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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I’m acting out on my displeasure with this current iteration of BB’s Patriots by not wasting my Sundays watching 30 point blow outs. I’m rooting for them to win and if the football stops being an utter embarressment I’ll start watching again.You said you will not watch any games. That means you are no longer a fan. Exactly how do you “demand things change”?
No the purpose was to make this announcementThe purpose of the thread is not to simply dump on BB. It’s to opine on what his current mindset is. I find it fascinating to ponder what’s in his head having gone from the undisputed GOAT to running a team that is an absolute embarrassment and has regressed over FOUR YEARS.
It’s not being fickle to be disgusted with what’s transpired. This isn’t 2020.
I literally cancelled my YouTubeTV subscription and I’m ready to put a paper bag over my head. I don’t watch the games anymore
So you can’t be delivered a free reason to be happy, so you quit. Understood.I’m acting out on my displeasure with this current iteration of BB’s Patriots by not wasting my Sundays watching 30 point blow outs. I’m rooting for them to win and if the football stops being an utter embarressment I’ll start watching again.
If enough fans stop going to and watching games, buying merch etc. things will eventually change.
How did the Rams look last year?I still think Bill the coach is fine. The problem is that Bill the GM has been downright awful since at least 2018. Probably sooner because the poor rosters Brady got stuck with in the end were a result of Bill whiffing on draft replacements for older guys nearing their end.
17 | 3 | Derek Rivers | 83 | DE | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | Youngstown St. | |||||
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2017 | 3 | Antonio Garcia | 85 | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Troy | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | 4 | Deatrich Wise Jr. | 131 | DE | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.5 | Arkansas | |||||
2017 | 6 | Conor McDermott | 211 | T | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | UCLA |
Just like they did for the Jets and Bills!!!!! Eventually!If enough fans stop going to and watching games, buying merch etc. things will eventually change.
But, but , but we were supposed to be a dynasty for evah. How can I live with not liking the team that is the model of the league?How did the Rams look last year?
Is it possible the Patriots did what the Rams did? Spend #1s and #2s on players like Cooks and Sanu and give big $$ contracts to Gilmore and Hightower etc.? Did they blow out their meager draft resources (4 lost picks including a #1 for Deflategate), make trades for Sanu and Antonio Brown (a 4th), hold onto their top guys or guys at the end of their line (Shaq Mason)? They blew it out like the Rams did in '22.
Uncharacteristic of Belichick but worth it because they won the '18 Super Bowl.
This team has David Andrews on it, the only holdover regular from '18.
Heck, we have 54 new players who came onto this roster since AFTER Mac Jones joined.
There were never going to be replacements for that '18 team when 2016 and 1017 didn't have 1st rounders and 2017 didn't even have 2nd rounders.
Here's the draft before that depleted Brady team (it's clear the Patriots were either suffering from Deflategate or else trading their premium picks for veterans):
17 3 Derek Rivers 83 DE 2021 0 0 0 4 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 Youngstown St. 2017 3 Antonio Garcia 85 T 0 0 0 Troy 2017 4 Deatrich Wise Jr. 131 DE 2023 0 0 2 30 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.5 Arkansas 2017 6 Conor McDermott 211 T 2022 0 0 0 6 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 UCLA
Literally that did not happenJust like they did for the Jets and Bills!!!!! Eventually!
How is that not pretending to be in BB’s head, knowing his thoughts and motivations?
We all have our own opinions regarding BB. I’ll respect yours.
I used to idolize him and wanted him to have the chance to build on his legacy post-Brady. He’s failed in an embarrassing fashion and I don’t have the same respect for him I once did.
They just don't want you to criticize Bill at all. But they're cleaning it up behind faux-intellectual language and concern trollingBeing critical of BB after 4 seasons of a rebuild with no clear improvement or path forward over that time isn't fickle. Most coaches would have been fired for the malfeasance and malpractice on display the last 4-5 years.
Tom Curran said, and I agree, that you'd almost have to try to build a roster this bad.
Nothing in any of that is about criticizing.They just don't want you to criticize Bill at all. But they're cleaning it up behind faux-intellectual language and concern trolling
Correct me if I’m wrong, but as fans we only get to take pride in our teams and coaches vicariously.Because my comments are based upon “everything he has said and done”
That’s a you problem. You vicariously took pride in his accomplishments and now are angry, lashing out and quitting on something you were only a voluntary observer of. It’s a shame.
That’s a fair point.One game at a time
Little can be know until many more players are healthy.
I don't have a problem with him being fickle about BB. I have a problem relating to the idea that he won't watch the games. I love that he has passion and is advocating for replacing the coach and has other ideas (whether I agree with them or not) as to how to improve the team. It just boggles my mind that someone can shut off their fandom because they don't like the direction of the team, I am not wired that way. He asked for people's thoughts, so I gave my reaction. That's all. Water Boy seems like a decent enough dude, no issues with him. I just can't relate to that aspect of his post.Being critical of BB after 4 seasons of a rebuild with no clear improvement or path forward over that time isn't fickle. Most coaches would have been fired for the malfeasance and malpractice on display the last 4-5 years.
Tom Curran said, and I agree, that you'd almost have to try to build a roster this bad.
Oh gosh, SB LII flashbacks with his trash assJordan Richard’s is a great player I know it.
Anywhere he was everyone knew Thad the direction the pass was going.Oh gosh, SB LII flashbacks with his trash ass
I don’t necessarily agree with this. This mindset extends far beyond here. All you need to do is spend an afternoon or two listening to the people calling into sports radio to understand that this mindset isn’t just inherent to only here - it’s across the board.This fans base, and I mean the fan base on this board, because there is no way it’s indicative of the teams overall fan base, would be one hell of a psychological study.
I think I remember Connor Barwin?What is the name of the linebacker outside LB we all used to joke was going to come and save our pass rush I think it was like the early 2000s.
His name is escaping me getting older I guess.
I think he was on the Texans or Panthers at the time but there was rumors we were going to land him.
His name was a pats fans folklore for years damn what was his name?