The epic Bill Belichick-Jim Caldwell blood feud is renewed in this, a contest bound to be sorely lacking in superlatives about the quarterbacks involved. But there are so many other intriguing storylines aside from the obvious QB comparison. Is it Laurence Maroney or is it Joseph Addai who is more generally useless? Can Austin Collie’s grittiness unseat Welkah’s on this grand primetime stage? Will Caldwell ever forgive Dwight Freeney for not employing his many spins as a running back at Wake Forest? Why won’t we ever give the Meast to Peyton?
These questions and more will be quickly brushed aside in favor of dick jokes, soft porn and making light of the reinforced stereotypes in that “Precious” movie.
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That. Was. DELICIOUS.
I feel like an ass that I missed the best live blog of the season; all because I decided to watch it at an actual bar. I feel like Andre in The League.
/breaks up with bar on cell phone outside the Sunday lunch
This reminds me of game 7 of the 2001 World Series in that a dynastic team that was lauded for a specific trait in its heyday (coaching and clock management for the Pats, pitching and defense for the Yankees), then coasted on that one (admittedly strong) trait, plus some hard-earned mystique, for a year or two once the rest of the team’s strengths have started to erode. Then, that trait goes, and other teams realize they’re not invincible anymore; they’re a team of talented players, not a juggernaut. I wonder if that happened with the Patriots tonight? Will Belichek ever be feared in the same way again?
Wow… this loss feels like a kick to the gonads.
Enjoy your delicious, delicious schadenfreude, you jackals.
But I thought that Brady was Russell and Manning was Chamberlain? What’s happening? I’ve got to call my dad and Adam Carrolla and Mike Lombardi and talk about this for the next two weeks.
The Colts win. The assist goes to Bellichick.
Bill – LEAST of the Week.
I am not crushed, as the Pats have the division pretty well in hand, but wow, that’s a huge loss. Nice win, Colts.
GODDAMN that felt good
/Giants fan
//most I’ve enjoyed football in a month
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FUCK YOU BOSTON!!! BILL SIMMONS CAN EAT A FAT DICK!!!
I hope Fucking belicheck chokes on a cock.
Giving manning that last td fucked my fantasy team, i have now fucking lost 6 weeks straight and am #2 in points in the fucking league, motherfucking fuck
The Colts should have signed Bernard Pollard when they put Sanders on IR. Too bad the Pats don’t have Rodney Harrison anymore to go low on the other douche bag QB playing in this game.
I’m about as welcome here as a Hitler impersonator in a rabbi convention.
Are you Rick Reilly?
@ Wildwolf45
I’m actually not a Masshole, I’m from CT.
You’re right, I’m going to go ahead and self-bounce myself now. I’m about as welcome here as a Hitler impersonator in a rabbi convention. I also don’t want to run the risk of further raising the ire of Ape and losing us our Sexy Friday privileges.
read nathan hale’s posts
you rage, you lose
@ Ape
I really don’t mind, otherwise I wouldn’t read this blog. Lord knows that there are plenty of legitimate reasons to make fun of them. The whole “Brady is a whiner and gets preferential treatment” thing just bugs me because it’s so ridiculously petty, in the same way that the whole “Steelers only win the Super Bowl because of questionable calls” thing bugs you.
@ therick
Fine, not every single game, but I think we can agree that you can’t really judge the relative pussy-ness of Brady unless you watch Brady and his counterparts on a regular basis.
@Nathan
As a fellow NE fan and Masshole – shut the hell up! Yeah, Brady DOES whine a lot, but also fucking wins a lot and that’s what matters. NO ONE DENIES THIS! *goes out to Cumberland Farms for some Kodiak*
You’re just making us look worse. Fucking play up our assholish nature and enjoy the warm glowing glow of victory we have been blessed with.
/GO SAWX!
@Nathan
By that logic, you wouldn’t be able to say that he doesn’t call for a flag or flop more than any other quarterback since you would only be qualified if you watched them all every week.
