Bye bye Brady and Kraft!

[Initech]

See you next year!

[uponit7771]

1. K&R, Didn't the Patriots get caught cheating again this year ?!

[Initech]

2. Kraft got busted in that sex scandal.

I don't know anything about cheating.

[Drahthaardogs]

12. Filming the Bengals sideline.... AGAIN!

Fucking guys just can't play straight.

[Wawannabe]

16. The Bengals!

I was like really? Ya’ll gotta cheat against the Bengals???!!! Wtf? Lol!

[RockRaven]

4. Cheating, violating league rules,

po-TAY-to, po-TAH-to... let's call this argument off (before Pats apologists vent their losing spleen here)

[jmowreader]

8. They got caught filming the sideline of their next week's opponent

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001094211/article/patriots-expected-to-be-disciplined-for-taping-bengals

On December 8, the Patriots' video crew set up in the Browns' press box and filmed the Bengals' sideline. That wouldn't have been so bad except that the Patriots played the Bengals the week after that. If they would have waited until the next week, or done it early in the season, no one would have cared.

Exactly why you would need to try to gain an unfair advantage over the Bengals, who have "a new football team" as their greatest need for next season, is a mystery to me...but the Pats did it anyway.

[PJMcK]

28. The patriots are like Trump

Trump can't help but tell lies. He lies something like 15-20 times a day.

The Patriots are cheaters. They have great players and a strong coaching staff. But they can't help themselves! Why would they need to cheat against the Bengals?! (I've heard the Patriots' excuses and I call bullshit. Their track record does not give them the benefit of the doubt.)

The NY Times today speculates that this might be the end of the Brady/Belichick era. That would be good for New England and football in general.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/04/sports/football/patriots-titans-upset-brady.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Go ahead, Pats fans. Flame away. Deep down, you know I'm right. Even my brother-in-law-- a life-long Pats fan from Massachusetts-- scratches his head about Belichick's cheating. And Brady, the Republican friend of Trump, can pound sand. Enjoy the off-season, boys.

[dsc]

36. The galling this as a high school teacher

is knowing that if my school's football team suited up an ineligible player, even if that player played not one single down, would have to forfeit every single game of their season. In my district , we had a school ask the state if it would be OK for their JV to play a game on the varsity's behalf since due to a hurricane they had had 3 games in one week. They were told it was OK. Then the state changed its mind so they had to forfeit the game costing them a 2nd place playoff slot and making them take a 3rd place slot instead. Yet the Patriots can continually cheat and have little to know consequences. Just how do we tell high school atheletes that rules matter?

[Bummfuzzle]

3. About time they lost and went home.

[J_William_Ryan]

9. They lost at home.

Which makes NE losing that much more delightful.

[USALiberal]

5. They couldn't find a way to cheat today! Nt

[Capt. America]

6. Blessed be! Good riddance.

[Lotusflower70]

7. Ah yeah!

I made a lot of money off their losses. Thank you New England. Way to go Mike Vrabel.

[smirkymonkey]

10. I think I am the only person in MA who can't stand Tom Brady.

I'm not sure why, but he just annoys me to no end. He just seems stupid, humorless and boring. I can't understand why so many people worship him. But then again, I could give a shit about football.

[BadGimp]

11. Haters gonna Hate

[Drahthaardogs]

13. Cheaters gonna cheat.

Rumor is they can kiss their 2nd round draft pick goodbye (in 2021 cause Bellicheat traded this year's for the BUST that rides the pine). Plus old Krafty might still get some loving in then pen for his "happy endings"!

2020 is coming up roses!

[Initech]

15. They've won 6 Super Bowls.

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I'm not really feeling much sympathy here.

[bluedigger]

29. Six.

[Submariner]

37. +1

[RhodeIslandOne]

17. Billy Belicheat supports Trump and believes in the media being mean to him just like Rumpy

"Congratulations on a tremendous campaign. You have dealt with an unbelievable slanted and negative media, and have come out beautifully – beautifully. You’ve proved to be the ultimate competitor and fighter. Your leadership is amazing. I have always had tremendous respect for you, but the toughness and perseverance you have displayed over the past year is remarkable. Hopefully tomorrow’s election results will give the opportunity to make America great again. Best wishes for great results tomorrow.

