This gets funnier every week.
A couple of things:
Don't you think if some Pats fan watching TV on his couch could determine its fake crowd noise that the NFL could too?
Yes, the Colts fans cheer when the other team has the ball, very LOUDLY, and not when the offense does. As I have read on here, true Pats fans wish their team did the same.
Lastly, the KC game was quieter (game after the NE game) because it basically consisted of missed field goals, I was there, it was hard to get behind inept play.
Otherwise, for the whiney thread someone said the players take on the personality of the head coach. Exactly, Dungys poise, Del Rios undiscipline, BB toughness. To say the Colts players whine constantly or anymore than any other team, I disagree. It happens in every game for every team.
Very Lastly, The Colts getting favorable calls, I would have to agree that the referring is bad, but your just being a homer to think its only one team that is getting the calls. I can watch any game and find you 1/2 dozen calls EITHER way that are poor. Moss did push off a couple of times in games before that was not called, now that he's getting called on phantom PI. BOTH the non called and phantom are poor officiating. There's holding every play, you just can't call it, you'd never be able to have completed play.
I'll say this any coach, organization, GM, player or fan that constantly cries about officiating, just aren't good enough or aren't confident enough to think they can be sucessful and are using built in excuses to be used if they fail. I'll put Polian in this group, he whines as much as any or moreso.
I know there are usually two kinds of people when you go to choose sides in a pick up game of basketball or maybe Thanksgiving 2 hand touch. Those who want to have all the odds stacked in their favor and those who kinda like be on that side that is maybe the underdog, maybe has a disadvantage. I always liked to think you maybe have a little disadvantage and could overcome that to win.
I always would think wow we should beat the other team even if there are some calls that go the other way, not one to say how unfair it is and how much every one is cheating against us.
Anyway, one of the last somewhat tests for the Pats tonight. I'm thinking you won't hear BB or many of the players crying about the officiating or how much they are getting screwed over. Even if their streak goes down.