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Tom E. Curran
"...HOWLING will ensue[sp] that someone has to DO SOMETHING about the CEMENTHEADS that ALLOWED this to HAPPEN!!!"
So. Tom's got three guys who rode Brady's coattails, and played with other teams.
Lots of fans agree that there should be a chronology, so heroes of the past do not get left behind.
It just sucks that several times, blatantly worthy and by the way black Pats stars got inducted after they passed away while other less worthy by the way white Pats stars got to enjoy their ceremonies in person.
I know, Fairbanks, Francis and Tatupu aren't black, I was just venting. But Russ is still with us.
"A team Hall of Fame is exactly where the nuance of what Faulk meant to the Patriots in terms of longevity, leadership, culture, selflessness, four-down production, all that Patriot Way claptrap should be celebrated. Without apology."
I love Tedy Bruschi. Worthy first year eligible inductee. 189 games played. All for Patriots. One Pro Bowl.
I equally love Julius Adams. Nominated again yesterday. 206 games played. All for Patriots. One Pro Bowl.
I truly wonder if Ernie Adams is the only one paying attention to this guy. Scar coached him too.
Statistics do not reflect the impact and heart contributed by both players.
One player was able to play on three Super Bowl champions, and then returned from a life threatening stroke to play superbly for several more years; the other had one title stolen, the next season suffered the consequences of terrible ownership, and got hurt and lost for the year in Week One the following year. The next two seasons were historic in the team's ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Five years after that, he helped lead the team finally to the Super Bowl, where the coach started a quarterback with zero chance in a zillion of winning. But the other player still came out of retirement two years later to contribute again.
Julius Adams' mandatory induction is just as blindingly, painfully obvious to me and other Pats fans as Tedy Bruschi's.
"...HOWLING will ensue[sp] that someone has to DO SOMETHING about the CEMENTHEADS that ALLOWED this to HAPPEN!!!"
So. Tom's got three guys who rode Brady's coattails, and played with other teams.
Lots of fans agree that there should be a chronology, so heroes of the past do not get left behind.
It just sucks that several times, blatantly worthy and by the way black Pats stars got inducted after they passed away while other less worthy by the way white Pats stars got to enjoy their ceremonies in person.
I know, Fairbanks, Francis and Tatupu aren't black, I was just venting. But Russ is still with us.
"A team Hall of Fame is exactly where the nuance of what Faulk meant to the Patriots in terms of longevity, leadership, culture, selflessness, four-down production, all that Patriot Way claptrap should be celebrated. Without apology."
I love Tedy Bruschi. Worthy first year eligible inductee. 189 games played. All for Patriots. One Pro Bowl.
I equally love Julius Adams. Nominated again yesterday. 206 games played. All for Patriots. One Pro Bowl.
I truly wonder if Ernie Adams is the only one paying attention to this guy. Scar coached him too.
Statistics do not reflect the impact and heart contributed by both players.
One player was able to play on three Super Bowl champions, and then returned from a life threatening stroke to play superbly for several more years; the other had one title stolen, the next season suffered the consequences of terrible ownership, and got hurt and lost for the year in Week One the following year. The next two seasons were historic in the team's ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Five years after that, he helped lead the team finally to the Super Bowl, where the coach started a quarterback with zero chance in a zillion of winning. But the other player still came out of retirement two years later to contribute again.
Julius Adams' mandatory induction is just as blindingly, painfully obvious to me and other Pats fans as Tedy Bruschi's.