Brady and Moss skip out of pro bowl

The BBQ Pit
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[QUOTE=storyteller0910]
This anti-Patriots thing is just ridiculous. I’m a fucking Giants fan and I can’t even enjoy the win because the public discourse is overloaded with people looking for any reason, no matter how tenuous and weak, to throw crap at the Patriots.

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storyteller, come sit by me. How about them Giants?

I’m a Pats fan, but for the past couple of days I’ve been thinking “Geez, the Giants won! Anyone wanna talk about them!?!?” The Pats bashing is bad enough, but it must really suck to be excited for your team, the WINNING team, and you can’t *pay * anyone to give a shit.

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[QUOTE=DianaG]
storyteller, come sit by me. How about them Giants?

I’m a Pats fan, but for the past couple of days I’ve been thinking “Geez, the Giants won! Anyone wanna talk about them!?!?” The Pats bashing is bad enough, but it must really suck to be excited for your team, the WINNING team, and you can’t *pay * anyone to give a shit.
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You know, I turned on the radio on my lunch break just now, and the local sports radio station is covering the Giants’ ongoing celebration. NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke; so did Whoopi Goldberg, and New York’s governor Eliot Spitzer. Without fail, every speaker, every presenter, every commentator had to include, as part of their remarks, a series of pointless jabs at the Patriots:

“Who’s perfect? Not the Giants… but not anyone else in the NFL, either! Neener neener!”

“18 and…” <IDIOT CROWD> “One!” “Neener neener!”

“Take that, Boston! Neener neener!”

I mean, seriously, it’s embarassing, and it’s really terrible sportsmanship. The Patriots had an incredible season; their quarterback is very likely the greatest of all time, Sunday’s results notwithstanding, their coach is one of the greatest of all time, their talent and preparation have been superb all year. As Giants fans, we should be celebrating these things, because we beat them. Every childish attempt to demean the Patriots also demeans the win. Can’t we at least lead these celebrations with discussion of the Giants’ accomplishments, instead of spending the whole time taunting the other team like we’re playing kickball in gym class?

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Heh. Honestly, I suppose that some Boston fans have it coming to them for the last half-century of “Yankees Suck”. I’ve always hated that. If we’re losing, hating on the Yankees isn’t helping. If we’re winning, what the fuck are we concerning ourselves with the Yankees for?

Seriously, is this football, or Mean Girls?

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[QUOTE=storyteller0910]
I mean, seriously, it’s embarassing, and it’s really terrible sportsmanship. The Patriots had an incredible season; their quarterback is very likely the greatest of all time, Sunday’s results notwithstanding, their coach is one of the greatest of all time, their talent and preparation have been superb all year. As Giants fans, we should be celebrating these things, because we beat them. Every childish attempt to demean the Patriots also demeans the win. Can’t we at least lead these celebrations with discussion of the Giants’ accomplishments, instead of spending the whole time taunting the other team like we’re playing kickball in gym class?
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So well said. I think the Giants win is that much more amazing as we did beat such a great team.

Jim

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[QUOTE=Jackknifed Juggernaut]
Wait, there are others besides Favre and Manning? If the NFL commentators had their way, Favre would be the steady quarterback for both teams. :slight_smile:
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Favre plays for the Packers who are an NFC team. Small nitpick, sorry.

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[Tom Brady’s thought processes]
Hmm. What to do, what to do? Take an all-expense paid weekend in HI to play a meaningless game on a bum ankle - or hang at Gisele Bundchen’s loft and let her stroke my ego (and anything else that pops up)?
[/Tom Brady’s thought processes]

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When the **Patriots **won their first Super Bowl (and their second), the chants of “Yankees suck” were deafening. :dubious:

I don’t know if I posted it in this thread or not, but I’ll say it again: My favorite thing about Monday morning was listening to sports radio and hearing, “The Giants are not the best team in the NFL. The Patriots are still the best team in the NFL because if the Giants played the Patriots 10 times, the Patriots would win 9 of the games.”

Then every single moron who called in was all “You ahhhh SO right! Da Pats ahhhh still da best team evaaaaah!”
This is why it’s OK to drink the Haterade.

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I find that hating the Yankees is a perfectly good pastime in its own right, regardless of what else is going in baseball. Moreover, it’s just the right thing to do.

Oh, but on topic – Even if they just want to lick their wounds, that’s fine. But I think it has more to do with injuries (Brady) and legal issues (Moss).

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[QUOTE=Cluricaun]
Favre plays for the Packers who are an NFC team. Small nitpick, sorry.
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That was the point of my (apparently bad) joke. Please re-read.

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The Pro Bowl is jury duty for NFL players.

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Randy Moss is a whining little shitheap who needs to have his ass kicked on a daily basis to keep his overinflated ego in line.

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I think it is time they skipped the game and just brought the players out for the challange exhibitions that they do during the week of the Pro Bowl. Those are more fun to watch anyway.

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They should just have them all play some non-contact sport instead, so they won’t get hurt. Something simple like beach volleyball.

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[QUOTE=Hampshire]
…the pro bowl is a meaningless … game … more of a… get together … everyone shakes hands, pats backs, and agree that it was a good …(game)… where they are all part of the NFL family.

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Sorry, but this is how I see the whole pro season. You wanna watch a good game? Turn on the tube Saturday afternoon. Michigan vs. Ohio St. or USC vs. UCLA or anyone vs. Notre Dame (I’m taking anyone). Thats football. The pros phone it in for the paycheck and endorsement deals.

Is it just me?

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[QUOTE=Gatopescado]
Sorry, but this is how I see the whole pro season. You wanna watch a good game? Turn on the tube Saturday afternoon. Michigan vs. Ohio St. or USC vs. UCLA or anyone vs. Notre Dame (I’m taking anyone). Thats football. The pros phone it in for the paycheck and endorsement deals.

Is it just me?
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I know lots of people who agree with you. Not me, personally. Every time I sit down to watch a college game, I think to myself “Oh, this is why people say football is boring. I think I’ll go do the dishes.”

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[QUOTE=Gatopescado]
Sorry, but this is how I see the whole pro season. You wanna watch a good game? Turn on the tube Saturday afternoon. Michigan vs. Ohio St. or USC vs. UCLA or anyone vs. Notre Dame (I’m taking anyone). Thats football. The pros phone it in for the paycheck and endorsement deals.
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I’m a fan a defensive football, so to me the college game is a complete joke. Not only do they have a bunch of rules propping up the offense even worse than the pros do, but the defensive “talent” at the college level is pathetic.

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[QUOTE=Ellis Dee]
I’m a fan a defensive football, so to me the college game is a complete joke. Not only do they have a bunch of rules propping up the offense even worse than the pros do, but the defensive “talent” at the college level is pathetic.
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Tell that to the SEC, baby.

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[QUOTE=Ogre]
Tell that to the SEC, baby.
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Okay. Compared to the pros, the defense in the SEC is a pathetic joke.

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Scheduling and recruiting in college football are jokes as well. I have no interest in college football for the same reason I have little interest in baseball. The system is set up to ensure that only a few teams are really competitive, and that bores the hell out of me.

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[QUOTE=Ellis Dee]
Okay. Compared to the pros, the defense in the SEC is a pathetic joke.
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Lighten up, Francis.

:rolleyes: