Drewwho

With all the hype over the weekend on the 'tape', I as a fan felt deflated on Sunday leading up to the game. The airwaves were filled with spygate claims again and it was upsetting to say the least that we as fans had to put up with this crap so close to the biggest game in franchise history. Somehow the joy I had all week went to feelings of disgust!

Am I alone in this feeling - feeling deflated or disgusted on Sunday before the game?

I am just wondering, do you think that if fans felt this way, that the players and even BB would have felt a bit worried or deflated themselves? True or untrue, do you think it mentally could have screwed with their heads? I know how disciplined this team is and how focused they are, but after a while there is only so much you can take.

First you have the pressure of the 'perfect' season and on top of that you have 'spygate' resurfacing and looming over the team....was it all too much for this team to handle? Did it cause the team to come out flat?

Again, it affected me as a fan so it would stand to reason that it could have had an affect on the team leading up to game time. It could be an excuse or something I am looking for to help me deal with the lose, but did the Senator have his way with the Pats? I want to say, NO, but everyone saw what I saw? We could not execute as we did in the previous 18 games, we could not finish it off as we had in the first 18 games, we were not the same team as we were in the first 18 games. Did the Senator give the Giants the greatest assist in sports history?

DCSkinsFan

No. I dont think it effected the players or the staff. I do think it effected the Fans....

unfortunately its not going away anytime soon... there are a lot more teams as guilty as the Pats.

Patradomous

I think it did,even if it did slightley.It might havve made a difference.

DCSkinsFan

with that reasoning... Spygate I should have made more of a difference in the regular season...

Plus I dont think the players / staff even knew about it until after the fact.

Jaquelina

If it comes to fact that theres nothing to 'Spygate II', I'll direct my anger towards the Tomase's and Specter's of the world.

bolts_fan

Part of the blame for this one has to go to Goodell. If he had answered Specter's original letter from back in November, a second letter would not have been needed and there would have been nothing to report on.

As it were, these things were not done until days before the Super Bowl and it gave the sportswriters something to chew on. Bad move on Goodell's part since I don't think he wanted this to come up again. He certainly didn't want to spend the Q&A part after his state of the NFL union address discussing spygate all over again.

Willie Andrews23

Hey Drew,
I completely agree. Saturday night, I felt like the thrill was gone from the game. To me, the final blow was when one of our supposed own at the Herald, (Rat bastard Tomase) printed the Walsh/Rams story.
It felt like the world wanted us and our the Pats beaten and hurt on Sunday, and these players are not robots, I think they did felt it to a point out there.
From a fan point of view, it's made me feel like I am wrong being a Patriots fan. In some ways they have even ruined the memories of the Super Bowl wins because we will forever be looking over our shoulders wondering what new rat may be disgruntled and have a story to tell. And the attacks on the city of Boston I've been reading...whats that about?
Maybe I'm still "Grieving"...lol, but that is how it all feels.

On a side note, my screen name is now a felon...it just keeps getting worse.

Marko

Yes it did! Given the history of teams dealing with any type of distraction/scandal before the game i would have to think it might have hurt the team. Just look back @ the most recent ones Raiders in sb37 were favored and got killed, Falcons no show in '98-'99

newton_tom_cat

yes, that and perhaps even more the day before report from our own local paper. was it decisive in the loss we'll never know. but i think it got the coaches out of "their game" with the out of character bad play calling.

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DCSkinsFan

well talk spygate all ya want but what happened was pretty much smashmouth football and the Giants did the punching.....

This game was won and lost in the trenches.