speed

Outside looking in, from a Coltsfan perspective, I've been eating my popcorn and read several, several threads here (highly entertaining) the last week or so and there is a very common theme. I'm curious to what the thoughts are as to

1.) Why the media is out to get the Pats at almost every turn?

2.) Why the NFL is against the Pats to the point of trying to undermine the franchise?

I'm especially curious about #2 because the Pats are a big part OF the NFL...


Maybe I'm wrong its just a few peripheral fans that are saying these things, but it reads on here that it is the majority of diehard fans that believe this.

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speed

Good one, but do you think they are against the Pats and if so, why?

hambone1818

My questions to you are:

Do you not believe this to be the case?

Do you think us Pats fans are creating something where there isn't anything?

speed

I do have definite thoughts on both, but I am on the outside and biased in a different way, obviously, so I'd be interested to see why Pats fans feel the way they do.

I always try to flip it or emphathize (sp?) if it was the team I follow and how I would feel, under what ever circumstances.

nowayback

except colts and jets...i cant see any reason another team would have anything against them. except that they get their arses handed to them.

has to be polian propaganda machine.

and of course no one likes a winner.

YOUGOTMOSSED

Jealously breeds contempt.

The media pushes the story because there's a market for it. Rival fans love to hear it and it makes them feel better about their team's lack of success. It provides some imaginary moral high ground for them.

I would speculate that the NFL wants more parity and is uncomfortable with dominate teams. How far they're willing to go to acheive parity is the question.

Let's face it... It's a joy to watch a dominate team that you're rooting for... for the people on the wrong end of the dominance, it's less of a joy.

speed

.......what?

nowayback

oh just saw a colt fan started this thread.

also i think BB has rubbed quite a few journalists the wrong way and doesnt suck up to them. its like if you want to be liked you must suck up.

same with boston media....there are as many with him as against him.

Eugene Chung

I never understood why people thought the NFL would be against the Pats. Why would the league purposely rig its product to damage a team? Maybe I'm being naive.

As for the media, I'd say the reason why the Pats are so hated is because of Belichick. He's not making their jobs easy. Most of these guys are out for a buck so they stir up attention and go after the Pats. There's no better example of this than the worldwide leader.

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