Game Thread W11 - New England V Buffalo (1 Viewer)

[hook014]

I'm a Pats fan.

Going for it on 4th and 1 up by 30+ points and throwing the ball to Moss?

That's running it up.

Period.

That said? It's fun as hell to watch.

If more Patriot fans were as honest as yourself, the world wouldn't hate New England fans nearly as much. I completely and totally agree with you that they're running it up (that's their right) but it's rather fun to watch.

I think a lot more Patriot fans agree that the Pats are running up the score and dont care as opposed to those that think they arent running it up. Most Pats fans I talk to are enjoying this ride and dont care if others despise the team. When your team is winning, it is good for them to be hated. Thats what success does.

How many teams hated Gibbs' prior champions? I don't recall Walsh's championship teams getting hated, nor Noll's. I saw respect and some professional envy, but no hate. The part I bolded is a poor alibi.

I'm not a pat hater or lover, but this is a good point. Those teams won with dignity and that's how we remember them. They gave out plenty of ### whuppings, but not like this. Going for it on 4th and being up by what, 5 tds? Belicheck has to be the angriest man in America.

Five years from now when we're talking about this team that's all most of us will remember.

As it should be.

That's what they want us to remember them by.

What Ill remember of the 2007 pats is the way they won and conducted themselves.

 

[malice]

The only thing that sorts of irks me about the whole matter is that we have to watch another blowout next Sunday night. I mean sure the novelty of how much they win by is interesting to a point from a FFL standpoint, but come on, give us some interesting football. I would take a Balt vs Cle matchup versus what is scheduled.This is sort of like that Pit vs Mia crapfest on Monday night that is coming up.

Don't tune in. The only way they'll stop getting moved to prime time is if the TV ratings tank for an expected blowout.

 

[twitch]

I'm a Pats fan.

Going for it on 4th and 1 up by 30+ points and throwing the ball to Moss?

That's running it up.

Period.

That said? It's fun as hell to watch.

If more Patriot fans were as honest as yourself, the world wouldn't hate New England fans nearly as much. I completely and totally agree with you that they're running it up (that's their right) but it's rather fun to watch.

I think a lot more Patriot fans agree that the Pats are running up the score and dont care as opposed to those that think they arent running it up. Most Pats fans I talk to are enjoying this ride and dont care if others despise the team. When your team is winning, it is good for them to be hated. Thats what success does.

How many teams hated Gibbs' prior champions? I don't recall Walsh's championship teams getting hated, nor Noll's. I saw respect and some professional envy, but no hate. The part I bolded is a poor alibi.

I'm not a pat hater or lover, but this is a good point. Those teams won with dignity and that's how we remember them. They gave out plenty of ### whuppings, but not like this. Going for it on 4th and being up by what, 5 tds? Belicheck has to be the angriest man in America.

Five years from now when we're talking about this team that's all most of us will remember.

As it should be.

That's what they want us to remember them by.

What Ill remember of the 2007 pats is the way they won and conducted themselves.

At risk of pointing out the obvious, back then, there was no internet, no chat rooms, no football boards, a far weaker ESPN, much weaker sports talk radio influence, and generally far less publicly heard opinions. otherwise, you can bet your bottom dollar plenty of teams in the past would have been equally vilified.

 

[redman]

I'm a Pats fan.

Going for it on 4th and 1 up by 30+ points and throwing the ball to Moss?

That's running it up.

Period.

That said? It's fun as hell to watch.

If more Patriot fans were as honest as yourself, the world wouldn't hate New England fans nearly as much. I completely and totally agree with you that they're running it up (that's their right) but it's rather fun to watch.

I think a lot more Patriot fans agree that the Pats are running up the score and dont care as opposed to those that think they arent running it up. Most Pats fans I talk to are enjoying this ride and dont care if others despise the team. When your team is winning, it is good for them to be hated. Thats what success does.

How many teams hated Gibbs' prior champions? I don't recall Walsh's championship teams getting hated, nor Noll's. I saw respect and some professional envy, but no hate. The part I bolded is a poor alibi.

