Seeing Reid get fired after what has been a pretty impressive run in Philly makes me think of how amazing our run under Belichick has been.
I think fans tend to take it for granted, especially younger ones who have never really known anything but success, but winning in this league is extremely difficult.
To consistently be as competitive as we have is remarkable. BB has completely rebuilt this team on the fly while never dipping below the 10 win plateau.
It's a shame we don't have better media personalities covering this team. All we have are angry blow-hards grasping at straws in an attempt to diminish Belichick and/or the fans that love and respect him.
I wish Pats fans would unite to get c.cksuckers like Felger, Borges, and the other haters off the airwaves.
I'm going to disagree somewhat with the bolded portion. There is a vocal minority on the radio and television, but they're just following the standard format for sports talk on those two mediums - stir the pot with a a controversial comment, go against the grain with contrary opinions, and fuel debate.
Once you get past Felger, Borges, and those that cover other sports (Mazz, Ryan, Gasper, Shaughnessy), consider the choices you have for news and analysis from Pats beat writers:
- espnBoston: Mike Reiss, Field Yates, Mike Rodak and Tedy Bruschi
- Globe: Greg Bedard, Shalise Manza Young, Monique Walker, Eric Wilbur
- Herald: Jeff Howe, Karen Guregian, Matt Chatham
- weei.com: Christopher Price, Kirk Minihane, Gary Marbry
- nesn.com: Doug Kyed, Luke Hughes, Jen Slothower
- csnne.com: Tom Curran, Mary Paoletti, Danny Picard, Phil Perry
- Patriots.com: Andy Hart, Fred Kirsch, Paul Perillo, Erik Scalavino
- Springfield Republican/masslive.com/CBS Sports: Mick Underhill
There are probably also a few other that I missed, but the bottom line is that the number of quality reporters and analysts far outweighs the number of debbie downers. After having traveled quite a bit with my former job I would say that we as fans are extremely fortunate to have so many good writers following the team, in comparison to just about any other team or market.
As far as getting people like Felger and Mazz off the radio, the only way that's going to happen is if people not only stop listening, but also stop talking about him.
(On a side note, does Felger still believe that the cap is crap, and that the patriots should emulate the Jets front office when it comes to player contracts?)