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I think not - I think expectations to pound the lowly Miami Dolphins into the ground which didn't happen caused thousands of Patriots fans to go bonkers and call for heads to roll - Patriots fans are not used to getting beaten and battered by a team which was the worst in the league in 2007.
I think if Sundays loss was to Indy,San Diego or Denver or even Seattle or Pittsburgh the feeling would have been dissapointed,upset and sad but not the mad fury we see this week.
Like I said,I think it was not the fact it was a loss nor was it the fact that the Patriots got blown out it was the aftershock of losing to a very poor team at least according to last years records.
Most Patriots fans can handle this team losing to a top notch caliber opponent or can even expect it as a possibility before the game begins,but no one saw this loss coming so you have anger and those questioning the game plan.
IMO also if Miami had even been 8-8 or better last year it would not have been the drama we have seen since sunday because the Dolphins would have shown some kind of competitiveness they did not have in 2007
I don't think the next loss will leave many fans in an uproar like this one did unless the team loses to St. louis or a similar bad foe in the weeks ahead.
The same thing occured after the Super Bowl and fans were doubting how the team could lose that game to a much inferior foe (which it appeared to be the case at that time) - Same thing here but just early in the season in a game that may or may not have implications on the division depending on how the team handles the future clashes with Buffalo this year.
I think if Sundays loss was to Indy,San Diego or Denver or even Seattle or Pittsburgh the feeling would have been dissapointed,upset and sad but not the mad fury we see this week.
Like I said,I think it was not the fact it was a loss nor was it the fact that the Patriots got blown out it was the aftershock of losing to a very poor team at least according to last years records.
Most Patriots fans can handle this team losing to a top notch caliber opponent or can even expect it as a possibility before the game begins,but no one saw this loss coming so you have anger and those questioning the game plan.
IMO also if Miami had even been 8-8 or better last year it would not have been the drama we have seen since sunday because the Dolphins would have shown some kind of competitiveness they did not have in 2007
I don't think the next loss will leave many fans in an uproar like this one did unless the team loses to St. louis or a similar bad foe in the weeks ahead.
The same thing occured after the Super Bowl and fans were doubting how the team could lose that game to a much inferior foe (which it appeared to be the case at that time) - Same thing here but just early in the season in a game that may or may not have implications on the division depending on how the team handles the future clashes with Buffalo this year.