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Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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- Nov 6, 2007
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There are a couple of things here.
There have been a bunch of Patriot related rule changes,
over a number of years.Ty Law's technique of checking with one arm while looking back was banned,more changes followed the Pats beating the Colts. More on timeouts,player injury reports,there are actually about a dozen of them,the result of various pressures on the Commissioner's office. Attempts at winning off of the field.
This offensive nuttiness is the direct result of that.
BB saw they were effectively demanding more scoring,so this is what we have. Now he does what they want,and is attacked from all sides for scoring too much.
This year, a week has not gone by without something,from the " filming the game" fiasco,to Wilfoks "low hit",as he was getting whacked from behind, Vrabel for firing out to no resistance,Brady 5 or 10 grand for not having both parts of his chinstrap buckled.
BB's hoodie really is related to league pressure to have everyone wearing/promoting the rags of the week.
Merchandizing,that one.
The other aspect of it is related to media expansion.
The entire thing has expanded to include almost anyone willing to talk into a mic. ESPN radio,Sporting news radio,
every city,24 hours on 2-3-4 TV channels.
Combine this with a trend toward ex players,coaches,basically the media is filled with people who do not have the background,do not really know thier subjects,are not objective journalists basically yapping all the time.
They run out of things to say,so controversy,unsettleable arguments,talking about personalities,all the "people" magazine aspect of our culture is just taking over.
Finally,the media,as always, gives everything the big build-up,then proceeds to tear it down.
This happens everywhere,from Politicians,public personalities,Brittany Spears,to Mike Vick.
We have gone from are the Pats a dynasty,to tearing down the dynasty,discrediting it.
So we have gone from camera-gate,to fines,to running up the score,to basically being the brunt of attacks every week,all year.
Add to this the ,what to call it Amzing calls by the refs thisa week,and well you have the old saw,you are not paranoid if they are out to get you.
There have been a bunch of Patriot related rule changes,
over a number of years.Ty Law's technique of checking with one arm while looking back was banned,more changes followed the Pats beating the Colts. More on timeouts,player injury reports,there are actually about a dozen of them,the result of various pressures on the Commissioner's office. Attempts at winning off of the field.
This offensive nuttiness is the direct result of that.
BB saw they were effectively demanding more scoring,so this is what we have. Now he does what they want,and is attacked from all sides for scoring too much.
This year, a week has not gone by without something,from the " filming the game" fiasco,to Wilfoks "low hit",as he was getting whacked from behind, Vrabel for firing out to no resistance,Brady 5 or 10 grand for not having both parts of his chinstrap buckled.
BB's hoodie really is related to league pressure to have everyone wearing/promoting the rags of the week.
Merchandizing,that one.
The other aspect of it is related to media expansion.
The entire thing has expanded to include almost anyone willing to talk into a mic. ESPN radio,Sporting news radio,
every city,24 hours on 2-3-4 TV channels.
Combine this with a trend toward ex players,coaches,basically the media is filled with people who do not have the background,do not really know thier subjects,are not objective journalists basically yapping all the time.
They run out of things to say,so controversy,unsettleable arguments,talking about personalities,all the "people" magazine aspect of our culture is just taking over.
Finally,the media,as always, gives everything the big build-up,then proceeds to tear it down.
This happens everywhere,from Politicians,public personalities,Brittany Spears,to Mike Vick.
We have gone from are the Pats a dynasty,to tearing down the dynasty,discrediting it.
So we have gone from camera-gate,to fines,to running up the score,to basically being the brunt of attacks every week,all year.
Add to this the ,what to call it Amzing calls by the refs thisa week,and well you have the old saw,you are not paranoid if they are out to get you.