Some dipshit probably looked at some engagement report and decided to drive eyeballs to the low graphic by using the color with the highest response rate. Or something basically the same with different marketing words/studies.

It’s even worse. Someone made this design and someone else (multiple others?!) approved it. Sheesh. 

What kills me is that this is a decision someone consciously made. Some actual human being is that stupid.

There’s a reason why Van Noy looked like a complete bust in Detroit...and is now an All Pro, Super Bowl Champ, and father....and not prepping for week 2 after tying the fucking Cardinals.

Exactly, which is why I get so frustrated with clueless fans wanting to apply blue-color work ethics to pro sports.

This is actually something I’ve noticed in interviews with veteran players and keep wondering how much it is influenced by my fandom biases. It just seems like Brady keeps being brought up as an example of a great locker room leader, which is probably a huge part of why the Patriots locker room seems to be able to…

Kyle Van Noy missed last night’s game because his wife was giving birth. While I certainly hope every coach wouldn’t have a problem with the player missing the game for that, BB gave his blessing for it.

James Harrison had a cool interview/bit on ESPN after the SB about his brief time in New England. He made the interesting point that Brady himself doesn’t act like a diva, he treats the practice sqaudders with the same respect he treats the stars, and Brady’s the first one to head out to practice in some shitty…

Yup. Here is one that happened to a friend of mine (not me personally, I’m not British). Four consultants for a large international firm (let’s call it Baccenture) got drunk one night, jumped the pool fence at their corporate apartment complex and got caught on camera. Two of them were from England, and the project…

Exactly, which is why I get so frustrated with clueless fans wanting to apply blue-color work ethics to pro sports. This isn’t just apples and oranges, it’s apples and durian. You can’t expect an NFL team to treat a guy who barely missed the cut in training camp the same as a receiver who’s pulling down double-digit…

+1 pity star 

I think the main reason they work more often for the Patriots is because the Patriots are never in the position where they absolutely have to have that star player. Once you are in that position, if the star gets petulant, you are screwed. Patriots just cut them and move on. If more organizations were smarter about…

So, true. If you bring in lots of money for any company, you’ll get a way longer leash than if you are a mediocre employee. Sometimes assholes stay employed because results matter. It seems like Hollywood revolves around this. So many horrible, entitled people, but at then end of the day, results matter. Matt Lauer,…

It reeked of fake tough guy “respect my authority” bullshit that was perfectly on brand for an ego maniac like Mayock. 

I made this exact sentiment last week when this was going down and got flamed. I am going to be so pissed if you get a lot of stars for saying this now.

It’s the other way around in new england. If they buy in then they stay around and win, if they dont then BB cuts them(see moss)

Yeah and I also feel the point made about the timing is a great one that I hadn’t really considered. If everything was already settled, as it seemed to be, to make that move only then is really questionable no matter who you are dealing with.

I think any team can reach a breaking point with someone like AB but he makes a very good point that the Raiders said they supported him and then after all the drama and him finally seeming set to go week one, they drop a fine on him for some shit that was weeks ago and say it voids his guaranteed money. It was a very…

Honestly, I’m siding with AB on this. It just seemed like Plantation Mentality with both the Stillers and the Raiders. I think he’ll flourish with New England which, no matter what you think about Belichick et al personally, they seem to run the place like a competent workplace.

As with many things, winning heals a lot of wounds. A guy who seems eccentric and passionate when you’re competing for championships can sound disruptive and egotistical when you're not. One reason these reclamation projects tend to work more often than not for the Patriots is that they're always in contention.