Was the crowd booing Bledsoe?

[Haley]

No more rhyming, now I mean it!

 

[patchick]

Did you seriously just say you like Bledsoe and Grogan more than Brady?

"Favorite" and "best" aren't the same thing. Favorite is in your heart, not your head, and there's no right and wrong to it.

 

[IllegalContact]

I remember that too, I was one of them, although my memories aren't revisionist about who or what he was, either. No, I didn't classify myself as anything other than rational. I loved Grogan for his toughness and tenacity. I had great hope for Drew but it never materialized in large part because of who he was as a QB. That said, if either of those guys remain a fans favorite Patriots QB after the last 11 seasons of Brady's career, those fans care less about the laundry and the organization succeeding than the indivdual player.

fair 'nuff......

 

[Fencer]

Actually, I thought it was totally lame for the Ravens to have Cal Ripkin as honorary captain at the coin toss. A freaking BASEBALL player?

He's the only guy to play longer than Ray Lewis.

 

[VrabelJr]

NFL Videos: Patriots going back to the Super Bowl

???

Someone hasn't been a Patriots fan for very long! Fans have always greeted great plays by him with a loud shouting of "Dreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew"

 

[Urgent]

There is actually a funny Drew quote on this issue. You sometimes hear it on PFW in Progress:

"They're not booing. They're saying "DREEWW." They love me everywhere I go!"

It's far harder to get the crowd to cheer "Bledddddddddddddddsoe" in unison.

I'm one of the graybeards I guess. Loved watching Grogan, but saw plenty of Eason from the aluminum benches as well.

 

[GaryfromTO]

Not me,

I was yelling Boo-urns Boo-urns

 

[Tunescribe]

He's the only guy to play longer than Ray Lewis.

But he's a freaking BASEBALL PLAYER!!! I'm sure there are bowlers, dart-throwers and tennis players from Baltimore who've played longer than both! Why weren't they invited to the coin toss?

 

[Pessimistic Pete]

"Favorite" and "best" aren't the same thing. Favorite is in your heart, not your head, and there's no right and wrong to it.

I'm literally baffled that someone can choose Steve Grogan (More INTs than TDs) or Bledsoe (Underachieving #1 overall pick) as a "favorite" over Brady, the most important player in Patriots history.

I'm just asking for an explanation why they feel the way they do. The only one I can come up with is they're trying to prove how "old school" a fan they are?

I mean if Brady was kind of an arrogant smug guy (eg: Rodgers) or a criminal (eg: Lawrence Taylor) then maybe I can see a case for him not being your "favorite". But the guy represents everything that's right about sports. Classy, humble, driven, the ultimate underdog story, clutch, tough....what ISN'T there to like about Brady? What characteristics did Grogan or Bledsoe have that would possess someone to say they enjoyed watching them more than Brady?

"Man, I love watching Brady play. This is great"
"Yeah, I preferred watching Grogan and Bledsoe though. Those were my favorites"



And honestly, I don't think Bledsoe even belonged in that group of Pats yesterday. (Though I certainly won't forget his importance in the AFCC '01) The best thing that ever happened to this franchise is him getting injured. Vrabel, or McGinest would of been better choices.

 

[PatsBoy12]

I sure hope they weren't booing him. In addition to a number of very productive years, including a SB berth, the guy has been a class act all the way. I don't know if any other QB, other than maybe Kurt Warner, could handle what Bledsoe was forced to with the class in which he did it. I don't think he's said anything negative about BB or the organization since he got permanently benched and subsequently left town.

I give him kudos.

 

[Dessalines]

Why would PATS fans boo Drew Bledsoe? They were yelling his name.