Patriots/NFL 2018 Regular Season - 1-0 - On to Jacksonville 9/16 4:25 PM

[EverettMike]

Yes because thats what you do on social media you share things and then discuss them

Okay, I'll complete the circle....

Why are we rooting against any of those four guys exactly?

 

[JRull86]

In 2008 I was sitting on the Green Monster for Jason Bay's 1st game for Boston and Alan Embree came in to pitch for Oakland. The guys behind me started to boo him, and when we asked them why they would boo a guy from the 2004 team who never did anything wrong here and was let go by the team they thought the question was ****ing crazy and booed more. Then they were ********s to us.

My crazy friend wanted to throw them off the Wall, and I think we probably should have.

Of all the ex-players from Boston sports teams to boo, I don't think Alan Embree even cracks the top 1000.

That literally might be one of the stupidest things I've heard.

 

[JRull86]

The whole moving adventure was a massive mistake. Spanos is legit one of the worst owners in sports for that. He couldn't extort the city of SD to build him a stadium, so he carelessly rushed into LA just to beat the Raiders there without any real forethought. The whole situation caused a major percentage of San Diego fans to renounce their support for the LA Chargers, and they're not exactly growing any new fans in the LA area since everyone in the city is a Raiders fan or a transplant from elsewhere, and Orange County (where they could've gotten a foothold) is still Rams territory from their years in Anaheim. And the new casual fans have to choose between the aging team which has historically underperformed with Philip Rivers at the helm or the young exciting team with Todd Gurley and a recent #1 draft pick franchise QB in Goff (not to mention the best defense in the NFC). Obviously the Rams are the choice meat there. It's going to be a massive failure and I am willing to wager that within 20 years the Chargers will have been sold and moved again.

I still don't understand why the NFL allowed them to even move in the first place.

 

[Seidenbergy]

I still don't understand why the NFL allowed them to even move in the first place.

They didn't have much choice. The stadium is crumbling and nobody was willing or able to help foot the bill for a new one. They may end up building an MLS stadium there, but that's only because it will be a fraction of the cost and will be shared with San Diego State.

 

[JRull86]

They didn't have much choice. The stadium is crumbling and nobody was willing or able to help foot the bill for a new one. They may end up building an MLS stadium there, but that's only because it will be a fraction of the cost and will be shared with San Diego State.

I meant to LA.

I get the Chargers originally played in LA, but they had nowhere near the prestige that the Rams and Raiders did/do. They had to have know no one in LA would give a shit about them, especially after getting the Rams back the same year.

Not sure where I'd have put them, but LA wouldn't have been on that list.

 

[Seidenbergy]

Gotcha. I definitely agree with that.

 

[EverettMike]

They didn't have much choice. The stadium is crumbling and nobody was willing or able to help foot the bill for a new one. They may end up building an MLS stadium there, but that's only because it will be a fraction of the cost and will be shared with San Diego State.

They should have sent the Chargers to Vegas and had the Raiders return to LA.

Or, you know, let their owner Spanos and his net worth of 2.3 billion pay for his own f***ing stadium in San Diego.

 

[JRull86]

They should have sent the Chargers to Vegas and had the Raiders return to LA.

Or, you know, let their owner Spanos and his net worth of 2.3 billion pay for his own ****ing stadium in San Diego.

This right here is really the issue at hand.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Okay, I'll complete the circle....

Why are we rooting against any of those four guys exactly?

I understand why people might root against a player that left the team under bad circumstances, but:

Patricia left to become a HC

Butler got benched in the SB and his contract was up.

Jimmy G was traded.

Solder was a FA and got a big payday the Pats weren’t going to give him.


I don’t get it.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

I understand why people might root against a player that left the team under bad circumstances, but:

Patricia left to become a HC

Butler got benched in the SB and his contract was up.

Jimmy G was traded.

Solder was a FA and got a big payday the Pats weren’t going to give him.


I don’t get it.

So far the only fans in here that are rooting against them is the poster who put up the image of them.

 

[Troublesome 85]

If you think I am actually rooting against those players than you're a true to life moron.

 

[McGarnagle]

If you think I am actually rooting against those players than you're a true to life moron.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

If you think I am actually rooting against those players than you're a true to life moron.

I'm not being sarcastic here, but what were people supposed to think? You posted that photo, which was pretty obviously taking a large amount of pleasure in the ex-Patriots struggles last week.

There was no comment, just the photo.

Going off of that post, one would not be a "true to life moron" (whatever that is) to think you were rooting against the people in the picture.

 

[LouJersey]

If you think I am actually rooting against those players than you're a true to life moron.

Maybe putting a few thoughts under the picture would have clarified your position on your feelings about said players?

 

[Troublesome 85]

Maybe putting a few thoughts under the picture would have clarified your position on your feelings about said players?

I could have but I really had no thoughts on it. As mentioned above I was sharing something. Something I found interesting. Have no ill will towards any of those people. They all did what was best for them.

Professional sports is a crap shoot for players. They wanna maximize their younger years to make the most they can but they also dont want to be seen as unloyal or greedy.

 

[EverettMike]

I could have but I really had no thoughts on it. As mentioned above I was sharing something. Something I found interesting. Have no ill will towards any of those people. They all did what was best for them.

Professional sports is a crap shoot for players. They wanna maximize their younger years to make the most they can but they also dont want to be seen as unloyal or greedy.

The sharing, the literal act of sharing the photo, IS the thought. That was you communicating, just with an image instead of words. Seemed pretty obvious you were laughing at them. If that wasn't what you meant you did a bad job saying what you meant.

Talk gooder.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

I could have but I really had no thoughts on it. As mentioned above I was sharing something. Something I found interesting. Have no ill will towards any of those people. They all did what was best for them.

Professional sports is a crap shoot for players. They wanna maximize their younger years to make the most they can but they also dont want to be seen as unloyal or greedy.

No thoughts. Then keep it to yourself

 

[KrejciMVP]

No thoughts. Then keep it to yourself

nah, he should keep posting and who cares if he posted last weeks stats for ex patriots in a picture

 

[N o o d l e s]

I don’t see how that picture makes anyone bitter. It’s more of just a reflection on something we already knew: players generally don’t do well when they leave here.

 

[Troublesome 85]

I don’t see how that picture makes anyone bitter. It’s more of just a reflection on something we already knew: players generally don’t do well when they leave here.

Seems people on these boards like to over analyze stuff and think theyre smarter than they actually are

 

[EverettMike]

Or I literally asked a reasonable question in response to it.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Seems people on these boards like to over analyze stuff and think theyre smarter than they actually are

For example?

 

[LouJersey]

For example?

:raiseshand:

 

[Troublesome 85]

:raiseshand:

nope

 

[Fossy21]

At least the meme didn’t mention Amendola, who possibly had a worse game than any of the others. Mocking him after all he did for us would’ve been heresy (then again, so should at least three of the ones actually in the picture).

I want them to succeed personally, but I don’t particularly want the Giants, 49ers or Dolphins to win championships.