Re: [Linda's TWOMerged Threads About Refs]Should the Pats call out officials like Fla
They obviously were, the point is I'd rather my team focus on it's internal issues that clearly needs addressed than to pout about officiating which everybody knows has been awful.
Oh, I doubt that they are pouting about it. They are professional athletes doing what they get paid to do.
It is for us, the fans, to pout about things that happen , to be angered about them, to cheer about them and discuss them.. That is what makes us "fans."
And I have no problem with fans that want to discuss this particular issue, pro or con. That is what makes us "fans."
If some fans want to discuss it at length, while others want to move on, I have no problem with that, either. That is what makes us "fans."
Discussion with other fans is a good remedy, a medicine that will provide a cure.
I can speak for myself and say that when the incident happened, I was shocked, I was in a state of disbelief. As I made my way home, my eyes filled up with tears.
When I finally got home, I was in a state of shock, could not even speak to anyone. I made a promise before the game to bring a family member somewhere, and I did, but I was still in partial shock.
Then, on coming home again, I began to read posts in this forum and the pain began to subside. I made posts, and comments, and the pain subsided even more, and then more and more as the night wore on. I actually was able to fall asleep right away, albeit at a very late hour.
And today, the pain is just about gone. The memory of what transpired lingers on, but it, too, will fade away and by kickoff next Sunday, my total concentration will be on the game at hand.
And so, I am grateful for this forum. it was my cure for what happened yesterday. It has been my medicine.
And this is what makes us FANS.