You are what we call a "homer". You are blinded and cant see past your teams problems.
I have been a PATS fan for the last 40 years. I lived through the years when my team was the laughing stock of the NFL but I am extremely grateful to Bill Belichick and Tom Brady for transforming the team into the most dominant team of the last 15 years. If winning 4 SBs and making it to 6 is a problem then I'm happy to have this problem anytime.
Since I know that teams don't stay dominant forever I am enjoying every single minute while you are spewing in your hate.....
My team is the Steelers. We've played in 8 Super Bowls and won 6 of them. That has nothing to do with how good the team is this year. Your team has problems THIS year.
I clearly stated the PATS have been the dominant team in the last 15 years.
As long as Brady is our QB even for 12 games and the other QBs in the division are EJ Manuel, Gino smith and Ryan Tannehill I'm not worried about NEXT year or the next few.
Y I hope your memories of the last 15 years keep you warm at night because NE's reign is over.
My next comment to you will be "I told you so" several months from now.
I hope your memories of the last 15 years keep you warm at night because NE's reign is over
After this, you can have whatever last word you want. My next comment to you will be "I told you so" several months from now.
You should be worried about Buffalo. They have a smothering defense that finished #3 last season. They had a weak offense but still went 9-7 with Kyle Orton at QB because their defense is THAT good. They've added offensive weapons at every skill position. LeSean McCoy at RB. Percy Harvin at WR and Charles Clay at TE. If / when EJ Manuel stinks, they also added Matt Cassel at QB who is at least as good as Kyle Orton. They've added talent all over the field while NE has lost talent. I hope your memories of the last 15 years keep you warm at night because NE's reign is over. I had this same discussion with a Cowboy fanatic 20 years ago and they still haven't won anything since then.
After this, you can have whatever last word you want. My next comment to you will be "I told you so" several months from now.
Another important factor is, from what I recall, Rice told the truth to the NFL, up front, before that elevator video became public. He cooperated. I think the NFL is taking Brady's "stonewalling" and lack of cooperation with their investigation very seriously....
As for Brady's suspension, sure, relative to the two weeks Ray Rice originally got, almost *every* punishment the NFL has ever given out since has been excessive in direct comparison. But come on, Rice was one miscarriage of NFL justice, ONE mistake. If we essentially say no one should get as much as what Ray Rice got if they did wasn't as "serious" as what Ray Rice did, everyone will be slapped on the wrist. Even steroid users, even drug offenders. Rice was an outlier, a mistake, and shouldn't be used to compare future punishments to. ...
Here's another example of NE playing fast and loose with the rules. LaGarrett Blount who was playing for the Steelers, walked out of a game without permission last season. He was cut the next day for insubordination. A few days later he signed with NE who he had played with the year before. It was well known that Blount was unhappy with his lack of playing time n Pittsburgh and regretted not resigning with NE.
Reporters starting speculating that the whole "walk off the field without permission" incident was orchestrated so he would get released and be able to resign with NE. When he was directly asked that question during an interview, he laughed and shrugged his shoulders, refusing to deny the rumor. Of course nobody was surprised. It was NE after all.
Another important factor is, from what I recall, Rice told the truth to the NFL, up front, before that elevator video became public. He cooperated. I think the NFL is taking Brady's "stonewalling" and lack of cooperation with their investigation very seriously.... As for Brady's suspension, sure, relative to the two weeks Ray Rice originally got, almost *every* punishment the NFL has ever given out since has been excessive in direct comparison. But come on, Rice was one miscarriage of NFL justice, ONE mistake. If we essentially say no one should get as much as what Ray Rice got if they did wasn't as "serious" as what Ray Rice did, everyone will be slapped on the wrist. Even steroid users, even drug offenders. Rice was an outlier, a mistake, and shouldn't be used to compare future punishments to. ...
Buffalo has upgraded every offensive skill position and the only person they lost on defense was Kiko Alonso who they traded to get McCoy, but Alonso missed the entire season last year anyway so effectively they have the same defense. They also catch NE for one game without Brady. Betting the Over 8.5 is a no brainer.
So what's your point?
The Steelers didn't have to cut him, they could have taken other disciplinary actions. Do you expect Blount to sit at home on his hands after he was cut when he had an opportunity to play?
So what? The Steelers cut him. They didn't have to.