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Perfect Pats*

01/14/08 · 12:51 pm :: posted by Sam     

*Perfect regular season record and arguably the best team in NFL history. 

We've got the World Champ Red Sox, the Celtics are dominating the NBA and first in the league, the Bruins are even doing well compared to seasons past. And now with the 17-0 perfect season Pats, who wouldn’t be jealous of a Boston sports fan these days?

ne_patriots_300The New York Post, as well as many other newspapers across the country, decided to tack on an asterisk after mention of the Patriots indicating that they were “caught cheating.” At the time of this “blemish,” as it is referred to, many sports reporters and bloggers decided it was a good time to rip on the Pats and Coach Belichick. James Alder, of Your Guide to Football wrote, “We’ll always wonder now, was Belichick a genius or was he operating on an unfair playing field?” 

Well with 29 of the 50 possible votes, Belichick was made Coach of the Year just over a week ago. I’m not so sure that anyone is questioning his genius now. The Pats were caught illegally filming the New York Jets game, which was the first game of the 2007 season. It was wrong, that’s not up for debate. Honestly though, how many teams do you think are still doing it and will continue doing it? 

So other fans and franchises nationwide can whine and complain that we didn’t fairly go 17-0 (and now on our way to 18-0), but the reality of it is that this cheating thing was stopped after the first game and the Pats continued to put up the Ws week after week. 

I suppose it’s easier to come up with every reason possible for how the Pats broke so many records this year, and continue to do so, than to just be excited to watch history in the making. I guess it’s easier to add in that asterisk which is supposed to somehow negate all of the great wins this season while at the same time easing the jealous felt by fans of most other teams in the NFL.

So how much better can it really get for this Patriots Nation? Well how about going 19-0 and winning some rings*?

*Well-deserved and fought for to represent the/one of the best team(s) in NFL history.

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01/14/08 @ 6:37 pm
umassjsp [Member] writes:
Dont forget that Rodney Harrison was caught with drugs and suspended for 4 games. Dont forget Tom Brady is an absentee father. Dont forget Randy Moss is a convicted criminal. Greatest team ever...I dont think so. The League is watered down from the old days with so many bad expansion teams. The 1985 Bears would beat the 2007 Patriots like rented mules. After Richard Dent, Singletary and Refrigerator Perry got done with Brady he would be doing ads for facial reconstruction.
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01/14/08 @ 10:05 pm
Sam [Member] writes:
umass thank you for the additional irrelevant info about seasons past, you must be one of those whiney complainers i was talking about.

oh, and this just in... tom brady is not an "absentee father" and would that really have anything at all to do with the Pats being an amazing football team?
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01/15/08 @ 7:38 am
Monponsett [Member] writes:
Chargers Character Guys...

San Diego CB Drayton Florence has 2 kids and no wife.

LB Anthony Waters is currently awaiting his assault/battery trial.

- Shawne Merriman and Luis Castillo have a steroid history that makes Harrison look like a guy who takes an occasional Anacin.

- Wareham's own Stephen Cooper has been busted for steroids, making 3 of their front 7 dirty.

- Shaun Phillips was busted for obstructing an officer, and teammate Stephen Foley was gunned down a week later by a cop after resisting arrest.

- CB Cletis Gordon, DUI

- Terrance Kiel, drug transporting, and urinating in public.

- Markus Curry, beat up his baby's momma

- Ryan Krausse, DUI
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01/16/08 @ 9:32 am
Troy [Member] writes:
UMass, methinks that your anger stemming from the UMASS football team not being able to beat anyone of consequence has clouded your judgement. Your mention of the '85 Bears actually makes the point perfectly for the current Pats. Today's NFL is designed specifically to avoid domination like that, and despite the salary cap and quest for parity by the league, the Pats have been able to attain a level of greatness unmatched in the NFL and perhaps all of sports. It is precicesly because the league is "watered down" as you say, that players are scattered all over so many teams, that being able to assemble so many good players (and just plain decent players that rise to the level of champs on a Belichick team) is such an accomplishment. Wipe those tears of resentment from your eyes and pay attention, 'cause this train may not stop here again.
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