Bill"


You must be so proud.

[Maru Kitteh]

14. This is shaping up to be a very good year!

[Poiuyt]

18. Is this the end of the Brady-Belichick era?

[nolabear]

19. SEAHAWKS!

[scheming daemons]

20. The Seahawks have nothing to do with this....

...still mad at them for giving Brady/Belicheck their 5th SB win with that moronic play call at the goal line.

[nolabear]

21. No but they have a better shot now. And I know.

But I forgive. 🤷🏼?♀️

[BumRushDaShow]

24. "No but they have a better shot now. And I know."

[roscoeroscoe]

25. Go Eagles!

Niners /Eagles fan here, can't wait!

[PCIntern]

48. Same!!! E A G L E S EAGLES!!

[Maru Kitteh]

53. As a Seattle fan, I hope Carson Wentz is okay. I loved watching him in college ball

Saw him in Missoula, Montana when he played for N. Dakota State.

He kicked our ass but boy was he fun to watch.

Better luck next year.

[BumRushDaShow]

56. Oddly enough

this was the first season of his 3 here that he made it all the way through the 16 regular season games uninjured and not out for the season only partway through... and then game 17 of a playoff and....

Eagles were the walking wounded the latter part of the season and I think we'll really miss Darren Sproles who is retiring (but our practice/backup squad really really has some talent that I hope will be able to see more time next year).

[PCIntern]

59. So what do you think of the Clowney hit?

Much as I “get it” I think that was a deliberate (and successful) attempt to injure. OTOH, Wentz was a runner....

[BumRushDaShow]

60. I know it was deliberate

and I think most fans here thought so too. But I don't know if he knew how bad the outcome would be. And yeah there's that technicality of Wentz running with the ball and apparently considered fair game.

[PCIntern]

61. Agreed in toto

I have some pretty funny stories about Fans here in my practice after the winning Super Bowl

[SCVDem]

22. I'm sure Raider Nation is saying,

Tuck You Brady!

[B Stieg]

23. See what happens when the ball is inflated the correct amount?

Tom can't throw it.

[duforsure]

26. Very satisfying loss

Kraft , Bill B and Brady losing early even better. Never have cared about these three , and are the types they'll do anything to win , especially cheat. Their dynasty is over.

[ExciteBike66]

27. People get so angry when the Pats are successful...

I just marvel at Brady's all time greatness. While we have some younger QBs today who look stellar, none of them will do anything near what Brady has done.

I also wish your team good luck, pal.

[underpants]

35. I agree

He's unlike anything we've ever seen.

[jmowreader]

39. "None of them will do anything near what Brady has done."

They said the same thing about Roger Staubach, Johnny Unitas and Joe Montana.

[Initech]

43. Boston has won like every championship ever for the last 15 years.

I'm still not really feeling much sympathy here.

Also, both teams that I root for (Rams and Cardinals) were out way before the playoffs even started.

[JonLP24]

47. I'm not mad at the Pats

I will like them so much more when Brady is gone. The Pats have N'Keal Harry who went to Arizona State so of course I will root for him.

I don't like Brady for a variety of reasons. Tuck rule, deflategate, left his SO while pregnant for Giselle, he complains visibly sometimes with others when things aren't going his way but if a receiver does that he's a "diva". There are so many more reasons. Trump supporter on top of it all.

[Blue_true]

54. The Patriots need a solid tight end.

The 2020 draft is stacked with good tight ends. My guess? Brady isn't retiring or leaving, he gets a max two year deal and the Patriots shed some players that underperformed this season, and they draft a top tightend, likely in the first or second round. My guess is they try to move up in the first round and draft Jared Pinckney out of Vanderbilt, he is an ankle breaking route runner and a strong blocker and at 6-5, about the size of Gronkowski.

[Ilsa]

30. I thought Brady said he was retiring after this year. nt

[Blue_true]

55. He didn't, he plans to play more and want to stay with the Patriots.

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My guess is Brady gets a maximum salary 2 year deal from the Patriots, and the Patriots un-characteristically move up in the draft to take one of the 2020 draft class top tight ends. Such moves not only help the team dominate over the next two years, but transitions them to dominate once Brady does retire. My guess is that if they get a young tightend that has 50-60% of the capability that Gronkowski had, Brady plays to 45-46 years old to shoot for 9-10 Super Bowl rings.