I'm not a pat hater or lover, but this is a good point. Those teams won with dignity and that's how we remember them. They gave out plenty of ### whuppings, but not like this. Going for it on 4th and being up by what, 5 tds? Belicheck has to be the angriest man in America.

Five years from now when we're talking about this team that's all most of us will remember.

As it should be.

That's what they want us to remember them by.

What Ill remember of the 2007 pats is the way they won and conducted themselves.

At risk of pointing out the obvious, back then, there was no internet, no chat rooms, no football boards, a far weaker ESPN, much weaker sports talk radio influence, and generally far less publicly heard opinions. otherwise, you can bet your bottom dollar plenty of teams in the past would have been equally vilified.

There was television, where even today we're watching these games, and there was the newspaper and sports talk radio. That was plenty. I seem to recall Andre Waters getting lit up plenty in those days, along with Buddy Ryan's teams repeatedly for dirty play. Try again. What you're saying is not "obvious", it's rationalizing for your team.

 

[hook014]

I'm a Pats fan.

Going for it on 4th and 1 up by 30+ points and throwing the ball to Moss?

That's running it up.

Period.

That said? It's fun as hell to watch.

If more Patriot fans were as honest as yourself, the world wouldn't hate New England fans nearly as much. I completely and totally agree with you that they're running it up (that's their right) but it's rather fun to watch.

I think a lot more Patriot fans agree that the Pats are running up the score and dont care as opposed to those that think they arent running it up. Most Pats fans I talk to are enjoying this ride and dont care if others despise the team. When your team is winning, it is good for them to be hated. Thats what success does.

How many teams hated Gibbs' prior champions? I don't recall Walsh's championship teams getting hated, nor Noll's. I saw respect and some professional envy, but no hate. The part I bolded is a poor alibi.

I'm not a pat hater or lover, but this is a good point. Those teams won with dignity and that's how we remember them. They gave out plenty of ### whuppings, but not like this. Going for it on 4th and being up by what, 5 tds? Belicheck has to be the angriest man in America.

Five years from now when we're talking about this team that's all most of us will remember.

As it should be.

That's what they want us to remember them by.

What Ill remember of the 2007 pats is the way they won and conducted themselves.

At risk of pointing out the obvious, back then, there was no internet, no chat rooms, no football boards, a far weaker ESPN, much weaker sports talk radio influence, and generally far less publicly heard opinions. otherwise, you can bet your bottom dollar plenty of teams in the past would have been equally vilified.

I'm really not talking about all the noise in our lives. I'm just talking about normal conversation like regular people do. I just can't recall those teams being "villified".But I suspect history will not be kind to this team. And I'm kinda surprised as Brady is one of the all time greats.

 

[twitch]

There was television, where even today we're watching these games, and there was the newspaper and sports talk radio. That was plenty. I seem to recall Andre Waters getting lit up plenty in those days, along with Buddy Ryan's teams repeatedly for dirty play. Try again. What you're saying is not "obvious", it's rationalizing for your team.

Cmon, man. try and think objectively for atleast just a brief second. I understand your current disgust with this team, and that ugly loss may still sting, but its been 20 years. How many specificities about those games and teams can you seriously identify. generalizations? plenty. selectively? absolutely! but to compare the spin and debate machines of then to now, is absolutely a joke.

go around the league and ask as many players as you can if theyd not love to participate in a 56-10 win. and tell us how many guys would say no. thats gonna be a short list.

 

[twitch]

history will be laid out on honest video showing a great team beating every team in their path thoroughly. as well as has ever been done. that's what history will show.

 

[Neofight]

What the hell guys. I don't understand why Patriot fanboys can't see what everyone else does. It seems very weird to me that they don't understand that this is running things up and rubbing the other coaches face in it.Why isn't winning enough?

I'm a Bears fan. You guys are cry babys.Sorry.

:(Cowboys fan here, but the Pats are becoming my second favorite team just because.

