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Originally Posted by Pontiacdaver
Not a Patriots fan, but I have to grudgingly respect them as a team. They get it done when it's a close game.
If there is a questionable inequality, it's the consistent lopsided foul calls. I mean, what team only commits 1 foul the whole game? And it always seems (to my eyes, and often the sportscasters), the calls (or non calls) go the Patriots way, every game.
You Pats fans can hate on me, I don't care, but it seems they really don't need to have the refs insure they win.
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Originally Posted by Pontiacdaver
Chris,
What "fanciful claims" did I make?
It's a fact there were only 7 penalties called, and 6 of them were against the Jaguars. That any team is "disciplined" enough to only commit 1 penalty in an entire game is as ridiculous as your claim of unsportsman-like conduct not being called against the Jags. The outcome of the game wasn't even a forgone conclusion until late in the 4th quarter. Calling a commentator a "Patriots hating whiner" is a snide, sore winner-type comment, which your above claim smacks of too. The only "claim" I made is it seems calls that could go either way, seem to go their way. And it's a only claim because I don't care enough to actually check.
-Dave
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You allege there is a conspiracy afoot where the refs are guaranteeing the win -
THAT is your fanciful claim! It is baseless, unsupported and grossly untrue!
Since you are such a learned fan and astute viewer, I'm certain you can go play by play and tell us exactly which players on which play should have received penalties....but you won't because you can't. Truth is the Patriots
ARE a team that is so disciplined that they can receive only 1 penalty in a game. It is that discipline that allows them to win repeatedly and set the records they have. You may choose to disagree because you cannot stomach the alternative but it is the truth and both their play & their record supports it.
To also deny that the Jaguars were pushing, shoving and s**t talking their way into fights at the end of the game is laughable as well. I was texting with a photographer friend of mine on the field all through the game who told me exactly what was going on. It didn't get a lot of air time and the refs quickly broke things up, but the Jaguars were poor losers and were letting the Patriots know it!
Lastly, don't confuse my statements and Jeremy's as the same or expect us not to defend a team we follow against your baseless unsupported claims. Barry Church was a gentleman in the locker room after the game explaining his contact with Gronkowski - you should be here as well.