Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe
I am posting the following on the Falcons' fan site as well:
Hi, I'm a lifelong Patriots fan here to set the record straight. First, Congratulations on making it all the way here to the Super Bowl! It's a tremendous accomplishment that is
hard to do and several franchises have yet to make it. Dan Shaughnessy is a loose cannon imbecile who has been writing garbage for over thirty years and does
NOT speak for anyone in Boston or anywhere else, for that matter. Michael Felger is another in the worthless Boston sports media who is taken seriously nationally but has no credibility, either.
Atlanta has some of the nicest people in the world; I went to college in North Georgia and lived in Atlanta for a while too. I love my late aunt, but she was from Thomasville, one generation removed from slavery, and racism-wise represented the worst of America. I did get to meet William Andrews, also of Thomasville, and he represents the best. Atlanta is no more a victim of racism and anti-immigrant abuse than any other city. As for the Falcons, they've been around since '66 and have had some great players and teams-more than a lot, including the Ain'ts. Over the years, I kind of considered the Falcons to be the Patriots' NFC brethren; in fact, y'all may not know that the Denver Broncos violated the famous, endlessly blabbed-about salary cap in both the '97-'98 seasons, and Tagliabue slapped them on the wrist and nobody ever heard a thing about it. That's right, they really
did cheat, including against your team, so the Falcons are proof that the Patriots aren't the only victims of the NFL's corrupt bias. I loved that '98 team, by the way, along with the '80 team.
So that troll Felger is going on and on endlessly the other day, about how the Falcons presence in the Super Bowl instead of the Cowboys or Packers was so terrible, and it sounded familiar. Know why? Because that's EXACTLY what was said about the Pats in January '86, and it was total bullsh*t then, too. Atlanta's fans obviously do not deserve all the crap being dumped upon them here. I miss the Flames being there, and as for the Braves, they went back to and kept their real, cool, classy traditional logo and uniforms, which is one whole HELLuva lot more than I can say about the Pats since '94, who still have that ugly, disgusting, insulting impostor flying elvis embarrassing us.
Finally, for all the hoopla about rallying together after the Boston Marathon, we should have empathy, support and love for your city, as you went through the agony of a bombing at your triumphant international athletic event, along with a traumatic, deadly aftermath, in '96 and '97. There's a lot to hate about other teams (mostly from New York) but not Atlanta. The only real thing there is to dislike is Mr. Blank's going along with the other owners in buying the Patriots' witch hunt nonsense. Yes, it's true, despite what you've heard the last ten years, the Patriots never cheated. But, it's okay to still hate them, like we did the Cowboys growing up! BTW, I went shopping this morning - at the Home Depot. All is well.
God bless you all, good luck in Houston (have fun but don't forget the game's a week from Sunday) Love ya