Lifelong Cowboys fan as well, and in the AFC I like the Browns (my fathers favorite team when he was still around). I really don't understand all the upset either; though it is clearly not an issue of logic, but an emotional reaction. Thus, it would be difficult for anyone to understand. I will say this though, there are a few posters who should seek professional help if what they are writing is the way they truly feel. All of this ill will over a football game? A true competitor would take their lumps and try to improve the next time.As a Cowboys fan, should the team represent the NFC in the Superbowl, I'm hoping that's exactly what they'll do.

 

[hook014]

history will be laid out on honest video showing a great team beating every team in their path thoroughly. as well as has ever been done. that's what history will show.

Well for your sake I hope they don't show those 4th down plays in that honest video.Might take some of the shine off of it.

 

[twitch]

history will be laid out on honest video showing a great team beating every team in their path thoroughly. as well as has ever been done. that's what history will show.

Well for your sake I hope they don't show those 4th down plays in that honest video.Might take some of the shine off of it.

why? are 4th down plays no longer legal? clue in.

 

[hook014]

history will be laid out on honest video showing a great team beating every team in their path thoroughly. as well as has ever been done. that's what history will show.

Well for your sake I hope they don't show those 4th down plays in that honest video.Might take some of the shine off of it.

why? are 4th down plays no longer legal? clue in.

Good night. Congrats on your win.

 

[redman]

There was television, where even today we're watching these games, and there was the newspaper and sports talk radio. That was plenty. I seem to recall Andre Waters getting lit up plenty in those days, along with Buddy Ryan's teams repeatedly for dirty play. Try again. What you're saying is not "obvious", it's rationalizing for your team.

Cmon, man. try and think objectively for atleast just a brief second. I understand your current disgust with this team, and that ugly loss may still sting, but its been 20 years. How many specificities about those games and teams can you seriously identify. generalizations? plenty. selectively? absolutely! but to compare the spin and debate machines of then to now, is absolutely a joke. go around the league and ask as many players as you can if theyd not love to participate in a 56-10 win. and tell us how many guys would say no. thats gonna be a short list.

You do everything you can to deflect - it's not against the rules/illegal; I and my dissatisfaction with my team must be the problem; etc., etc. - but the fact is that you can't deny that going for it on fourth down in easy FG range when the game is no longer a contest is classless. It's also no mystery where this bile of Belichick's comes from. I'm not confused why you argue: I'd be embarrassed too.

 

[Footballg]

Holy christ --- is this crying about running up the score actually still going on?? I thought people had wised up a little on that one, but I guess people never fail to disappoint. Maybe you guys should start watching soccer instead. If you think they should be kicking field goals instead of going for it on 4th, then you just flat out don't know football, but feel the need to talk about it anyway --- let me know when you're coaching more than a virtual team. Maybe you guys should learn a little more about what you're talking about before hopping up on your soapboxes and popping off about it. The fact is, there is nothing more classless than slinging mud on a bunch of great guys that you've never even met, and don't have a clue about, because of nothing more than simple petty envy.

Get over it and get used to it --- maybe take a life lesson from them and you'll have a little personal success instead of 8itching about somebody else's on the net.

 

[PizzaDeliveryGuy]

Do people on one side of the argument really think that they will sway the other side?

 

[redman]

There was television, where even today we're watching these games, and there was the newspaper and sports talk radio. That was plenty. I seem to recall Andre Waters getting lit up plenty in those days, along with Buddy Ryan's teams repeatedly for dirty play. Try again. What you're saying is not "obvious", it's rationalizing for your team.

Cmon, man. try and think objectively for atleast just a brief second. I understand your current disgust with this team, and that ugly loss may still sting, but its been 20 years. How many specificities about those games and teams can you seriously identify. generalizations? plenty. selectively? absolutely! but to compare the spin and debate machines of then to now, is absolutely a joke. go around the league and ask as many players as you can if theyd not love to participate in a 56-10 win. and tell us how many guys would say no. thats gonna be a short list.

