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I didn't reach with any of them. Seymour and Samuel, for example, were multi-time Pro Bowlers for their new teams. Your responses were ridiculously weak sauce.
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I googled patsfans booing Bledsoe and aside from when he played for us all I could come up with was a widipedia reference that he was cheered on all three return appearances here, for all he did for us after all...
I know Drew was traded, but he bore a good deal of responsibility for things ever coming to that here. Still being traded is not a lot different than a guy being allowed to walk absent a competitive offer not to, let alone one who had accomplished as much here as Adam had.
I think people feel differently for Drew, maybe they feel bad about the way things happened.
I think people feel differently for Drew, maybe they feel bad about the way things happened.
Doubtful, probably due to more of their own misguided opinion of what a good QB is. They probably thought Drew was a top flight QB, probably had his jersey too, so they wouldn't ever think of booing their "guy". And he went to a division rival.
Vinatieri on the other hand, made a business decision, just like the Patriots did, the Colts offered more money, more security and better working conditions (indoor stadium). Pats were playing hardball and they lost.
So Bledsoe, who contributions get incredibly overblown (one 40 yard TD drive in 3 quarters in the AFCCG) gets revered and respected while Vinatieri, who made real actual contributions to SB wins gets booed.
Doubtful, probably due to more of their own misguided opinion of what a good QB is. They probably thought Drew was a top flight QB, probably had his jersey too, so they wouldn't ever think of booing their "guy". And he went to a division rival.
Vinatieri on the other hand, made a business decision, just like the Patriots did, the Colts offered more money, more security and better working conditions (indoor stadium). Pats were playing hardball and they lost.
So Bledsoe, who contributions get incredibly overblown (one 40 yard TD drive in 3 quarters in the AFCCG) gets revered and respected while Vinatieri, who made real actual contributions to SB wins gets booed.
I don't get it.
Drew was a beloved figure by the fans, but he clearly wouldn't be the starter here anymore, and so he got traded to a team that didn't really pose the Patriots a threat. People saw that as a guy who did his best for the team getting a chance to succeed elsewhere when it was clear he wasn't the man here anymore; they were happy for Drew.
Adam was one of the team's star players, became a free agent, had an offer from the Patriots, but chose to sign with their most hated rival at the time. Fans saw it as a money-grubbing move, a betrayal by a player that had accomplished so much with the team, and who was still at the peak of his career.
Really, people here don't get why the situations are completely different? If Bledsoe was the starting QB for the Patriots, and signed with the Jets as an FA, I guarantee he'd be relentlessly booed every time he set foot on Gillette Stadium.
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Drew was a beloved figure by the fans, but he clearly wouldn't be the starter here anymore, and so he got traded to a team that didn't really pose the Patriots a threat. People saw that as a guy who did his best for the team getting a chance to succeed elsewhere when it was clear he wasn't the man here anymore; they were happy for Drew.
Adam was one of the team's star players, became a free agent, had an offer from the Patriots, but chose to sign with their most hated rival at the time. Fans saw it as a money-grubbing move, a betrayal by a player that had accomplished so much with the team, and who was still at the peak of his career.
Really, people here don't get why the situations are completely different? If Bledsoe was the starting QB for the Patriots, and signed with the Jets as an FA, I guarantee he'd be relentlessly booed every time he set foot on Gillette Stadium.
The fans should have been upset with the team then, they had every chance in the world to sign him and choose to lowball him. The Pats made a business decision, AV made a business decision - end of story. I think people who can't get over this need to grow up.
The fans should have been upset with the team then, they had every chance in the world to sign him and choose to lowball him. The Pats made a business decision, AV made a business decision - end of story. I think people who can't get over this need to grow up.
Completely agree. I'm not saying the fans were right to boo Vinatieri, I'm saying it's predictable that some would behave that way, because that's what fans do. You wouldn't expect anybody to boo Bledsoe, due to the circumstances surrounding his departure, but I think you could reasonably expect people to react that way to Adam.
The fans should have been upset with the team then, they had every chance in the world to sign him and choose to lowball him. The Pats made a business decision, AV made a business decision - end of story. I think people who can't get over this need to grow up.
I totally understand Adam's decision. But, I am a Patriots fan first. You can be an Adam fan first if you like.
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