All Entries Related to "New England Patriots"
January 21, 2007
Dammit
What can you say? Indy ground the Patriots' defense down into the dust, and Peyton made plays I'd only seen him make in November. Congratulations to the Oysters-no-more, and go Bears!
Posted by Michael at 10:58 PM | Comments (2)
January 16, 2007
Oderint Dum Metuant
Manning’s worst nightmare! Wants to keep Pats fans at distance
Posted by Michael at 12:18 PM | Comments (2)
LaDainian Tomlinson on Sportsmanship
While some have dismissed Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson's critical comments about the Patriots' postgame celebrations as mere sour grapes, BunkoSquad research teams have learned that Tomlinson has actually taken a consistent stance over the years against what he terms "excessive celebration". Some of his previous statements:
April 9, 2003. On the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue in central Baghdad: ""When you're a world superpower, I just wouldn't think you would need to act that way. But obviously that's the way they reacted to it and there's nothing we can do about it."
January 21, 1981: On the release of Americans held hostage in Iran: "It's been building, a little bit up to this point, the whole disrespect thing. It's not just something that happened yesterday. It's been building a little while."
July 20, 1969: On Neil Armstong being the first man to walk on the moon: "From my standpoint, Marty [Schottenheimer] always tells us to act like we've been there before. That's something that your coach always tells you. To me, if guys are acting like that, then it comes from top to bottom, in my opinion."
August 15, 1945: On V-J Day: "We're out competing, and what message do you want to send our kids? Is that the way you react after a win? In my opinion, that's not the way you react."
April 14, 1865. On the assassination of President Lincoln: "I wasn't going to go over and do anything crazy. I was just going to tell the guy, 'Don't disrespect us in our theatre, you guys won the war, congratulations.' I think the Union guys kind of blew it up a little bit more by holding me back like I was going to attack the guy or something."
August 24, 410. On Alaric I leading the Visigoths into Rome: "I don't know how that would go over, but obviously I probably wouldn't say two words to him. I definitely wouldn't. In the heat of the moment and competitive nature, sometimes you say things."
Posted by Michael at 09:06 AM | Comments (5)
January 14, 2007
You Stay Classy, San Diego
Have I mentioned I love the Patriots? Some notes:
- It's been said before, but I think Marty Schottenheimer could botch a two-car funeral. What a bad job managing the second half.
- On the other hand, I think that when the season is over, we should put Belichick and Brady in charge of the Iraq war. When there was 3:30 left and the Pats started their drive, I felt such a feeling of calmness and inevitability. I love these guys.
- Here's the Chargers' contact page. As of 9:00 PM, the Chargers hadn't announced who may or may not be eligible to order AFC Championship tickets. Let me know if you hear anything.
- 13 hours of football watching this weekend has convinced me of three things: Wendy's chicken meal is (whispers) $2.99. Roosters don't like it when you wake them up. And this is, despite anything you may have heard to the contrary, our country.
- Peyton? We're coming....
Midnight Update: Is LaDainian Tomlinson's beef really "they celebrated their victory by imitating one of our players' victory celebrations, so they are classless"? Ooh, someone doesn't like being part of the MVP-sent-home-by-the-Pats club.
Posted by Michael at 08:50 PM | Comments (1)