM

We dont say it we make it and show it.

If he doesnt, see you later.

Bella*chick · 05-03-2007, 07:33 PM

LOL, it's SAD that our football team is all about winning?

What an idiot!

unoriginal · 05-03-2007, 07:34 PM

Here's the stinky linky for y'all: http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn...c.php?t=201871

Attner is one of those "human interest" sporting writers; doesn't really understand the game he's covering, but he does know what makes a good soap opera. To wit, here's his analysis on Monk/Irvin: http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn...c.php?t=173890

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I just don't get it. Michael Irvin goes into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Art Monk doesn't. It's ridiculous.

Monk has the resume of a Hall of Famer. And his conduct as an NFL player was as good as it gets. Never one misdeed to smudge his reputation. He was the anchor of some great Redskins teams and made up for a lack of flamboyancy with steady, pressure contributions.

Irvin? Flamboyant and very good. But a model citizen? Hardly. Often, he was an embarrassment to the league. For him to be voted in and Monk not by a flawed selection committee of 40 is outrageous.

The rest of his archives are filled with blogs about cleaning up the league image, how classy Rex Grossman is, as well as praise for every quarterback to ever play the game, including Joey Harrington.

I think the following quote most accurately sums up how in-tune he is with the players of the league: http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn...c.php?t=161376

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It has been fascinating to follow the reaction to Terrell Owens' spitting incident. The most emotional and critical reaction has not come from what I would call the mainstream media. Instead, the strongest fallout has centered on ex-NFL players now serving as television analysts.

(...)

Spitting in someone's face is, in the eyes of these ex-jocks, a massive assault on a player's manhood. There is no forgiveness, no explanation, no defense for this action.

The natives grew vary excited when I showed them how to make fire, etc. etc.....

His archives don't go back far enough what he thought when the Pats traded for Corey Dillon, or drafted Cedric Cobbs and Antoine Womack.

PatsChick87 · 05-03-2007, 07:47 PM

This is all so laughable! To my knowledge the only quote of note the Kraft's have said is "just don't bring any thugs or hoodlums in" with regards to instructions to BB and Pioli. This whole moral character image, while I think embraced by the Kraft's, was created by the media based on the Pats team first attitudes, hard working vets like Brady, Tedy, Troy et al. Never has it been suggested that we didn't have a few tough nuts(Washington, Cox, Dillon, and that guy with the scalding water). IMO they simply ask ego's to be checked at the door and teach the value of a team first attitude. A lot of teams do the same. The Patriots and their locker room leaders just do it better than most.