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Oh come on, no wonder they call us whiners.No effing way the suits on Park Ave wanted the Pats in the SB, otherwise they wouldn't have conjured up a witch hunt, fined us and taken the #1 pick, and made Hochy the head ref for the Denver game (Denver is now 8-0 with Hochy IIRC) and had Clit Blakeman waiting in the wings for the SB.
The officials "Let them play" on both sides with pushing and shoving by both teams uncalled well past five yards. To boot, the two plays that went to 345 for review were both decided in favor of the Pats!
We lost that game because of our O-Line, three picks and Special Teams.
Let's not be naive. The NFL is about ratings and revenue. No SB would have generated higher ratings and boosted NFL franchise values more than an SB with the hated Patriots and the subplot of Brady vs. Goodell Redux, Director's Cut.
And, just to put an exclamation point on this, HSPN just ranked the Best SB's of all time and put the Pats in three of the top five: XLIX (#2), XXXVI (#4) and XLII (#5). There are 32 teams in the league. There have been 49 SB's with 98 different matchups. There is no way the league would not have wanted to see the Patriots in this game. Clayton: Ranking all 49 Super Bowls
Brady, the hated Belichick and the despicable Pats in this SB, of all SB's, would have been money in the bank for owners and league officials whose salaries are driven by things like ratings and the TV contracts they bring.
The NFL is, first and foremost, about "Entertainment." It might be a good time for all of us to recall lyrics that Judy Garland made famous years ago, I've added a new verse at the very end in bold:
A clown with his pants falling down
Or the dance that's a dream of romance
Or the scene where the villain is mean.
That's entertainment!
The lights on the lady in tights
Or the bride with the guy by her side
Or the ball where she gives it her all.
That's entertainment!
The plot can be hot, simply teeming with sex
A gay divorcee who is after her ex
It could be Oedipus Rex
Where a chap kills his father and causes lots of bother.
The clerk who is thrown out of work
By the boss who is thrown for a loss
By the skirt who is doing him dirt
The world is a stage; the stage is a world of entertainment!
It might be a fight like you see on the screen
A swain getting slain for the love of a queen
Some great Shakespearean scene
Where a ghost and a prince meet, and everyone ends in mincemeat.
The guy who was waving the flag
That began with the mystical hand
Hip hooray! The American way
The world is a stage; the stage is a world of entertainment!
The QB done dirt by Goodell.
The Team that everyone hates and a Judge in the NFL's face!
Will Rodger have to hand the Trophy to Tom?
The gridiron's a stage; the stage is a world of entertainment!
Read more: Judy Garland - That's Entertainment Lyrics | MetroLyrics
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