You do everything you can to deflect - it's not against the rules/illegal; I and my dissatisfaction with my team must be the problem; etc., etc. - but the fact is that you can't deny that going for it on fourth down in easy FG range when the game is no longer a contest is classless. It's also no mystery where this bile of Belichick's comes from. I'm not confused why you argue: I'd be embarrassed too.

its not even an arguement. because both of our obvious bias on this wont allow it. I dont get what you want? what is it? to dictate and define what 'class' actually is? is that your MO? look, keep it simple. this is a good football team scoring as much as possible. call it whatever you want. I could care less. why guys are ubelievably overly concerned about a team of which theyre not even fans of is what's embarassing. the obvious answer of course being that their own favorite team got thumped by them. hated to say it. again. dont worry, though. youll have fun again next year when that conservative old coach of yours retires. then, you may again understand the pleasure of realized potential.

The fact that you keep trying to justify this says otherwise.And again you attack my team rather than dare turn the light of day on yours. The "pleasure of realized potential"? Going for it on 4th and short twice to an opponent trailing by over 30 points gives you that pleasure? Pathetic.

I do respect the football they're playing. What's sad is that by the end of the game I'm too disgusted with how they handle their success to dwell on it much.

 

[redman]

Do people on one side of the argument really think that they will sway the other side?

No, but the very fact of the Pats' fans' denial in the face of something so obvious as the fact that the Pats are running up the score is fascinating.

 

[AndersonToEdwards]

Do people on one side of the argument really think that they will sway the other side?

No, but the very fact of the Pats' fans' denial in the face of something so obvious as the fact that the Pats are running up the score is fascinating.

Sweet avatar. That LHUCKS?

 

[chuckw]

There was television, where even today we're watching these games, and there was the newspaper and sports talk radio. That was plenty. I seem to recall Andre Waters getting lit up plenty in those days, along with Buddy Ryan's teams repeatedly for dirty play. Try again. What you're saying is not "obvious", it's rationalizing for your team.

Cmon, man. try and think objectively for atleast just a brief second. I understand your current disgust with this team, and that ugly loss may still sting, but its been 20 years. How many specificities about those games and teams can you seriously identify. generalizations? plenty. selectively? absolutely! but to compare the spin and debate machines of then to now, is absolutely a joke. go around the league and ask as many players as you can if theyd not love to participate in a 56-10 win. and tell us how many guys would say no. thats gonna be a short list.

You do everything you can to deflect - it's not against the rules/illegal; I and my dissatisfaction with my team must be the problem; etc., etc. - but the fact is that you can't deny that going for it on fourth down in easy FG range when the game is no longer a contest is classless. It's also no mystery where this bile of Belichick's comes from. I'm not confused why you argue: I'd be embarrassed too.

its not even an arguement. because both of our obvious bias on this wont allow it. I dont get what you want? what is it? to dictate and define what 'class' actually is? is that your MO? look, keep it simple. this is a good football team scoring as much as possible. call it whatever you want. I could care less. why guys are ubelievably overly concerned about a team of which theyre not even fans of is what's embarassing. the obvious answer of course being that their own favorite team got thumped by them. hated to say it. again. dont worry, though. youll have fun again next year when that conservative old coach of yours retires. then, you may again understand the pleasure of realized potential.

The fact that you keep trying to justify this says otherwise.And again you attack my team rather than dare turn the light of day on yours. The "pleasure of realized potential"? Going for it on 4th and short twice to an opponent trailing by over 30 points gives you that pleasure? Pathetic.

I do respect the football they're playing. What's sad is that by the end of the game I'm too disgusted with how they handle their success to dwell on it much.

Youre a weak, weak guy. Pathetic? look in the mirror slick. attack your team? how, by pointing out what every one of your fellow fans knows already? that Joe Gibbs needs to retire? get over it. stick with your own team, and dont watch these guys play football anymore if all they do is DISGUST you. how is it your job to judge how other people handle their own success. Like I said. If you dont like it. Dont watch.

You did it again. Patriots fans are looking dumber and dumber every time they get in an argument.

