Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Woke up with a smile on my face today Date:   2/5/2018 12:56:40 PM (updated 2/5/2018 2:12:33 PM)

Oh don't get me wrong, the Patriots are a great organization, Belichick is a great coach and Tom Brady is easily the most successful QB to play the game (better than Montana, Bradshaw, etc.). Part of it is his longevity but no doubt he works like a dog to stay physically capable of playing the game way longer than most QBs can.  Would I rather have him as QB rather than Ben?  You bet.  Although with our offensive line over the last ten years I am not sure whether he would still be playing.  It's only because Ben is a physical beast that he is still walking.

As for the cheating, it may be true or not but as a Steeler's fan I am going with the former only because I am bitter that we can't seem to beat them, at least in the modern era. :-)  I also thought the deflate issue was complete BS.  As for the taping issue, I think that there is probably some merit to the allegations but there's also a lot of disinformation and it was very much overwrought.  They were probably stretching the rule and they may have stolen signals but even if they did, I haven't seen any evidence that it changed the outcome of the games.  

I just like to abuse the Patriots, especially since they will more than likely match the Steeler's 6 Super Bowl wins in the near future.  So fear not, my abuse is mostly just good, clean fun.  Either way, I am glad they lost especially after last year's trip to the Super Bowl and seeing them come back to beat the Falcons.  Like I said in another post (I think), the Patriots fans never lost hope and that says a lot.  I am sure this year was the same but the Eagles kept scoring and that was all the difference.