Apparently, I'm some whiny douchebag for complaining about my team being mediocre when they've been world beaters for most of the 00's? I don't see it. Sure, I can understand why someone who's a Browns, Lions, Raiders or a Bengals fan could think that I'm an asshole after hearing me complain about a team that'll probably win 10 games and make the playoffs. What I can't understand is them thinking that I'm not justified in doing so given the Patriots recent history. Sure Matt Cassell has thrown for 400 yards in back to back games, but they LOST one of those games in overtime to the Jets so big fuckin' deal.
The Patriots beat up on the Dolphins 48-28 last week and Matt Cassell had an excellent game for himself. The question is can he do it tomorrow when it really counts against a quality opponent? The Patriots defense is still getting it done with smoke and mirrors and the running game consists of Sammy Morris and cats from the end of the bench and the practice squad. Getting 10 wins and eeking out a playoff win in a season under those conditions is commendable...too bad this is all following a season where the Patriots went 16-0 and lost the Super Bowl on a last second touchdown leading this campaign to be all about redemption and a last shot at the Super Bowl title until the star quaterback suffered a season ending injury at the beginning of the season!
The Patriots have been 93-30 since the 2001 Super Bowl season including record setting winning streaks of 18 regular season wins (and 21 overall) from 2003-2004 and a record shattering 21 regular season wins from 2006-2008 (Sept. 21 vs. Miami) so excuse me if I don't get excited about my team being 7-4 considering Matt Cassell still doesn't feel comfortable throwing touchdowns in the Red Zone (13 TD's 8 INT's). The last time the Pats went 10-6 was 2005 and that season was widely regarded as a failure here in Boston. After that season, they went 12-4 and then 16-0 so while I've seen my Pats lose 4 times in 11 games this year, it took me two full seasons to seem them lose that much previously.
Look, I know football. I've seen great teams play before and I've seen mediocre ones that are overachieving. These Patriots are the latter. They are a team full of pride filled vets and some young talent that are putting up one hell of a fight but the inevitable truth is that they will run into a healthy contender and get their asses kicked. If the Patriots manage to pull this game off and Matt Cassell starts finding recievers inside the 20 for 6 rather than settling for field goals and the secondary somehow magically grows a few inches and improves their ball skills overnight then who knows? That doesn't change the fact that '08-'09 was all about the championship ring after the disappointing Super Bowl loss to the Giants.
That's how it is for the Red Sox (reload mode after losing 4-3 in the ALCS), that's how it is for the Celtics (15-2), that's how it is for the Patriots and now even the Boston Bruins (15-4-4). Strive for perfection...isn't that the mindset that every sports franchise wants their teams and fanbases to have rather than disgust and apathy? Why does that make me a whiny asshole/douchebag for pointing out the painfully obvious? Check me out @ Poisonous Paragraphs during the week.*The title of this blog is a veiled reference to the the names of the scripts/episodes of the popular NBC sitcom "Friends".
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I am a 49er fan and we had road records and a nigga by the name of Bill Walsh. Bill Walsh's book was crucial reading material for Bill Belicheck along with other things (Belicheck used to call Walsh for advice when Niner Nation was trying to figure shit out for themselves). To know a dude who roots for a Patriots team gave up on his team wouldn't allow Walsh to roll over on his grave because Walsh wouldn't give a fuck about such fairweather fans.
Oh behalf of Pats fans everywhere... shut the fuck up, you petulant cunt.
I'm not gonna call you names but I definitely think you're taking a winning season for granted. If the Pats end up in the playoffs, they could very well win the Super Bowl, and whether they're seeded #1 or #6 makes no difference. Even if they don't, a 10-6 season would not be bad at all, and considering the injuries you guys have suffered through this year, I don't think anyone would say that that record would be a letdown. I hear you that you want the Super Bowl win, but sometimes we don't get exactly what we want, and an "If I don't get what I want, I don't want anything at all" attitude is that of a spoiled child. Do you want to be a spoiled child? Better yet, do you really think it does any good? Why not make the best out of a bad situation and appreciate the wins you guys do get, even if the Super Bowl isn't one of them? Shit, I'm a Redskins fan. My team hasn't won the Super Bowl since over half my life ago. This entry makes one thing clear--you have no idea how good you have it. Maybe if you complain enough, your team will turn back into the Patriots I remember from my childhood, when you guys were 19-61 between 1989 and 1993. That'd be a lesson in humility learned the hard way, my friend.
You don't get it Dart. You just don't fucking get it. Part of being a FAN of a SPORTS TEAM is dealing with adversity once in a while. Good grief.
Also,l being a 7-4 fucking playoff team isn't what I'd consider "adversity," anyway. That's what's so goddamn maddening about all this. Part of being a fan of a sports team is suffering through the down years, so it actually means something to you when everything goes right again. If you're gonna give up on a team that's not even really having a down year by any reasonable standard, you should just never watch football ever again, regardless of the team's current won-loss record, and you damn sure better not say a single goddamn word in celebration the next time they're on top of the league, because motherfucker, you didn't earn the right. Did you even watch football before February 2002? Have you ever even heard of Vincent Brown, Bruce Armstrong, or Stanley goddamn Morgan?
Fuuuuck.
@ L.B.:
I was born in 1975. I remember when the Patriots played in Sullivan Stadium and the bathrooms didn't work in the player's locker room. I remember when the Pats were so bad that they couldn't sell out their games and they'd get blacked out so we had to LISTEN to them get ass reamed on the radio. I remember when the USFL Boston Breakers were more popular than the Patriots!
I also remember that the Patriots didn't win their first overtime game in franchise history until Drew Bledsoe showed up and they changed their logo in 1993-94. Trust me, I remember all of the 2-14, 3,13, 4-12, 5-11 and 6-10 seasons...why would I want to go back to that?
Also, I told you all what I was gonna do in the title of this post, didn't I?
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@ Mike:
I knew you had to be from overseas because no one I know in the States would call me a "petulant cunt"...unless, of course, they were from overseas.
@ Andrew TSKS:
I remember those years far too well. It still pisses me off that the Patriots sucked by the time they made Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl. I've been to three Patriot parades this decade and was a miracle catch from going to another one. I apologize for not wanting to ride to be over.
Scratch that, I won't apologize. That's how I really feel.
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Oh, man, don't get me wrong, I don't think you should apologize for not wanting the ride to be over. I'm just saying... this year really ain't that bad for you guys! It could be a lot worse! Try and appreciate the wins you get instead of focusing so hard on the Super Bowl that you let only winning 10 times in a year bum you out. That's all.
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