All we want to see from Patriots fans is a realization of that fact that the Pats are ACTUALLY RUNNING UP THE SCORE. We (pats haters) dont really care if you think that it's not classless or immoral. We don't even care about your new found pride with this style of football. We just want you to tell us that you are watching the same game we watch. Just tell us they are running up the score and we will move on.

 

[joelius]

You did it again. Patriots fans are looking dumber and dumber every time they get in an argument.

All we want to see from Patriots fans is a realization of that fact that the Pats are ACTUALLY RUNNING UP THE SCORE. We (pats haters) dont really care if you think that it's not classless or immoral. We don't even care about your new found pride with this style of football. We just want you to tell us that you are watching the same game we watch. Just tell us they are running up the score and we will move on.

Okay, I'm going to help you out here. I am a Pats fan. I am also a Brady owner in fantasy football.You're right: The Patriots are running up the score.

You know what else? I'm loving it.

One more point: If any of you Pats haters' teams were doing it - assuming they could - you'd be loving it too.

So everyone's going to move on now, right? Riiiiight.

 

[Shrek]

OK the game is over now. The Patriots do not have to sit on the ball in the 2nd half, but if they come out throwing on 1st down in a shotgun position, then they ARE trying to run up the score, and they take whatever criticism or risk that comes with it.

Sigh. This is so tiresome.It's not the Patriots' fault that they are so much better than the rest of the league.

God people like you are annoying. Why can't you just shut your hole and enjoy it?

 

[Shrek]

Wow, Hobbs is such a scum bag. Running up the score like that....

How very original! Please post more often.

 

[PMENFAN]

I'm a Pats fan.

Going for it on 4th and 1 up by 30+ points and throwing the ball to Moss?

That's running it up.

Period.

That said? It's fun as hell to watch.

If more Patriot fans were as honest as yourself, the world wouldn't hate New England fans nearly as much. I completely and totally agree with you that they're running it up (that's their right) but it's rather fun to watch.

I think a lot more Patriot fans agree that the Pats are running up the score and dont care as opposed to those that think they arent running it up. Most Pats fans I talk to are enjoying this ride and dont care if others despise the team. When your team is winning, it is good for them to be hated. Thats what success does.

How many teams hated Gibbs' prior champions? I don't recall Walsh's championship teams getting hated, nor Noll's. I saw respect and some professional envy, but no hate. The part I bolded is a poor alibi.

I'm not a pat hater or lover, but this is a good point. Those teams won with dignity and that's how we remember them. They gave out plenty of ### whuppings, but not like this. Going for it on 4th and being up by what, 5 tds? Belicheck has to be the angriest man in America.

Five years from now when we're talking about this team that's all most of us will remember.

As it should be.

That's what they want us to remember them by.

What Ill remember of the 2007 pats is the way they won and conducted themselves.

At risk of pointing out the obvious, back then, there was no internet, no chat rooms, no football boards, a far weaker ESPN, much weaker sports talk radio influence, and generally far less publicly heard opinions. otherwise, you can bet your bottom dollar plenty of teams in the past would have been equally vilified.

There was television, where even today we're watching these games, and there was the newspaper and sports talk radio. That was plenty. I seem to recall Andre Waters getting lit up plenty in those days, along with Buddy Ryan's teams repeatedly for dirty play. Try again. What you're saying is not "obvious", it's rationalizing for your team.

I hated the 'Boys and the Niners but mostly the Bills back int he 80's and 90's. But, nobody in their market, or in chat rooms knew it, because there was no avenue for me to share my hatred with them. Hatred or success, AKA ENVY, is always there. It just has forums to be seen at this point.

 

[PMENFAN]

There was television, where even today we're watching these games, and there was the newspaper and sports talk radio. That was plenty. I seem to recall Andre Waters getting lit up plenty in those days, along with Buddy Ryan's teams repeatedly for dirty play. Try again. What you're saying is not "obvious", it's rationalizing for your team.