[Ilsa]

57. Thanks. I should follow headlines,

Just narratives.

[Blue_true]

63. I have business associates in the region of the team.

So I follow them as much as I do the Dolphins. The Patriot's issue this year was they didn't have a down field threat outside of Edelman, and teams double-teamed him and dared one of the other pass catchers to hurt them. Gronkowski gave Edelman room to work, so my guess is the Patriots go for a dangerous pass catching tight end out of college, this year is rich with such tight ends, but only 2-3 of them also can run block, my guess is the Patriots draft one of that 2-3.

Also, my friends there say that the offensive line was pretty beaten up this year, the team lost it's starting center for the season and maybe forever (blood clots, I think) and the critical left tackle was out for most of the season with injuries, they also lost their starting right tackle near the end of the season, and both their starting and backup fullback. Without the threat of effective running, passing in the NFL become much more difficult.

[dsc]

31. The best part is that the Titans used a loophole that Belacheck used this year against the Jets

to ice their victory.

[DinahMoeHum]

34. Tee hee hee. Payback's a motherfucker.

[samnsara]

32. i was crushed when the Hawks lot their home game that week until i saw the Pats did too..

...bet that stung even worse!

[calguy]

33. I was elated when the Hawks lost their home game

but then, I'm a life long Niners fan.
Hawks should win today to set up a game three tie breaker. That would be a treat to enjoy no matter how it turns out. The rivalry is again alive and well.

[marlakay]

41. Almost don't want it again

I am a Hawk fan but my kids are all avid Niner fans. They were mad at first game, sending me victory texts after last one making fun of players.

My team isn’t playing as well this year I could see it all year, most of their wins were barely won.

[calguy]

44. Looks like it won't happen now

The Hawks will have to go thru Green Bay to get to the Niners. Possible but unlikely imo.
My son, who is also a die hard Niner fan gets a job with Amazon. Where else? Seattle. I
I've been traveling to Seattle the past five years. Love the town but hate their team.
All I can sayis what a great rivalry. It's what makes being a fan si much fun.
Good Luck against the Eagles and Green Bay. We might have a fight on our hands wirh the Vikes as welk. They looked real good today.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

38. I love it that they lost at home to the Dolphins last week.

And now at home to the Titans.

Not to mention the Chiefs beat them at home a few weeks ago.

[Gothmog]

40. As a Houston fan, it was hard but I was rooting for Tennessee

Houston fans still have hard feelings about the Titans leaving Houston but I am glad that the Texans are playing KC instead of Baltimore

[Yeehah]

42. I really like the Titans

Derrick Henry is just about my favorite player. He's a good person.

[calguy]

45. You know it's a good year when....

Alabama doesn't make the college playoffs and Patriots go one and done!!!
Life is good.

[MissMillie]

46. Congratulations to the Titans

And to the Texans, and now to the Vikings.











(see.... that's how it's done)

[druidity33]

49. Well, Kraft will be there next year...

but I predict Brady will move with McDaniels as head coach to start a new team. Don't ask me where...

[mvd]

50. Well I am glad it will be someone new

With my Eagles out (and they gave it all they had with those injuries), I am rooting for O’Brien’s Texans. Always liked him at Penn State and thought he saved them during that tough time.

[SouthernIrish]

51. As a Tennessean, huge Titans fan.

Loved the game last night. The Titans have a lot of very talented players and a positive attitude. So happy, I couldn't hardly sleep.
Titan Up!

[liberal N proud]

52. Maybe the end of that cheating duo

[Dulcinea]

58. Lifelong Steelers fan here.

Anyone who knocks the heathen Ravens out is fine with me! And good riddance to New England. Brady needs to just retire. What does he have left to prove? I'm sure he's already been measured for his gold jacket. It's just about ego for him at this point, IMO.

[RhodeIslandOne]

62. As a Dolphins fan

I’m so glad we fucked a few things up for them.