Please petition Bob Kraft for an away game opener: Patriots @ Colts

Ice_Ice_Brady · Feb 19, 2015

Although typically the defending Super Bowl champion gets to play their home opener on Thursday night, I would like to start a campaign to petition Bob Kraft to reconsider this "perk." Several years ago, the Baltimore Ravens opened on the road due to the Baltimore Orioles playoff game.

I believe that our fans would overwhelmingly prefer to play our opening game on the road, at Indianapolis, and that game could also include the ring ceremony and banner presentation.

This would be a great way to embarrass an unworthy opponent for an opening night statement.

Who is with me?

Ring 6 · Feb 19, 2015

New England Pride · Feb 19, 2015

Beat them 70-3 and hang the banner in their stadium?

Sicilian · Feb 19, 2015

Week one games are a crap shoot. Just look at Miami this past year, we lost to that team even though we were an eventual Super Bowl winning team. I don't want to play Indy while we're rusty.

Ice_Ice_Brady · Feb 19, 2015

New England Pride said:
Beat them 70-3 and hang the banner in their stadium?

Yes, I think the banner would look nicer at Lucas Oil.

PATSNUTme · Feb 19, 2015

PatsWickedPissah · Feb 19, 2015

Funny, but no thanks

BB teams start seasons slowly sometimes

Kontradiction · Feb 19, 2015

lurker1965 · Feb 19, 2015

KontradictioN said:

Off topic: Did you know the thumbs down meant put down our sword and thumbs up meant drive the sword up int him? Hollywood changed it the '20s. Facebook should have thumbs down for likes.

Kontradiction · Feb 19, 2015

lurker1965 said:
Off topic: Did you know the thumbs down meant put down our sword and thumbs up meant drive the sword up int him? Hollywood changed it the '20s. Facebook should have thumbs down for likes.

Unless something has changed in the last 10 years or so since I studied that culture, thumbs down meant kill and thumbs up meant live. The movie, at least as far as I know, is accurate. IIRC, Hollywood USED to have it wrong then historians came in, cleared that up, and "Gladiator" had it right. Don't quote me word for word here, though. I'm going off memory and don't have the time or will to Google it.

lurker1965 · Feb 19, 2015

KontradictioN said:
Unless something has changed in the last 10 years or so since I studied that culture, thumbs down meant kill and thumbs up meant live. The movie, at least as far as I know, is accurate. IIRC, Hollywood USED to have it wrong then historians came in, cleared that up, and "Gladiator" had it right. Don't quote me word for word here, though. I'm going off memory and don't have the time or will to Google it.

My info is from the '70s and may be an urban legend or something. I've never checked it. Hey, we were both wrong unless there are million sites that say different and I just got
this one by accident.

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/10/give-thumbs-gesture-get-start/

Tunescribe · Feb 19, 2015

Ice_Ice_Brady said:
Although typically the defending Super Bowl champion gets to play their home opener on Thursday night, I would like to start a campaign to petition Bob Kraft to reconsider this "perk." Several years ago, the Baltimore Ravens opened on the road due to the Baltimore Orioles playoff game.

I believe that our fans would overwhelmingly prefer to play our opening game on the road, at Indianapolis, and that game could also include the ring ceremony and banner presentation.

This would be a great way to embarrass an unworthy opponent for an opening night statement.

Who is with me?

DOA.

Do you really think, even for a minute, that Bob Kraft has that kind of power? And even if he did, that his fellow owners would go along with it? It's a league thing, not up to the individual teams' discretion. And the mere thought of unveiling a Super Bowl banner in another team's stadium is ludicrous. By the way, the NFL doesn't have a ring ceremony. Rings are given out at a private team-hosted party.

PatsGuy · Feb 19, 2015

I wouldn't want to see a Pats/Colts opener. Rather, a repeat of the 2002 opening of GILLETTE n raising the 1st banner! Pats/Steelers
The irony would b to have Pats/colts on ESPN Monday nite

supafly · Feb 19, 2015

Yep, I agree with those who want to see the Steelers in week one.

The fact that Le'Veon Bell likely will be suspended is just icing on the cake.

patsfan4life · Feb 19, 2015

IMO opinion...and have been telling anybody/everybody I know, the league shouldn't put that game on national tv. SUN/MON/thurs night it wont be for the faint of heart. All I see is the scene from Remember the Titans... "RUN IT UP!!! LEAVE NO DOUBT!!!!

Palm Beach Pats Fan · Feb 19, 2015

While it would rub it in the Colts noses, it should be a party celebrated in Massachusetts

Oswlek · Feb 19, 2015

1960Pats · Feb 19, 2015

Our fans deserve to get to celebrate first, at home. The place will be rocking.

Froob · Feb 19, 2015

Several years ago? Dawg that was a year and a half ago.

OhExaulted1 · Feb 19, 2015

Only if it's in London.

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