PatsBoy12
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Hi all,
Something interesting happened to me today and I wanted to share it with everyone. First, I must give you some background info. I live in Gainesville at the moment because I attended the University of Florida (go Gators!). As such, I've seen and interacted with many of the players (past and present) and their friends and families. I currently work as a loan officer and one of my customers is very close to Gerard Warren, a UF alum. For months he's been talking about how Warren was promising to fly him to Foxboro for the playoffs if they made it. This guy came in a few weeks ago saying that he would be going to all of their playoff games and the SB (if they made it). Of course I was more than skeptical . . . TOO SKEPTICAL. I don't think I ever doubted whether or not he knows Warren. I think I doubted whether or not he was as close to Warren as he said.
Well, he removed all doubt today. He came in today and immediately started telling me about the playoff games. He told me about the atmosphere of both games and all that good stuff. He then pulled out his cell phone and started to show me pictures of him with the team after the Baltimore win. It was really him in pictures with Mayo and Ninko. I could see a few of the other guys (Arrington, Fletcher, and Love) in the background. Here's the VERY BEST PART! He looked me in my eyes and told me that the whole team got together to watch the NFCCG and THE WHOLE TEAM was rooting for the Giants to win. He told me point blank that the Patriots WANTED to face the Giants again! They did not want to play against the 49ers. He said that they celebrated the Ravens victory and, when the Giants won, they celebrated that as well.
That is absolutely amazing to me for some reason. I got goosebumps when he told me the story because this is a truly confident team that wants revenge. We've heard all the talk from the Giants and zilch from the Patriots. From the way BB has been acting to the way the guys talk during the interviews, there's just this quiet confidence brewing with the Patriots that I can't help but love. I'm more excited for this game now than I ever was before. What do you all think about that?
Something interesting happened to me today and I wanted to share it with everyone. First, I must give you some background info. I live in Gainesville at the moment because I attended the University of Florida (go Gators!). As such, I've seen and interacted with many of the players (past and present) and their friends and families. I currently work as a loan officer and one of my customers is very close to Gerard Warren, a UF alum. For months he's been talking about how Warren was promising to fly him to Foxboro for the playoffs if they made it. This guy came in a few weeks ago saying that he would be going to all of their playoff games and the SB (if they made it). Of course I was more than skeptical . . . TOO SKEPTICAL. I don't think I ever doubted whether or not he knows Warren. I think I doubted whether or not he was as close to Warren as he said.
Well, he removed all doubt today. He came in today and immediately started telling me about the playoff games. He told me about the atmosphere of both games and all that good stuff. He then pulled out his cell phone and started to show me pictures of him with the team after the Baltimore win. It was really him in pictures with Mayo and Ninko. I could see a few of the other guys (Arrington, Fletcher, and Love) in the background. Here's the VERY BEST PART! He looked me in my eyes and told me that the whole team got together to watch the NFCCG and THE WHOLE TEAM was rooting for the Giants to win. He told me point blank that the Patriots WANTED to face the Giants again! They did not want to play against the 49ers. He said that they celebrated the Ravens victory and, when the Giants won, they celebrated that as well.
That is absolutely amazing to me for some reason. I got goosebumps when he told me the story because this is a truly confident team that wants revenge. We've heard all the talk from the Giants and zilch from the Patriots. From the way BB has been acting to the way the guys talk during the interviews, there's just this quiet confidence brewing with the Patriots that I can't help but love. I'm more excited for this game now than I ever was before. What do you all think about that?