This was a phenomenal game so it just sucks that the officials had to make themselves part of the outcome. Even if you despise the Patriots you have to admit they got absolutely hosed in a couple of huge spots in the 4th. The part that made it really galling was the way the officials stayed out of the way of a great…
It should be noted he was paid for 15 of those 19 games however
After showing off his woodsy masculinity by blasting a captive pheasant at point blank range with an overpowered weapon he posted a picture of himself and an aide doing laundry at a laundromat in Iowa because he’s also a #realguy who’s just like the rest of us...you know, except for being a batshit rube with medieval…
It’s funny to me that this is exactly the kind of thing NASCAR, fans and the media clamor for when nothing is happening, and then when it does they act outraged. NASCAR will be upset about it and then use it in every promotional commercial for the next 3 years. As for the incident..I was floored when it happened, but…
The Patriots are in everyone’s head right now...the Jets having the locker room swept for bugs, the Colts feeling they need to run complicated trick plays and onside kicks, the Steelers crying about radio issues even though both teams were experiencing them, the Ravens bitching about the completely legal formations…
He’s like the real life version of Joe Dirt..when I saw his mugshot all I could think of was Dennis Miller saying, “Now, you’re telling me you were so ingrained with white trash DNA, your hair actually grows in on its own all white-trashy like that?”
My favorite part of all of this is that Mike Tomlin had to listen to Scott Zolak for a quarter. He’s trying to talk to the coaches booth and instead gets Zo yelling out, “Unicorns and Show Ponies!!” — But seriously though...if the Patriots are the evil geniuses everyone is making them out to be do you think they pull…
What he wrote really isn’t the point, though I happen to agree that the article made a lot of ridiculous paranoid accusations without a shred of proof or any names attached. The point is he made an informed an fairly innocuous observation and ESPN removed it...it’s shady behavior at this juncture if nothing else.
I mean...Bill Simmons is a colossal douche...but isn’t he kinda right here? ESPN published an “investigative report” that essentially rehashed a bunch of shit we knew 8 years ago and added in a bunch of quotes and details from more “anonymous sources” to go along with the sour grapes routine that guys like Bill Polian…
You hit it on the head with this one. It’s nearly impossible to have a rational conversation about the Patriots because many fans (and ex-players in the media) have a hard time accepting the fact that the Patriots routinely beat them like a drum. It seems like every fan base or organization they have beaten over their…
Not all Patriots fans flatly deny any wrongdoing in this case, you’re missing the point. The point is guilty or innocent this was a complete farce, a speeding ticket that was punished like a homicide. And appearances aside the league came away from a multi-million dollar witch hunt with shit for evidence and still…
You’re right that when cars kill people we blame the driver not the car...but you still have to pass a test to drive a car, and register it with the government and have it inspected for safety...the basic measures people are proposing with guns. I don’t think anyone is advocating for the complete illegality of…
This is a fairly predictable development, but even with a lower standard for determining guilt I just don’t see a lot of merit here. Walking onto an active racetrack that is poorly lit.. during a night race..wearing black to confront a driver still participating in the race and then blaming the other party as…
I think he’d have better luck with the briefcase full of cash he used last time. **Spoiler Alert**: This Colts DVD ends the same way as last year’s...with the team getting their shit kicked in by the Patriots. Special features include a scientific treatise by Ryan Grigson on the “Ideal Gas Law” and how a first-half…
Pretty clear the bad information was from the league office here, no? As the Patriots’ counsel pointed out in his pleading emails to Jeff Pash urging him to correct the false information: 2 parties had the information about PSIs, the league and the Patriots, and obviously the team wasn’t the one talking. Obviously…
Shameful performance from Mort on Le Batard’s show. His assertion that he somehow corrected the information or backed off on it is complete and utter bullshit considering his original story and tweet were still out there 6 months later. If you get something like this wrong...be a man and say you got it wrong,…
It blows my mind that none of this was a story until the last few days, Mort and ESPN are certainly not blameless in this absolute sham. It was this erroneous scoop and weeks of subsequent “hot takes” on ESPN that first turned a fairly inconsequential issue into an absolute shitstorm of epic proportions. It’s…
It’s kind of refreshing to know that there are reasonable fans out there who can see this for the farce that it is. If you hate the Patriots by all means enjoy watching a successful player twist in the wind here, but any person with a functional brain has to know this punishment was a gross overreaction and a form of…
Even the appearance of external pressure from other NFL owners will strengthen Brady’s case. His lawyers will be able to show the complexity of the situation Goodell is in...if one or more of his bosses are making their wishes known to him it would be difficult for anyone to consider him impartial. It’s just…
The lower downforce package was an absolute home run for NASCAR in its first race and was basically universally praised by fans and drivers alike. There were more than twice as many green flag passes on Saturday compared to last year’s Kentucky race and also a track record 22 passes for the lead under green. Kentucky…