Cmon, man. try and think objectively for atleast just a brief second. I understand your current disgust with this team, and that ugly loss may still sting, but its been 20 years. How many specificities about those games and teams can you seriously identify. generalizations? plenty. selectively? absolutely! but to compare the spin and debate machines of then to now, is absolutely a joke. go around the league and ask as many players as you can if theyd not love to participate in a 56-10 win. and tell us how many guys would say no. thats gonna be a short list.

You do everything you can to deflect - it's not against the rules/illegal; I and my dissatisfaction with my team must be the problem; etc., etc. - but the fact is that you can't deny that going for it on fourth down in easy FG range when the game is no longer a contest is classless. It's also no mystery where this bile of Belichick's comes from. I'm not confused why you argue: I'd be embarrassed too.

its not even an arguement. because both of our obvious bias on this wont allow it. I dont get what you want? what is it? to dictate and define what 'class' actually is? is that your MO? look, keep it simple. this is a good football team scoring as much as possible. call it whatever you want. I could care less. why guys are ubelievably overly concerned about a team of which theyre not even fans of is what's embarassing. the obvious answer of course being that their own favorite team got thumped by them. hated to say it. again. dont worry, though. youll have fun again next year when that conservative old coach of yours retires. then, you may again understand the pleasure of realized potential.

The fact that you keep trying to justify this says otherwise.And again you attack my team rather than dare turn the light of day on yours. The "pleasure of realized potential"? Going for it on 4th and short twice to an opponent trailing by over 30 points gives you that pleasure? Pathetic.

I do respect the football they're playing. What's sad is that by the end of the game I'm too disgusted with how they handle their success to dwell on it much.

Youre a weak, weak guy. Pathetic? look in the mirror slick. attack your team? how, by pointing out what every one of your fellow fans knows already? that Joe Gibbs needs to retire? get over it. stick with your own team, and dont watch these guys play football anymore if all they do is DISGUST you. how is it your job to judge how other people handle their own success. Like I said. If you dont like it. Dont watch.

You did it again. Patriots fans are looking dumber and dumber every time they get in an argument.

All we want to see from Patriots fans is a realization of that fact that the Pats are ACTUALLY RUNNING UP THE SCORE. We (pats haters) dont really care if you think that it's not classless or immoral. We don't even care about your new found pride with this style of football. We just want you to tell us that you are watching the same game we watch. Just tell us they are running up the score and we will move on.

So what. They're running up the score. That's what happens when one team is better. Wherre we Pats fans are coming from is whining about it isn't going to get them to stop. Stopping them on the field will. when they pass on fourth down, STOP them. Funny thing happens theree. You get the ball, and no points are scored.

 

[dickey moe]

Lots of quality psychosis in here.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Okay, I'm going to help you out here. I am a Pats fan. I am also a Brady owner in fantasy football.

You're right: The Patriots are running up the score.

You know what else? I'm loving it.

One more point: If any of you Pats haters' teams were doing it - assuming they could - you'd be loving it too.

So everyone's going to move on now, right? Riiiiight.

This is total I like my winners to win with class. I don't like bullies. And Belichick is a bully. If that's your bag, knock yourself out.

 

[Ned]

pats fan here and no i'm not fishing...

i for one was hoping to wake up and see the score at least be 80-10.

i want to see every and any record broken by this team. this is a once in a lifetime experience.

 

[greenline]

NE punted on 4th down from the 30 late in the 4th. There is your mercy.

 

[The Shizzle]

pats fan here and no i'm not fishing...i for one was hoping to wake up and see the score at least be 80-10.i want to see every and any record broken by this team. this is a once in a lifetime experience.

I went to bed after the Hobbs TD, I was mildly dissapointed when I woke up and the score was the same.

 

[mozzy84]

I actually thought ne took it easy on them

 

[HellToupee]

is this where all tools hang out

 

[TD Ryan]

pats fan here and no i'm not fishing...

i for one was hoping to wake up and see the score at least be 80-10.

i want to see every and any record broken by this team. this is a once in a lifetime experience.

as much as they are running it up... some of these games could be even worse if they wanted to make it so.

so, if you could REALLY run it up, but you only KINDA' run it up, is that still running it up or showing mercy?

either way, it's a historic time for NE fans, it's something you'll be telling your grandkids about.

