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**before this gets started, I'd just like to please ask that we all be respectful of each other's opinions. Everyone has a different one and would like to hear them all**
Good evening, everyone. I had this discussion with a fellow Pats fan at work Friday afternoon, and I am curious on everyone's opinions. When do you consider what we are doing as "acting against the NFL" and when does someone cross the line to "no longer a Pats fan"?
This is my reality right now: I am stationed in IL, so I cannot watch the Patriots every week on local TV like most who live in New England. I have had DirecTV and Sunday Ticket since 2007, and have gladly paid every year to see my team play. What does one do now? Here is where I am getting stuck in a logic loop: If I pay to watch the Patriots every week, I am paying Roger Goodell and helping the league's bottom line. To me that feels like condoning this whole farce. So no to Sunday Ticket. Ok, now what? Going to a BWW is probably pricier, plus the noise and dealing with drunk people makes it a no-go for me. I could try some online means, but besides the moral or ethical questions (if I'm illegally streaming games, am I teaching my kids the wrong thing? Taking money from the players?) I have heard the quality is usually fair at best and makes the whole experience frustrating. So do I not watch the games at all? If I am not watching the Pats I am not supporting them...if I'm not supporting them am I really a fan? No, I am a fan and I WANT to see them play; even after all of this I look forward to seeing the team, seeing how they "sack up for the back up", how Brady responds when he comes back, how they deploy their forces on the quest for #5. Sunday's watching the Patriots with my wife and sons is one of my great joys in life, scumbag commish or not. So, maybe I should just pay the Sunday Ticket bill...which leads back to square one.
So, how are you all doing with this? I know I'm not the only one in this type of situation. How do you all feel?
Good evening, everyone. I had this discussion with a fellow Pats fan at work Friday afternoon, and I am curious on everyone's opinions. When do you consider what we are doing as "acting against the NFL" and when does someone cross the line to "no longer a Pats fan"?
This is my reality right now: I am stationed in IL, so I cannot watch the Patriots every week on local TV like most who live in New England. I have had DirecTV and Sunday Ticket since 2007, and have gladly paid every year to see my team play. What does one do now? Here is where I am getting stuck in a logic loop: If I pay to watch the Patriots every week, I am paying Roger Goodell and helping the league's bottom line. To me that feels like condoning this whole farce. So no to Sunday Ticket. Ok, now what? Going to a BWW is probably pricier, plus the noise and dealing with drunk people makes it a no-go for me. I could try some online means, but besides the moral or ethical questions (if I'm illegally streaming games, am I teaching my kids the wrong thing? Taking money from the players?) I have heard the quality is usually fair at best and makes the whole experience frustrating. So do I not watch the games at all? If I am not watching the Pats I am not supporting them...if I'm not supporting them am I really a fan? No, I am a fan and I WANT to see them play; even after all of this I look forward to seeing the team, seeing how they "sack up for the back up", how Brady responds when he comes back, how they deploy their forces on the quest for #5. Sunday's watching the Patriots with my wife and sons is one of my great joys in life, scumbag commish or not. So, maybe I should just pay the Sunday Ticket bill...which leads back to square one.
So, how are you all doing with this? I know I'm not the only one in this type of situation. How do you all feel?