18-OH, so close
Posted by Dids on February 5, 2008
Okay Mr. Miller. I hear ya. As a fellow die-hard birds fan, I can totally relate to your hatred of the New Jersey Giants. That said, I could not help but do a back flip (well, attempt one) when the Patriots came up short. Don’t get me wrong, I hate hate HATE Michael Strahan. And don’t get me started on Wittle Ewi. I still giggle like a school girl at this picture.
Let me get a few things out of the way. I do NOT think Eli is a better quarterback than McNabb. I also think that if the Eagles made the playoffs this year, they would have done just as well as the Giants. I know the Giants beat us twice this year, but the Eagles were playing much better at the end of the year going into the playoffs. Oh if only….
But this isn’t about the Eagles and the Giants. This is about the asshole New England Patriots and the Giants. I’m a little biased, because I have disliked the Pats for years. First, they benched one of my favorite quarterbacks (Bledsoe) for some fag that got lucky a few games. Okay, I was wrong about Brady back then, but I still felt like Bledsoe got the shaft. Then they beat the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX, so it became even more personal. That probably wouldn’t be enough to dislike them more than the Giants…
Hello Bill Belichick. How ya doin’? Guess what? You’re an asshole. I dislike you so much that you actually made me root for my NFC East rivals. I will listen to every loudmouth asshole New Yorker from now until the Mets get swept by the Phillies again. And you know what? I don’t mind. It is worth not having to have my grandkids discussing the Patriots and their perfect season.
Why do I hate Belichick? Yea, I’m a little jealous of their 3 Super Bowl Titles. Still, the same can be said about a lot of teams. I don’t hate the Steelers because they had a dynasty. I don’t hate the Ravens or the Buccaneers for winning Super Bowls before the Eagles have. I hate Belichick because he is, as stated, an asshole. He played his starters in meaningless games. He left them in when they were comfortably in the lead. He ran up the score, went for it on fourth down, threw the ball late in the game, and overall was just a pompous prick.
I know some people will say, hey, that’s the game. Play hard the whole 48, don’t worry about the other team. But there is still a code of respect among coaches, and that doesn’t concern Bill. How about when he wouldn’t shake Eric Mangini’s hand after the Pats-Jets game? And that was BEFORE “spygate.” That whole story in itself is worthy of its own post. But Belichick better hire some personal security if it ever is revealed that he cheated to win a certain big game back in 2005…..
I don’t hate all the Patriots. I actually love Donté Stallworth, Laurence Maroney, Asante Samuel, Brandon Merriweather, Randy Moss, Adalius Thomas, and, of course, Wes Welker (hell yea). The only player I truly hate is Rodney Harrison. And maybe Tom Brady. But I still didn’t want to see a perfect season. The only way I would have cheered for the Patriots would have been if they played Dallas. Actually, I don’t think I would have watched. Then I would have missed the Iron Man trailer. Core.
I’m just glad this season is over. The birds will be back next year with a vengeance. I can go back to hating everything that is associated with New York again. To me, the Super Bowl was all about the lesser of two evils. I’ll gladly listen to obnoxious New Yorkers for a few months, than have to hear about the Undefeated Patriots for the rest of my life. And I haven’t even touched the whole, “cheaters never win” thing. It seemed somewhat poetic. Not only did the Patriots lose, but Iron Man blew up a tank. It was a great Sunday to me.
