And my reasons for this have been pure.
For too long The Real Housewives of Foxboro didn’t appreciate how good they had it.
Another was the legendary “Unicorns!
My issue with that one was there might have been 20,000 people left in the stands for that game-winner.
And maybe twice that trying to talk their way back into the stadium.
Oh ye of little faith.
But I can’t emphasize this enough.
I was dragging Patriots ticket holders for refusing to recognize how good they had it.
For example that Wildcat game broke a 12-game home winning streak.
That Show Ponies game everyone bailed on had Tom fricking Brady under center.
10 throwback jersey they bought in 2021.
Those intrepid Americans deserve our respect and admiration.
They just didn’t get it this morning from one Patriots player on his radio appearance.
Look, I have zero desire to trash Jahlani Tavai.
Over the past few years, he’s played his way into a key role.
He leads the team in tackles.
As the Patriots defense has steadily and rapidly declined all around him.
But holy smokes, man.
Nobody who pays good money, fights traffic to sit out in the coldwantsto boo.
They don’t show up hoping for the chance to hurl viriol at anyone.
They’re frustrated because they care.
No one argues the players have to like it.
The fact is, Tavai’s team has now won two home games in the last two years.
you could’t badger or shame your audience into liking what you’re doing.
All you might do is give people what they came to hoping to see and you win them over.
Which in the case of Patriots fans right now is effort, discipline, toughness, and competitive football.
No one was under any delusion this was going to be good season or even anywhere close to .500.
We knew this roster was bad going in.
Or to compare this franchise to the Lions when Dan Campbell first took over.
Until they see proof of the “work in progress” Tavai mentions, this is just wish-casting.
Here’s my advice to all Patriots players from now until their last press availabilities of the season.
Do the fans have every right to voice their opinions?
They pay good money to sit in the stands and see good football.
And we didn’t do that.
And that’s our end of the bargain.
… You don’t like it, then you have to fix it.
The only thing that fixes that is winning.”
Respectfully, I’ll correct Andrews on one point.
Yes, winning will fix it.
To play like an NFL team.
Being a pain in the ass to superior opponents.
To be the trap team that the Super Bowl contenders don’t want to face.
Think of the game at Buffalo two weeks ago.
More of that would do for now.
Instead, just they got beaten by 33 at home.
Have now allowed four teams the most points they’ve scored all year.
Allowed 30 or more points six times.
Are last in the league in sacks.
Second to last in turnovers and QB hits.
All while scoring the third fewest points in the league.
Their place is in the stands watching the worst team in football.
It’ll be interesting to see what happens Sunday.
