Quick reply to the OP about how I feel about this Pats squad.
If I am remembering correctly, weren’t the Pats the ones that made news by being introduced as a team before Super Bowl XXXVI? Isn’t this the team that has been called the consummate “team” because players are swapped in an out as needed and never complain? Isn’t this the team where superstars go and abandon their egos for the sake of the team?
So why is Brady playing in the last minutes of games where the Pats are up by more than two scores? Why is Brady throwing lobs into double and triple teams just to force a TD pass to Moss so they can both get “theirs?” Doesn’t it seem like this team has slowly let their success get to them? I think it has.
Everything taken into account, I think you have to admit this team is the villain of the NFL. They’ve become the Yankees, if not for the exact same reasons. Winning is a large part of the hatred, but it’s more than that. But truth be told, I’m glad the league has that villain again. It was getting boring harboring a hatred for the Cowboys. Sports need villains. So I admit, I hate the Patriots, and I love them for it.