Snarf

To me, the entire NFL is just a headache at this point. The whole game now revolves around a whole bunch of negative emotions and hateful intents.

The whole spygate BS

The whole booing players from a losing team BS

The whole senators-from-the-superbowl-winning-state on the case of the super bowl loser BS

The whole "classiness" BS that we constantly hear about players and teams

Where's the fun in football gone? Where has the GAME aspect of it gone? Why are so many people's egos who are entirely not part of teams wrapped up in the game?

Does this say as much about how pathetic we are as a nation as anything else?

BradyFTW!

I'm getting there too, and Leahy throwing throwing his entire home region under the bus isn't helping either.

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ALP

i dont know anymore....now i really would like to see the NFL get hammered somewhere....im growing sick little by little....if the pats moved to another league, i would not follow the nfl....at all

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Then I moved away and they haven't won since

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miDeuce

I think the NFL itself has done everything possible to keep a level head through all the stupidity of Spygate. They have stuck to the same story all along, said they did not consider anything tainted, and have not buckled under pressure from Specter. I pin this almost entirely on the media and Specter/Comcast which is, in effect, the media as well.

chrisfx811

The state of NFL officiating has made me not want to watch it much for the last couple years.
The crap that has gone on the season has made me want to punch my 'fellow American.'

Maroney's Dreads

I'm not sick of the NFL, I love everything about the sport.

However, I am sick of ESPN and some of the other major media outlets. They've turned sports from a game into an institution. Scandals revolving around the games are talked about more than the games themselves. The day before the Superbowl is filled with so many stories about players families and human interests stories, and not the game that is being played the next day. Refs are no longer out there to make sure the game is being played fairly, they're out there to have some effect on the outcome of the game. Rules aren't made to adjust with the game, they're made because some GM doesn't like that his QB getting picked off four times.

Ok, maybe I am a little sick of the NFL. They suck at presenting football.

WTE

I agree that wuss members of the media are trying to "pussify" the game but I'm not sure you would have written this thread if NE had won the game.

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Tunescribe

I agree, it's all gotten deeply personal with people in a very negative way. The sensationalized media spin has only made it worse. I think a lot of it is jealousy over how well the Pats have performed, but MOST has to do with hatred aimed at BB for being misperceived as an "arrogant cheater" and his unfriendly (toward the media) personality.

A lot of people in our society lead shallow, spoiled, spiritually bereft lives, and look for meaning in things like sports and entertainment. This lends undue importance to things like the NFL (Specter's shenanigans) and wrecks its rightful role as a pleasant distraction from the crap we all endure in REAL life. The NFL and the Patriots should be a hobby and a joy, not a burden we have to endure and defend against haters.

I think we all would be well served to re-connect with "sportsmanship" and all it entails. As much as XLII hurt to witness in person, I immediately turned to a couple Giants fans behind me and shook their hands when the gun went off. On the plane flight home I sat next to a Giants fan and talked to him for hours. The outcome of that game still bugs me deeply, but I feel I have somewhat of a better perspective now than I would otherwise.

chrisfx811

In my case, if NE had won the game and completed the 'perfect season', I would have taken some time off from my fan-aticism with it all.

I wouldn't have been as bad as Mercury Morris, talking about it for 30+ years... maybe just 3 or so.

Nitro

I know that feeling, i used to hit every sports site several times a day, throughout the year less and less, right now, i check this board and reiss once a day.

A couple more fake pats fans(indy trolls) doing the "im ashamed of the patiots" threads and i'll be down to reiss once a day.

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