 

[Shrek]

pats fan here and no i'm not fishing...

i for one was hoping to wake up and see the score at least be 80-10.

i want to see every and any record broken by this team. this is a once in a lifetime experience.

as much as they are running it up... some of these games could be even worse if they wanted to make it so.

so, if you could REALLY run it up, but you only KINDA' run it up, is that still running it up or showing mercy?

either way, it's a historic time for NE fans, it's something you'll be telling your grandkids about.

What would be absolutely historic would be for them to lose in the playoffs. Can you imagine a team doing this all year then losing in the playoffs? I don't see it happening, but if it did, now THAT would be something to tell your grandkids about.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

What would be absolutely historic would be for them to lose in the playoffs. Can you imagine a team doing this all year then losing in the playoffs? I don't see it happening, but if it did, now THAT would be something to tell your grandkids about.

See: '98-'99 Vikings(No, the Vikings weren't this good. But they were 15-1 and lost in the NFC Championship game).

 

[malice]

pats fan here and no i'm not fishing...

i for one was hoping to wake up and see the score at least be 80-10.

i want to see every and any record broken by this team. this is a once in a lifetime experience.

as much as they are running it up... some of these games could be even worse if they wanted to make it so.

so, if you could REALLY run it up, but you only KINDA' run it up, is that still running it up or showing mercy?

either way, it's a historic time for NE fans, it's something you'll be telling your grandkids about.

What would be absolutely historic would be for them to lose in the playoffs. Can you imagine a team doing this all year then losing in the playoffs? I don't see it happening, but if it did, now THAT would be something to tell your grandkids about.

If Freeney wasn't on IR, I'd say this would be possible...but barring an injury to a major NON-RB Patriot, I'm not seeing it.(too bad the Broncos are in the toilet this year- they've always had the Pats number in the playoffs)

 

[joelius]

Okay, I'm going to help you out here. I am a Pats fan. I am also a Brady owner in fantasy football.

You're right: The Patriots are running up the score.

You know what else? I'm loving it.

One more point: If any of you Pats haters' teams were doing it - assuming they could - you'd be loving it too.

So everyone's going to move on now, right? Riiiiight.

This is total I like my winners to win with class. I don't like bullies. And Belichick is a bully. If that's your bag, knock yourself out.

Really? You mean if your favorite team, in a league where every club plays under that same salary cap and other rules aimed at parity:
was 10-0
was not just beating teams but dominating them
was on pace to set any number of offensive records
whose only close game was 1) on the road 2) against the defending Superbowl champs with 3) the referees making every call for the home team
had a legitimate shot at going 19-0...you'd stop cheering for them because they ran up the score on a 5-4 division rival? You wouldn't allow yourself to enjoy the show...out of principle?

I am dubious.

 

[Shrek]

What would be absolutely historic would be for them to lose in the playoffs. Can you imagine a team doing this all year then losing in the playoffs? I don't see it happening, but if it did, now THAT would be something to tell your grandkids about.

See: '98-'99 Vikings(No, the Vikings weren't this good. But they were 15-1 and lost in the NFC Championship game).

That was comparable. But then, I can't recall them doing what NE is doing now.

 

[Shrek]

Okay, I'm going to help you out here. I am a Pats fan. I am also a Brady owner in fantasy football.

You're right: The Patriots are running up the score.

You know what else? I'm loving it.

One more point: If any of you Pats haters' teams were doing it - assuming they could - you'd be loving it too.

So everyone's going to move on now, right? Riiiiight.

This is total I like my winners to win with class. I don't like bullies. And Belichick is a bully. If that's your bag, knock yourself out.

Really? You mean if your favorite team, in a league where every club plays under that same salary cap and other rules aimed at parity:
was 10-0
was not just beating teams but dominating them
was on pace to set any number of offensive records
whose only close game was 1) on the road 2) against the defending Superbowl champs with 3) the referees making every call for the home team
had a legitimate shot at going 19-0

You ruin your point with dreck like that.