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Just quit watching the NFL after the cheater and trump lover Brady won the superbowl (Original Post) Wiseman32218 Feb 2017 OP
Love them or hate them bpositive Feb 2017 #1
Atlanta played terrible at the end. rockfordfile Feb 2017 #3
Here'e what happened............ pangaia Feb 2017 #5
You would think they would know that every scouting report ever done... nycbos Feb 2017 #9
"Prevent defense". Prevents the win. oasis Feb 2017 #16
Right.. prevents their own win... pangaia Feb 2017 #18
hate them MFM008 Feb 2017 #11
Yea, I turned it off right after the touchdown. Chipper Chat Feb 2017 #2
The 3 holding calls Chipper Chat Feb 2017 #4
The coin toss was the Comey letter. Chipper Chat Feb 2017 #6
You realize the region that supports them is a Democratic Blue State stronghold? NutmegYankee Feb 2017 #8
so what? MFM008 Feb 2017 #12
And I applaud that. Chipper Chat Feb 2017 #13
Well?....... they should know better. pangaia Feb 2017 #19
He won fair and square Generic Brad Feb 2017 #7
The Falcons blew it.. pangaia Feb 2017 #20
I never started watching it. GoCubsGo Feb 2017 #10
GaGa was awesome. nt Blue_true Feb 2017 #23
That's All I watched MFM008 Feb 2017 #30
Cheating is acceptable in society now. Initech Feb 2017 #14
Cheating is acceptable in society now. LenaBaby61 Feb 2017 #24
And they have a long history of association with criminals. Initech Feb 2017 #25
So then what about the Seahawks, the league darlings? LisaM Feb 2017 #27
I don't know enough about football... lisa58 Feb 2017 #15
I'm sure that makes sense. Not. onenote Feb 2017 #17
I'm in Atlanta, went to a party. A lot of broken hearts tonight ecstatic Feb 2017 #21
I'm sure that they will miss you. virgogal Feb 2017 #22
I swear I won't watch another game True Dough Feb 2017 #26
None of you folks probably ever bothered to find out about the Patriots until the Trump thing Blaukraut Feb 2017 #28
Done too! Eff em all! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2017 #29
Great game and outcome. CentralMass Feb 2017 #31
Several things about this game were off: tarheelsunc Feb 2017 #32
Same thought here re#2! Seemed bogus. JudyM Feb 2017 #33
Denny Green Crown their Ass Defense AngryAmish Feb 2017 #34
Meh. Atlanta choked. dalton99a Feb 2017 #35
Great game.. not the outcome I wanted, but mountain grammy Feb 2017 #36
Wow, what a bunch of crybabies BannonsLiver Feb 2017 #37
That was a stupid thing to do... brooklynite Feb 2017 #38

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
5. Here'e what happened............
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:36 PM
Feb 2017

It is the old Washington defense when ahead in the 4th quarter.
Play soft, let the other team catch the ball and run...

nycbos

(6,035 posts)
9. You would think they would know that every scouting report ever done...
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:40 PM
Feb 2017

... says you can't play zone against the Pats offense.

MFM008

(19,818 posts)
11. hate them
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:41 PM
Feb 2017

he probably cheated, as usual. He will A L W A Y S have that stigma to deal with.
Sometimes winning is losing. Ask the maggot in chief.

Chipper Chat

(9,685 posts)
2. Yea, I turned it off right after the touchdown.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:35 PM
Feb 2017

New England barely won Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania at the last minute.

NutmegYankee

(16,201 posts)
8. You realize the region that supports them is a Democratic Blue State stronghold?
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:37 PM
Feb 2017

Their fan base is overwhelmingly Democratic.

MFM008

(19,818 posts)
12. so what?
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:42 PM
Feb 2017

Im talking about Brady being cut from the same pattern as the maggot in chief.
you look at his smarmy face and you know why he is a supporter.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
7. He won fair and square
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:37 PM
Feb 2017

I am not a Brady fan. I am a Patriot hater. But I also recognize freakishly acrobatic catches, outstanding teamwork, and grit. The Patriots earned this win against a very good Atlanta team. I assure you there was no cheating. They earned this one and their place in NFL history.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
10. I never started watching it.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:40 PM
Feb 2017

I hate football. Not a fan of watching guys pound each others brains into mush. I only watched tonight for the half-time show.

LenaBaby61

(6,976 posts)
24. Cheating is acceptable in society now.
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 01:41 AM
Feb 2017

And that's why I don't like the Patriots.

PLUS, the media really doesn't criticize them even when they're caught with their pants down as in deflating footballs, taking pictures illegally of teams defenses/offenses the week of the Super Bowl IIRC.

Initech

(100,090 posts)
25. And they have a long history of association with criminals.
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 01:53 AM
Feb 2017

Like they pick up literally everyone who was cut from a team for some offense. Aaron Hernandez and Michael Floyd among others.

LisaM

(27,817 posts)
27. So then what about the Seahawks, the league darlings?
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 02:37 AM
Feb 2017

Who, by the way, pick up borderline players too?

www.forbes.com/sites/alexreimer/2016/09/22/pete-carroll-not-bill-belichick-should-be-considered-the-nfls-foremost-cheater/#2b6fb1ee387f

lisa58

(5,755 posts)
15. I don't know enough about football...
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 11:45 PM
Feb 2017

But my brother said he was never watching again. I know him very well- that was very serious

ecstatic

(32,720 posts)
21. I'm in Atlanta, went to a party. A lot of broken hearts tonight
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 12:13 AM
Feb 2017

The Falcons were up 28-3. WTF happened?! When the pats suddenly scored 2 touch downs, the Falcons should have immediately had a timeout and changed strategy.

True Dough

(17,313 posts)
26. I swear I won't watch another game
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 02:00 AM
Feb 2017

of the 2016-2017 season!

But when the fall rolls around, I'll be playing fantasy football and tuning in now and again.

Blaukraut

(5,693 posts)
28. None of you folks probably ever bothered to find out about the Patriots until the Trump thing
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 03:15 AM
Feb 2017

And I find it really amusing when people who have no clue about football whatsoever jump on the hater bandwagon year after year. Oh well. We'll see you next year. As usual.

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)
32. Several things about this game were off:
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 08:57 AM
Feb 2017

1) there were about three or four straight third downs the Patriots failed to convert where the refs bailed them out with a ticky tack defensive holding call
2) the pass interference call that put the Patriots in the 2 yard line in overtime. The defender had his arms around the receiver not touching him. He didn't make contact with the receiver until he touched the ball.
3) Brady winning MVP, even though James White scored three of the four touchdowns and set a Super Bowl receptions record.

mountain grammy

(26,640 posts)
36. Great game.. not the outcome I wanted, but
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 09:50 AM
Feb 2017

all things considered, if that was my biggest disappointment at the end of this football season, I'd be ok with it.

brooklynite

(94,665 posts)
38. That was a stupid thing to do...
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 10:21 AM
Feb 2017

...personally, I can think of nothing duller than an American football game. But if you like football, watching or not based pm the political leaning of one player seems very shallow.

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