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Fan base Power Rankings: Packers, Bills on top - NFL.com


We are bottem tier?

everlong

Any article that states Boston is still a baseball town can be discarded. The Bruins during a lockout are more popular never mind the Pats. Granted the crowd could be louder on a more consistent basis.

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KontradictioN

I'm sure it's different when you're actually there (only saw a game at Foxboro when I was a kid), but on TV, that stadium is VERY quiet at times on defense. The only time it's really loud is if it's a big rivalry game (i.e. vs. the Jets). I'm sure the open end of the stadium doesn't help, but neither does the pink hat crowd.

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Nikolai

I keep hearing about how "quiet" it is, but actually being in the seats a couple/few times a year, I'm beginning to wonder if the story of "quiet Gillette" is one of those half-lies that became a truth because it's so often repeated.

I've been to a Redskins game before. Want to talk about quiet?

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patfanken

I have no complaint about anyone complaining about the lack of noise at Gillette, especially when you compare it with other stadiums. However as far a being "fan base" in general it has to be considered among the best when you compare the other metrics beyond just crowd noise. Those being

1. Ticket sales (close 2 decades of sellouts for EVERY game)
2. TV Ratings - Pats games blow up the TV ratings
3. How well the team travels - Pats away games get 4-8K fans on a regular basis
4. Pats gear sales - always in the top tier
5. How well the business community supports the team. At the top in revenue.

So while its justified to say the Pats don't have a great home field advantage in noise. Rosenthal is DEAD WRONG in his description of the Pats fan base in just about every other factor. DEAD WRONG

Nikolai

He's also wrong to localize it. Whether people want to admit it or not, the Pats are on the the NFL's "national teams". As is the case with Dallas, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, and the 49ers, fans come from everywhere now, not just New England.

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“On a day when they could have had impact players David Terrell or Koren Robinson..they took Georgia defensive tackle Richard Seymour, who had 1 sacks last season in the pass-happy SEC and is too tall to play tackle at 6-6 and too slow to play defensive end. This genius move was followed by trading out of a spot where they could have gotten the last decent receiver in Robert Ferguson and settled for tackle Matt Light, who will not help any time soon.”

TheComeback

I think the crowd noise criticism just one of those myths associated with New Englanders being a bunch of tea-sipping elitists. It's not actually true, it just fulfills people's predetermined stereotypes about Northerners, so they believe it.

I watch the Redskins almost as much as the Pats and I've never noticed a difference in noise level. Also, if you think think NE has pink hat fans, just move down here to DC

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PatsSox363804

Agree with all of this but damn I wish the stadium would get louder. It's embarrassingly quiet compared to some other places.

Ice_Ice_Brady

Weird, Oakland is a top-tier fanbase, yet every other game is blacked out due to lack of fan interest. Tickets cost like $15.

DocHoliday

$15?

If I was there, I would go every week. Not even a Raiders fan.

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