Posts Tagged ‘patriots’
Policing the national anthem makes you a self-righteous jerk
This isn’t a post about the athletes who are kneeling or sitting during the singing of the national anthem. When it comes to that particular form of protest, I would personally prefer that they find a different way to draw attention to a very important issue, but I also recognize and respect their right to…
Read MoreA Giants fan enacts a random and nonsensical act of football hatred upon a Patriots fan
I found this in my classroom on Monday morning following the Patriots loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game. The balloons, the orange soda, and the poorly sprayed silly string on my chair are the work of a New York Giants fan who cares absolutely nothing for the Broncos. This person also…
Read MoreMy 13 New Year’s resolutions for the NFL
On the heels of my own list of New Year’s resolutions comes my proposed resolutions for the National Football League. There are many serious issues that the NFL needs to address. This list does not touch upon the more complex and serious issues facing the NFL but seeks only to increase a fan’s enjoyment of the…
Read MoreThe Patriots lost yesterday. I’m a happy Patriots fan today. You should be, too.
As a Patriots fan who spent yesterday evening in Gillette Stadium, watching his beloved team blunder their way to a second straight loss, you might think that I would be upset today. Depressed. Annoyed. Outraged. Discouraged. Disheartened. Even angry. Enraged. You might think that the flood of messages that I received from joyous Giants, Jets, and…
Read MoreESPN’s Jason Whitlock asked a bunch of stupid questions about Robert Kraft, so I answered them. It’s a good strategy when faced with dumb, rhetorical questions.
In his press conference following the announcement that the NFL plans to uphold Tom Brady’s four game suspension, team owner Robert Kraft said: “The decision handed down by the league yesterday is unfathomable to me.” In a piece for ESPN about Kraft’s response, Jason Whitlock writes: “Really? Unfathomable? What country has Kraft been living in? What…
Read MoreMy wife’s text message in the closing seconds of the Super Bowl said it all.
My wife and I watched the Super Bowl in separate locations last night. One of my favorite moments of the night was the text that she sent after Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson’s pass to secure the Patriots’ victory. I’m confused by what just happened but I know it was good. Yes, honey. It was…
Read MoreThe best moment that I have ever spent at a football game. Maybe one of the best moments of my life. And it happened during a timeout.
My love of the New England Patriots doesn’t make a lot of sense. A collection of men who I have never met take the field to play a game that I have never played professionally, and even though I have no tangible connection to a single person associated with the Patriots organization, my heart hangs…
Read MoreYour future self wants you to be daring and adventurous. Don’t let the current version of yourself screw things up because it’s cold.
I went to the Patriots-Ravens playoff game on Saturday. Though I love attending Patriots games at Gillette Stadium, it’s not always easy. I left my house at 10:45 AM and returned home around 10:45 PM. It’s a long day. Prior to leaving the house, while I was dressed in my long underwear, my cat vomited…
Read MoreMy highly improbable weekend
On Saturday, I played golf. In December. In New England. The course was closed, and there were sticks and pine boughs in place of the pins, but that didn’t matter. I played. I didn’t even care that I lost. On Sunday I attended the Patriots game at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots lost to the Buffalo…
Read MoreWhy it’s glorious to be a Patriots fan
Since 1993, the New England Patriots have had two starting quarterbacks: Perennial Pro Bowler Drew Bledsoe and future Hall of Famer Tom Brady. There was a season when backup quarterback Matt Cassel was forced to play when Tom Brady was injured, but there was no question that Brady would be the starting quarterback once he…
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