@ RWB
Ok, I won’t deny that many Patriots fans are “whiny ass titty babies”. That being said, I don’t see how constructing a sarcastic, fairly douchey, but still legitimate, defense of one of my team’s players makes me one.
@ therick
Actually there was a rule change due to Palmer’s injury. Google the Kimo Clause and you’ll find various results about that.
As far as Tom Brady being a pussy, I’m not sure what you make that judgment based on, but I’d have to say you’re probably not qualified to unless you watch him play every week.
@Hale
I don’t really mind people making fun of the Pats or Tom Brady
So you’re being an annoying little cuntface for sport, then?
Just shut the fuck up, you sensitive little shit. Brady has been flagrant in calling for flags all year. More than any other QB by a healthy margin. Deal with the fact that’s he’s an annoying asshole and enjoy the wins.
Oh, well I blame the league. Why call it the Brady rule? Its meant to protect all quarterbacks. Calling it the Brady rule (albeit unofficially) makes it look like they’re showing favoritism.
@Pigs
No need to blame anyone. Just trying to add some perspective on why he gets reviled by non Pat fans.
I don’t quite see how it is Brady’s fault that the rule wasn’t created when Palmer got KOed. If you’re going to blame someone, blame the league.
Hoping to see Brady be a Freeney / Mathis wishbone.
@Nathan Hale
Part of the deal is when Carson Palmer got gimped in the playoffs there was no new rule created. On a hit that was very similar on Brady, a new rule was created. He flops like the love child of Vlade Divac and Manu Ginobili. What makes him a pussy isn’t the calling for the flag, it is being a pussy.
This game may be overhyped, but every single Pats/Colts game I’ve seen has been a great game and fun to watch. I don’t expect this one to be any different.
/is going to get proven wrong when the Colts are up 24-0 at the half.
@Nathan
The stereotype of NE fans being a bunch of whiny-assed titty babies.
@85: +1
@ Ricky Williams’s Bong
I’m not quite sure what part of New England fan stereotypes I’m supposed to be living up to. I guess it’s because I’m being defensive.
I don’t really mind people making fun of the Pats or Tom Brady, but I guess I’d rather that people do it for something that isn’t so unbelievably fucktarded as saying that Tom Brady whines for calls on every play. There was one pretty obvious instance when he did it in the Ravens game, and I’ll admit that was a dick move because he tried to sell it by limping. But as someone who watches the Pats every week, I can tell you that he doesn’t really do it more than anyone else.
@RB’sP: True, but Drogba is the more complete player: almost as whiny a bitch as Branaldo, every bit as dirty as Hines Wald.
Hype Hype Hype Hype. In case we didn’t know any of this detail.
Come on, Nathan, throw in a NO ONE DENIES THIS! It’s not as funny without the NO ONE DENIES THIS!
OMG, Tom Brady asked the ref to throw a flag!!!! Therefore, he must be a little bitch.
Fact.
Nathan Hale, here demonstrating, once more (in case you didn’t get it the first 600,000 times), why everything we say about New England and its fans is completely true.
@EEC: well he already whines for calls and whenever a defender breathes near him, he falls to the ground. That’s Drogba-ish.
OMG, Tom Brady asked the ref to throw a flag!!!! Therefore, he must be a little bitch. Because no other player ever does that!!! Except for those WRs who ask for pass interference on every play where they get touched. And the QBs who ask for a roughing the passer flag any time they get hit even a little bit after the ball is out of their hand. And the lineman who cry about holding, false starts, and offsides on every other play. Oops I’m sorry, I forgot that they’re not Tom Brady, so it doesn’t matter.
@RBsP: Between the Revolution playing in Gillette and a Brazilian GF/W he’s very confused.
Alright, Olbermann’s pretty douchey, but the Larry King “Hello” never gets old.
I’m almost torn. Dolts are undefeated, but still want Brady’s knee blown into the next hemisphere.
/rooting for a meteorite
Brady wishes he could red card defenders.
/still not as big a bitch as Cristiano Ronaldo…but close
Watching Brady is like watching euro soccer with the added downside of the game being stopped. Arguing every non-call. Bleh.
Wes Welker is my hero.