That site was created by a Cheatriots fan. And the Pats hate comes from the love of the Rams. They took a dynasty from us by cheating. Goodell burned the evidence. Can you blame us for hating the Cheatriots?
I know well enough about the history. I don't view it the same way. Was it cheating? Yeah. Did they beat us? yeah. Are we talking about the GOAT qb and the best coach of his era? Also yeah. I think there's a lot more rule-bending across sports (professional and amateur) than gets acknowledged, and it's easy when there's a loose thread to tug on it and tug on it. It was a rough one for a lot of reasons, but we had our opportunity to win the game, and we didn't. And that's almost all that matters.
I know that's not satisfying to a lot of people, and I'm not going to tell anyone what to feel. Just trying to get across that I don't feel at home in the (righteous or not) hate, and trying to offer a differing viewpoint. Wasn't aware who made the site, but I don't think that should disqualify it entirely (certainly, let's take it with a grain of salt, regardless of who created it). The point is that with winning as the goal, every team looks for every advantage they think they can get away with. Look at our former defensive coordinator (whose crime is much more egregious in my opinion). It's not a comfortable idea, but I think it's important to at least recognize that teams, and professionals in all walks of life, seek an upper-hand, and bend rules to their benefit if they think they can get away with it. It's not right, but it's not evil.
It's hard, and I felt and still understand the anger. I'm just of the opinion that we waste too much passion on something that gets us nowhere, and has started to feel stale and easy.
But. Patty-Ice shouldn't have worn that shirt.
