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Why would Bryan Cox be on the list?So should Bryan Cox even though I liked him better in 2001.
Agreed, I would add that Rex borders on worshipping Belichick. It's not really the behavior of a villain to be on your knees blowing your opponents head coach.
I agree that Kenesaw Mountain Goodell is a tool, but I do not believe his minions are simply "following orders." Goodell has actually been 100% consistent in his rulings and decisions during his entire tenure, after I disapproved of his appointment, with the media alternately attacking him over nonpunishment of near-murderers of women, and accepting as gospel and fact (or accusing him of UNDER-punishment) nonsubstantive convictions for rule breaking by the Patriots. The taping issue in '07 is equally untrue as the ball issue in '15; I do not in fact recall any violations by the Patriots in their history; the penalty imposed for Belichick coming here was basically over hurt feelings and pettiness (sound familiar?). As I've said countless times, the NFL's active and direct malevolence toward, and corrupt abuse of the Patriots is nothing new, and has occurred since the inception of the AFL. Since the merger, The Pats have been treated like a black sheep child. Like Kraft, Mr. Sullivan worked to get in with his fellow owners, but please let's not kid ourselves. Being mad will accomplish nothing; examining, understanding and accepting the facts is the first step toward a cessation of this basically criminal behavior by the league, against OUR team. I feel like I'm addressing the race issue in this country...see any similarities? It would help for Patriots Nation to unite, but I do not see that happening. Most of the old, silent, passive majority of fans accepted basically the end of what we rooted for in '93, and went on with our lives telling ourselves that nothing can be done. Like the recent blatant, incontrovertible shootings of nonthreatening black men, the NFL's witch hunt initiated by their treating seriously baby-loser blabbering by tantrum throwing opponents seems to be the clearest proof that something must be done; and encouragement to open OUR eyes and be the ones to do it. This is called taking responsibility. When Modell abruptly announced the move to Baltimore, the city of Cleveland, its political and governmental leaders and representatives AND FANS worked and fought to keep their legacy and team, and they succeeded, and although right now they're not doing well on and off the field, that can change faster than being knocked out of bounds by Mo Lewis. As with the stadium, Kraft is on his own in this thing, and the best fans can do now is to comfort and support him. This hurts him personally perhaps even more than Brady, knowing he may have unintentionally contributed to it.
I mean, if we did away with all the silly losers blabbing nonsense, we'd wipe out perhaps millions...I'm not interested in genocide.
For educational purposes, we need to replay the whole game from December 18, 1976, so younger fans can appreciate why Ben Dreith belongs on a list like this. Rather than wallowing in misery, I find it empowering, like seeing Jesus bleeding from the cross. Furthermore, regardless of how nice he may have been, Orthwein's entire premise of the "need" for destroying our logo and uniforms was faulty, and actually malevolent in its ignorance:
