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The way I see it is if you're not "done" with the NFL now, you won't be when Brady and BB are gone. If you were that pissed (and I know we all are) you wouldn't need the qualifier of Brady or BB leaving to stop following. To me, and this isn't to paint all of you with a broad brush, that is just an excuse for being a bandwagon fan. You're pissed at the league so much that you're done following the NFL--but only when the greatest head coach and quarterback in league history are gone and it's all downhill from there for us? Meh.
This is crazy. I can't believe how many are responding yes to this question. I guess what other fanbases say about most Pats fans only coming on board in 2001 is the truth.
Everyone who says yes to this question: are you telling me if the Pats are Superbowl contenders in 2022 you'll go fishing on Sundays instead? Please.
This to me is proof of how spoiled we've all become. ....
Several folks here are castigating fans who have been fans since 1960 as "bandwagon fans".
I don't think the phrase means what you think it means.
The reason many of us can walk away post Brady is that the NFL used to be an entertaining, fun hobby but seems that way no longer. We enjoy Brady & BB's success against the odds but the interest in the league has waned to near zero. Kraft's Vichy ownership has sadly destroyed prior allegiance to the laundry. No interest whatsoever in suffering through whatever follows even if it's the Glorious Garapollo years.
Rooting for the folks on the 53 now but will walk away from 5+ decades of fandom interest in the team just like I did with MLB once Brady & BB are gone. Goodell & the owners have killed the goose.