GG Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 It’s an annual tradition, whether we’re talking about the classic Christmas movie or the Pats* dashing another Bills’ hope in December. But in watching the movie again last night after watching the Bills game made me think of the reality that the NFL has allowed the Pats* to turn the league into Pottersville. The script is one sided and predetermined. It may be the sour grapes musings of another wasted opportunity, but after a while the hits add up and the coincidences are too great to ignore. Does Stephon Gilmore undergo a sudden metamorphosis where the yellow flag used to fly in his direction when he brushed up against a receiver, but is now given leeway to fully wrap his arms around a player as the pass falls innocently on the ground? When a Pats* friend texts you that he was amazed at the overturned calls, it makes you wonder. Again. One lesson in Wonderful Life is that while the powerful will cheat the little guy, in the end it won’t matter because everyone will rally around the underdog, and we’ll sing the happy ending song. The other lessons we grew up with taught us not to be sore losers, but equally important - not to be sore winners. Yet, the NFL has no problem with a sore winner sitting at the top of its schedules and revels in stretching rules to ensure it stays that way. In a league where the difference between a top team and a middling squad could be a couple of critical third down conversions, a carefully timed head turn by an official, or an inexplicable ruling from a TV-filled cavern somewhere in NFL’s New York headquarters puts a smile on Kraft’s pugnacious mug. And speaking of that, anyone else find it odd that a league that penalizes players for trying to get their face on camera, has no problem with the obligatory shot of the Kraft family box? Every singe game. Coincidence? Professional sports dynasties are common, and over time, even opponents give their appropriate due. Not for the Pats* Not this fan. Surely it has to do with how they racked up the victories during their run. There are the obligatory runaways against lessor opponents. But the oddity is the razor thin victories against quality opponents, which places a layer of suspicion on a franchise that revels playing on the edge, knowing and exploiting the rules and situations to their advantage. The supporters claim that it’s Pats* encyclopedic understanding of the entire rule book that gives them that edge. To everyone else it’s knowing the rules AND crossing the line when no one is looking, like swiping a piece of candy off a counter when the clerk is busy. Like Old Man Potter pocketing Uncle Billy’s envelope when the rube forgets it. Or it’s Johnnie sweeping Danny’s other leg, and we never get to see the crane move. Noonan’s putt does not fall. The alternate endings are limitless. Have at it, Greggy & Kelly the Unfair & Unbalanced Dog. Turn the happy Hollywood endings on their head and write a screenplay where the sore cheating winner is victorious in the end – always. All is fair in the battle. Right? So, the rest of us have been treated to the never-ending parade of sore winners’ appearances, and are being told that it’s just the way it is and we should like it. But no thanks. Knowing that we can’t change the seemingly predetermined outcomes, let’s keep reminding that the legacy is forever tainted by * If I can’t get the fair calls for my favorite team, I’m not going to give credit for victories by a team owned by a dirtbag who publicly mourns his dear wife’s passing in the day, and then shoots a soft-porn video with his 20-something girlfriend at night. The same man who shot a public relations video of an Israel trip with NFL greats, is employing a husband of a woman whose family goes through great lengths to hide their Nazi past. And every time that player lies on the ground begging mercy from the officials to throw a flag on a fantom call, I hope he borrowed the cries from Brigitte Moynahan. Or when a sure-fire Hall of Fame tight end has a game where the calls don’t go his way, he decides to decapitate a defenseless player? Maybe there are some Pats* fans out there who know the name Darryl Stingley? Probably not. For them, the franchise began in 2000. So yeah, the Bills lost. But I’m not going to credit the winners * Sour grapes and all, because I hate sore winners. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Sour grapes? Maybe. Totally justified? Certainly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 no arguments here. The NFL is a pit of ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaninATL Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 to the OP: excellent post. If the Bills did not exist I would not watch this tripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 It must be bringing in a TON of new fans, with having New England and Pittsburgh atop the AFC every year since the Polk administration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 If ne and pit made the afccg I’m rooting for terrorist blimp attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 27 minutes ago, joesixpack said: If ne and pit made the afccg I’m rooting for terrorist blimp attack. Me too, every one would see it coming and evacuate the stadium. The Blimp would destroy Gillette stadium and the game would be rescheduled to Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Love the post, GG. Throughout the decades I have disliked many a championship team along the way (Miami, Pittsburgh, Cowboys, etc.), but I have never detected in any of them the undercurrent of evil dealings that pervades the current Patsy organization. There seems to be some Faustian bargain with the Devil going on there that is downright creepy. Eventually, however, all payments come due. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flmike Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Can't compare the Steelers and Pats. The Steelers seem to earn their wins while something is just odd about the Patriots. Yeah, Brady and Gronk are really good and Belichek seems to have figured out something that works no matter what the personnel, but they are not like the old Dallas, Pitt or SF teams that beat you and you admired how good they were. I don't know what it is, but something doesn't smell right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) The NFL favors the Patriots for money alone. Not because they're vested in chowdville. Money and the opportunity at increased TV revenue + advertisement $$ dictate this long standing decision to keep Brady and Belichick on the main stage. They are ratings gold. This quiet collusion with the refs will only continue until they finally go away. The only saving grace in all of this is that New England was dumb enough to get rid of Garoppolo. Thank God for that or we would have had to endure another 15 years of this nonsense.... Edited December 25, 2017 by LABILLBACKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Like Old Man Potter pocketing Uncle Billy’s envelope when the rube forgets it. Beautiful analogy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albwan Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 32 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said: The NFL favors the Patriots for money alone. Not because they're vested in chowdville. Money and the opportunity at increased TV revenue + advertisement $$ dictate this long standing decision to keep Brady and Belichick on the main stage. They are ratings gold. This quiet collusion with the refs will only continue until they finally go away. The only saving grace in all of this is that New England was dumb enough to get rid of Garoppolo. Thank God for that or we would have had to endure another 15 years of this nonsense.... or maybe san fran might be pressured into giving him back in some kind of strange trade dealing a 5th round pick for garapolo to mysteriously end up back in fairy tale pats land next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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