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Patriots whining again, but America will be pulling for Denver Sunday
Don't you just love it when the whining New England Patriots and their insufferable fans complain about a referee's call, especially one on the last play of a loss?
First of all, the play that ended their Monday night game at Carolina wasn't the reason they lost. Second, Tom Brady's pass to Rob Gronkowski wasn't "catchable," at least not by Gronkowski. It was eminently catchable by safety Robert Lester, who intercepted it.
You want to argue otherwise? Fine, it was a debatable call. But the team that hosts your Broncos next Sunday night has a history of cheating, and their protests when calls go against them are beyond lame.
This is the team that was caught cheating in the "Spygate" scandal in 2007. This is the team caught cheating against the New York Jets this season, illegally pushing teammates on a field goal attempt.
This is also the team that went to Super Bowl XXXVI (which it won) via the infamous "tuck rule game" in a divisional playoff that should have ended in victory for Oakland.
This is a team with one of the least-likable coaches in the modern era of professional football. Bill Belichick has a great record, but Ravens coach John Harbaugh was right when he called that record "stained" because of Spygate, and Belichick's grouchy arrogance makes him an unsympathetic figure outside of New England.
Tom Brady may be 11-5 vs. Peyton Manning, but I'm betting most of America will be pulling for Manning and the Broncos come Sunday night.
John Meyer: 303-954-1616, [email protected] or twitter.com/johnmeyer
http://www.denverpost.com/lunchspeci...#ixzz2lDa2Ou71
Don't you just love it when the whining New England Patriots and their insufferable fans complain about a referee's call, especially one on the last play of a loss?
First of all, the play that ended their Monday night game at Carolina wasn't the reason they lost. Second, Tom Brady's pass to Rob Gronkowski wasn't "catchable," at least not by Gronkowski. It was eminently catchable by safety Robert Lester, who intercepted it.
You want to argue otherwise? Fine, it was a debatable call. But the team that hosts your Broncos next Sunday night has a history of cheating, and their protests when calls go against them are beyond lame.
This is the team that was caught cheating in the "Spygate" scandal in 2007. This is the team caught cheating against the New York Jets this season, illegally pushing teammates on a field goal attempt.
This is also the team that went to Super Bowl XXXVI (which it won) via the infamous "tuck rule game" in a divisional playoff that should have ended in victory for Oakland.
This is a team with one of the least-likable coaches in the modern era of professional football. Bill Belichick has a great record, but Ravens coach John Harbaugh was right when he called that record "stained" because of Spygate, and Belichick's grouchy arrogance makes him an unsympathetic figure outside of New England.
Tom Brady may be 11-5 vs. Peyton Manning, but I'm betting most of America will be pulling for Manning and the Broncos come Sunday night.
John Meyer: 303-954-1616, [email protected] or twitter.com/johnmeyer
http://www.denverpost.com/lunchspeci...#ixzz2lDa2Ou71











