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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I'm in the same boat as you and the treatment of Bill for 5 of the 6 episodes has been despicable.Its clear. Bill bad. Robert good. weave story to that conclusion.
FWIW, I'm no Bill apologist. I thought it was time for him to go. I just find all of this stuff really truly distasteful.
Yup, the old Brady/Bledsoe War was a real thing on AOL. I still talk to a former Bledshole/co-worker who still insists that Drew could have won the SB in 2001.That’s just not true. There was a large group of Patriots fans who believed Bledsoe should have remained the QB even after they won the SB, and they didn’t give it up until after they won their 2nd Lombardi.
That still gives me goosebumps.Excellent!
I know someone who went to high school with Vrabel in Ohio, and this guy was very academic, probably a bit nerdy. He has told me he observed vrabel quite a bit and he was someone with razor sharp humor, but not known for being a bully at all. This guy said he actually seemed like a decent fairly nice guy. I suspect vrabel might go hard on people who he thinks deserve it because of big heads or whatever but can be cool with regular folks. For what it's worth.I have read somewhere the Vrabel is a real DB, don't recall where. That kind of goes along with that silly report of what an imposing man he is, and how he didn't get hired because the rich nerds were afraid of him.
Your point shows why Bill was successful early: 100% buy in. Hard assed guys coached by THE hardass. I really can't wait to see it. I am going to wait until there's more episodes out and binge it.
We are not amused.I have watched all 6 episodes available as of today.
This team has been such a big part of our lives for so many years.
Yup. It was according to the rule, and I completely agree that Brady was simply speaking common sensically, not saying that it should have been called a fumble despite the rule.I don't think Brady is admitting it was a fumble based on the rules of the day, I think he is admitting he had no intention to throw the ball and he had brought the ball down and was lucky that Walt Coleman determined he never tucked the ball back to his body. I think he doesn't deny that it was the correct call based on the rule, but in reality he fumbled the ball.
People forget that the Pats were victims of the tuck rule that same year against the Jets where it was ruled that Testeverde hadn't tucked the ball on a play he clearly pulled the ball back down and wasn't throwing but never "tucked" the ball.
Bottom line, it was the correct call on a really bad rule. I am glad they got rid of it. Common sense says that was a fumble and a bad rule overruled common sense.
We?We are not amused.
I don't recall hearing that at all. There were certainly many of us who weren't convinced that Brady > Bledsoe before the playoffs in 2001, but after that there was no question that BB made the right choice. But there remained doubts about Brady's ceiling until 2003, and it wasn't until after 2004 that most fans here began to entertain the notion that Brady might be the GOAT.That’s just not true. There was a large group of Patriots fans who believed Bledsoe should have remained the QB even after they won the SB, and they didn’t give it up until after they won their 2nd Lombardi.
So far they've skipped over 3 SBs. They covered 36 and 42 in detail. Gave us 5 minutes on 38 and 39 and barely mentioned 46. Given there is 4 episodes left and a lot of drama to cover I don't suspect they are going to go very deep into the next 4 (5 counting Brady in Tampa).Lots of spygate and Hernandez but I must have missed the Panthers SuperBowl. I thought it was a football dynasty?
Well, I mean, I don't see why not. The defense crushed the Rams. Tom was clutch when we needed him at the end.Yup, the old Brady/Bledsoe War was a real thing on AOL. I still talk to a former Bledshole/co-worker who still insists that Drew could have won the SB in 2001.
I don't recall hearing that at all. There were certainly many of us who weren't convinced that Brady > Bledsoe before the playoffs in 2001, but after that there was no question that BB made the right choice. But there remained doubts about Brady's ceiling until 2003, and it wasn't until after 2004 that most fans here began to entertain the notion that Brady might be the GOAT.
Lots of spygate and Hernandez but I must have missed the Panthers SuperBowl. I thought it was a football dynasty?
Well, he's been out of the league for a while now. That's about as close to blackballed as you can get.I'm surprised Mangini wasn't blackballed after the Jets job
He got the Cleveland job after the Jets. Then he worked for the 49ers for a few years. That should've never happened.Well, he's been out of the league for a while now. That's about as close to blackballed as you can get.
Cleveland is a poorly run franchise.He got the Cleveland job after the Jets. Then he worked for the 49ers for a few years. That should've never happened.