"Patriots black sheep of Boston "

[Tunescribe]

I don't know; once they shave those playoff beards they'll go back to being anonymous to most New Englanders.

Except maybe for Charra ... But then people will probably think he's a Celtic. Seriously, some of those guys can't grow a decent-looking beard to save their life.

 

[patsox23]

Wow, it's amazing to me how many smart fans on this board get confused by the point of PFT's post. It's tonge-in-cheek, it's CLEARLY tongue-in-cheek. They even say at the end that the biggest thing it says is that it's a good time to be a fan of New England sports. Come on, folks.

 

[BradyFTW!]

The Red Sox are still the black sheep in my book. With how much money is dumped into that team they should have at least 5 championships.

Huh? By that logic, your point renders itself moot because the Yankees should be winning every world series. The Sox don't have the largest payroll in the majors by a long shot.

As for the article and subsequent post: it's all a joke, lighten up people. We're enjoying an unfathomable run of success as Boston fans. Enjoy it while it's here, because we'll be looking back at this in 30 years and wondering wtf happened to make us so lucky.

 

[Deus Irae]

Or you could say the Pats have 3 titles in the last ten years, calling them black sheep is silly (and I know that Florio wasn't serious) when the other teams most current titles are decades away from their last, in the Bruins case 38 years, in the Celtics 24.

As for the Red Sox, well who the hell cares.

The Patriots are the so-called 'black sheep' under the rubrick being used. It's pretty basic stuff, and it's an appropriate way to look at things. It's a great thing for a 4 sport city that a team is the black sheep because it's 7 years out of a title year.

Whether a relative handful of posters on a couple of message boards like it or not, that's just the way it is. The rest of us will enjoy our good fortune.

 

[neuronet]

. Entitled or not, since 2004, the Patriots have brought this town more heartbreak than all the other teams combined. 2006 AFCCG, 2007, 2010 against the Jets. Those are all some of the worst losses any team can ever experience.

2007 is enough heartbreak for a lifetime

 

[makoute]

2007 is enough heartbreak for a lifetime

You can say that again.

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

The Patriots are the so-called 'black sheep' under the rubrick being used. It's pretty basic stuff, and it's an appropriate way to look at things. It's a great thing for a 4 sport city that a team is the black sheep because it's 7 years out of a title year.

Whether a relative handful of posters on a couple of message boards like it or not, that's just the way it is. The rest of us will enjoy our good fortune.

Well woop-de-do for you. Thanks for clarifying what the appropriate way to look at things are because I wasn't sure. Now I know thanks to you.

 

[Joker]

I sense a tinge...a smidgeon, of sarcasm in that last post, AcQB..opcorn:

 

[Deus Irae]

Well woop-de-do for you. Thanks for clarifying what the appropriate way to look at things are because I wasn't sure. Now I know thanks to you.

Sauce for the goose

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

I sense a tinge...a smidgeon, of sarcasm in that last post, AcQB..opcorn:

If so, it was unintended....... Well, maybe not.

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

Sauce for the goose

Mmmm, sauced goose.

 

[RhodyPatriot]

Pats are suddenly the black sheep of Beantown | ProFootballTalk

It is very ironic and pretty funny how the Patriots started this ridiculous championship run we've been on yet are now suffering the longest championship "drought". What's awesome is 3 of our 4 teams (Pats, Sox and Bruins) are in positions to win it all again.
So so spoiled.......and loving every minute of it.

 

[Triumph]

2007 is enough heartbreak for a lifetime

Word

I was there and was 2 minutes away from collecting a tidy sum from Las Vegas.

 

[TheSolderKing]

Black Sheep was a funny movie....



what do the PATS have in common w/ Black Sheep (very confused)

 

[MoLewisrocks]

The Patriots are the so-called 'black sheep' under the rubrick being used. It's pretty basic stuff, and it's an appropriate way to look at things. It's a great thing for a 4 sport city that a team is the black sheep because it's 7 years out of a title year.

Whether a relative handful of posters on a couple of message boards like it or not, that's just the way it is. The rest of us will enjoy our good fortune.

I found it interesting that Mike Reiss took a little offense to the characterization based on it being needlessly disrespectful to all this team has accomplished. It has become fashionable when mediots are required to address our good fortune in NE to deliver said kudos via backhand. To me it puts them in the same league as the jealous winers whose incessant kneejerk retort to any positive patriots press is cheatriots!!!!!!!

 

[BradyFTW!]

I found it interesting that Mike Reiss took a little offense to the characterization based on it being needlessly disrespectful to all this team has accomplished. It has become fashionable when mediots are required to address our good fortune in NE to deliver said kudos via backhand. To me it puts them in the same league as the jealous winers whose incessant kneejerk retort to any positive patriots press is cheatriots!!!!!!!

It's just an incredulous expression about how good Boston sports have been over the past decade. That the Patriots have the longest championship drought in the region, at a whole seven years, just highlights how bizarrely fortunate we've all been. Anyone who's reading disrespect for the Patriots into it is looking too hard for something that isn't there.

 

[Boston Boxer]

The Red Sox are still the black sheep in my book. With how much money is dumped into that team they should have at least 5 championships.

I dont see why we cant like each team equally...i know i do.

 

[Frick]

We'd rather be black sheep than rams.

 

[PATSNUTme]

It's been 7 long years .

14 teams have never won a SB. KC and the NYJ have been over 40 years.

Had the merger taken place and the Colts been in the AFC, the Jets probably would not have gone to the SB that year.

Prospective is required. I'd like to see the Patriots win the SB every year but that is not realistic. This great run over the past 10 year has had the Patriots in contention every year except 1 and 4 SB appearances. I don't cry in my coffee about that.

 

[Keyser Söze]

Black Sheep was a funny movie....



what do the PATS have in common w/ Black Sheep (very confused)

Tommy Boy > Black Sheep