Beerball Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 lonely At least you have the New Testament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 At least you have the New Testament. Damn you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 So Kraft hiring Parcels is what did it, except (WAIT!!) Parcels wasn't hired by Kraft...and he went 5-11 the season before Kraft bought the team...and they struggled to sell out the stadium...but they sold out every game when Parcels went 6-10....and they continued to sell out the stadium when Carroll was HC...and when BB went 5-11.... Why do you do this to yourself? Kraft bought the team in '94. They had a losing record the previous season, but brought in Parcells in '94 (hence the optimism/ticket sales) and then went 10-6 and made the playoffs in '94, thereby stoking the fanbase's optimism for '95 when they had a losing season, the years following which they had winning seasons and went to a Super Bowl. All in a metro area of 5 million people. Not selling out there would be kind of like the Jets or Giants not selling out (which rarely happens). See, it's not so hard if you keep up..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 It's getting harder to keep up! They also went 10-6 that year and, more importantly, had brought in Bill Parcells as coach (much more likely to draw in fans than a change in ownership, although admittedly Kraft hired Parcells). Kraft had nothing to do with Parcells. It's pretty clear (at least to me), that the Parcells hire is what largely drove those ticket sales. Bringing in a HOF coach will tend to do that. Kraft bought the team in '94. They had a losing record the previous season, but brought in Parcells in '94 (hence the optimism/ticket sales) and then went 10-6 and made the playoffs in '94, thereby stoking the fanbase's optimism for '95 when they had a losing season, the years following which they had winning seasons and went to a Super Bowl. All in a metro area of 5 million people. Not selling out there would be kind of like the Jets or Giants not selling out (which rarely happens).See, it's not so hard if you keep up..... Once again, Parcells was hired and coached for a full season before Kraft bought the team. The home sellout streak did not begin with the non-Kraft hiring of Parcells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Quint Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/burglary/ohio-orange-juice-274935 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Change thread title to Gronk? Left field early today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Change thread title to Gronk? Left field early today. Marinate in HGH? That seems to be the treatment of choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Change thread title to Gronk? Left field early today. I saw that he was hurt in 7-on-7 work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Marinate in HGH? That seems to be the treatment of choice Still about that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 It's getting harder to keep up! Once again, Parcells was hired and coached for a full season before Kraft bought the team. The home sellout streak did not begin with the non-Kraft hiring of Parcells. Correct. It was James Orthwein - who bought the team from Victor "She's a Classic B word" Kiam - hired Bill Parcells in 1993. Parcells left in a huff for the JESTS in 1996. The Tuna musta chaffed at Kraft's style, or was pizzed that Orthwein didn't move that team to St. Louis like he said he wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 @RapSheet Sounds like whatever caused #Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski to pull up at practice is as minor as it seemed. No worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overseas Bills Fan Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Cheatriots? HGH? "There are very few players in the league whose injury would cause me to smile...this guy's one of them."? Boy you people have really let the Patriots get in your head. Why don't you shut up, and beat us? Why is this troll here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac2001 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Why is this troll here? He is probably not even a pats fan Just wonders message boards to create fights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overseas Bills Fan Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'm 72, I've been following the Patriots since I was 20. So this troll's retardation set in at 20. It's been downhill ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 So this troll's retardation set in at 20. It's been downhill ever since. Natural Selection has failed us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearwater cadet Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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