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At the risk of being flamed, I think there's an upside to the Pats' loss.
It helps people, myself included, live less vicariously. I mean, really, what connection do I have to these guys? I grew up near the stadium and saw a few Pats players/coaches around town...big deal.
After the SB loss, I was kind of sick. That teaches me not to get so worked up about these things...instead of following every preseason practice, this year I'm just going to let it go. Last year, I'd go to a sports bar just to see the Pats play. Fool me once, kind of thing though. Not doing that again. I think I'll just worry about me and mine and not live so vicariosly. I mean Brady etc. aren't even from NE. Even Belichick isn't from NE. He's from NJ! Why should I bask in their reflected glory? Just because they play for my home state/region?
Look at this message board with all the "can you believe so and so said the pats cheat!!!" hysterical. It's like "don't these people have a life?".
Do you think people have mellowed out about the team now that the dream of a perfect season and the "FY tour" and all that nonsense is gone for good? I think people in NE, the fair weather fans especially are kind of going to go back into their holes and hibernate for a while...move on.
I'll still root for NE if I happen to see them on TV, but hopefully I'll be working out or doing something else (it's warm here in wintertime) when they're on. And if they lose, it won't break my heart.
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At the risk of being flamed, I think there's an upside to the Pats' loss.
It helps people, myself included, live less vicariously. I mean, really, what connection do I have to these guys? I grew up near the stadium and saw a few Pats players/coaches around town...big deal.
After the SB loss, I was kind of sick. That teaches me not to get so worked up about these things...instead of following every preseason practice, this year I'm just going to let it go. Last year, I'd go to a sports bar just to see the Pats play. Fool me once, kind of thing though. Not doing that again. I think I'll just worry about me and mine and not live so vicariosly. I mean Brady etc. aren't even from NE. Even Belichick isn't from NE. He's from NJ! Why should I bask in their reflected glory? Just because they play for my home state/region?
Look at this message board with all the "can you believe so and so said the pats cheat!!!" hysterical. It's like "don't these people have a life?".
Do you think people have mellowed out about the team now that the dream of a perfect season and the "FY tour" and all that nonsense is gone for good? I think people in NE, the fair weather fans especially are kind of going to go back into their holes and hibernate for a while...move on.
I'll still root for NE if I happen to see them on TV, but hopefully I'll be working out or doing something else (it's warm here in wintertime) when they're on. And if they lose, it won't break my heart.
Id' agree. In the end it's a game. It's fun to watch, but it's not my career. I'm just a viewer and not a participant. crazy how come people get tattoos on their head of the pats.
__________________ "There are two categories of superbowl participants that nobody remembers:
The team that lost the game and the team that only won one." Dwight White- Steelers
(Well, maybe. But not your way. It will only make a potential Super Bowl win - hell, even a 19-0 season - that much more satisfying, considering the embarrassment endured all offseason.)
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At the risk of being flamed, I think there's an upside to the Pats' loss.
It helps people, myself included, live less vicariously. I mean, really, what connection do I have to these guys? I grew up near the stadium and saw a few Pats players/coaches around town...big deal.
After the SB loss, I was kind of sick. That teaches me not to get so worked up about these things...instead of following every preseason practice, this year I'm just going to let it go. Last year, I'd go to a sports bar just to see the Pats play. Fool me once, kind of thing though. Not doing that again. I think I'll just worry about me and mine and not live so vicariosly. I mean Brady etc. aren't even from NE. Even Belichick isn't from NE. He's from NJ! Why should I bask in their reflected glory? Just because they play for my home state/region?
Look at this message board with all the "can you believe so and so said the pats cheat!!!" hysterical. It's like "don't these people have a life?".
Do you think people have mellowed out about the team now that the dream of a perfect season and the "FY tour" and all that nonsense is gone for good? I think people in NE, the fair weather fans especially are kind of going to go back into their holes and hibernate for a while...move on.
I'll still root for NE if I happen to see them on TV, but hopefully I'll be working out or doing something else (it's warm here in wintertime) when they're on. And if they lose, it won't break my heart.
Belichick is from maryland i think. he grew up in annaplis and his dad was a scout for Navy.
I think the super bowl loss makes us stronger in the end. it reminds us that defense wins championships.
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"He’s the greatest quarterback to ever play the game. He goes from being a rookie that nobody is expecting anything from, to taking over with people saying he can’t do it, to winning three Super Bowls....It should already be obvious he’s the greatest quarterback to ever have played. "
It actually turned out to be a lose-lose situation for both superbowl participants. First, most people agree that the Giants are a fluke (they are) and nobody is really taking their superbowl win seriously. Second, most people seem to think the Giants will go back to their mediocre ways this season. However, the Pats have to live with being labeled as one of the biggest choke jobs of all time. But, had the Pats won, most people would say "yeah they won the superbowl and went 19-0, but they cheated". Almost everybody would want an asterisk next to that record. So if your looking for any upside to this, is that most people agree that the Giants are a fluke and needed a miracle to beat the Patriots. The irony in this is that the pressure is off the Pats and now on the Giants. Just imagine the New York media if the Giants start off slow.
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Upside to Pats horrific loss in SB?
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