The Bully-Boy Patriots

"we don't mind losing but do you have to score so many points on us? You embarrass us and it hurts our widdle feelings. "

somehow a cheap shot is alright but scoring points isn't...

one thing not mentioned is that points scored and given up can be a deciding factor in home field advantage

this ain't Sunday school'..this is professional football..about the closest thing to gladiators we'll probably ever see..a loss is a loss is a loss..does it matter by how many points you lose?

I'm on board with elvis957, they are pros. But it happens even in college. Does anyone whine when the UNC basketball team racks up lop sided victories over lesser schools? Back to the Pats, I looked at the facts. Through the first 11 weeks, the Pats scored 93 in Q1, 128 in Q2, 76 in Q3, and 114 in Q4. This works out to 221 in the 1st half and 190 in the second half. If you take away the TD's from defensive or special teams which can't be included in "piling it on" because they are more up to chance (0 in Q1, 14 in Q2, 14 in Q3, and 14 in Q4), the Pats scored 207 offensive points in the 1st half and 162 offensive points in the 2nd half. This doesn't look like piling it on to me. If you watch the flow of how their games evolve, they go to their 3rd and 4th stringers by the 4th quarter. This is most likely why the decline in 2nd half scores. They play the full 60 minutes and most notably have very limited injuries, which can't be said for many of the other teams. And they have great depth, and an almost impenetrable offensive line which give Brady lots of time. I bet the coaching staff looks at those going for it on 4th down plays as good practice, they can afford to not make the down, to try new things out for size. Enjoy watching it while you can, it probably won't happen again for a long while!

Unless I'm mistaken, the object of the game is to take the ball to the end zone of the opponent. If a team repeats this several times during a game, then they are achieving the goal. Instead of whining about a team who does this too many times (racking up the points) these people (the opposition coaches/players) should take this as an opportunity to identify their weaknesses so they play better ball next time.

I agree,,,this isn't high school. When the ball is in possession of the team, isn't it the goal to take the ball to the oppenents end zone? So what if they make down there a dozen times or so? That has nothing to do with ethics, it has to do with playing the game.

Professional football players are paid a decent amount of money to play football games. Most of us who work 9 to 5 don't have the right to slack off and go home at 3 solely because we're having a bad day at work, so why would it be okay for football players on either side of a rout to beg off and stop playing after three quarters? What a bizarre mentality.

I am not a Patroits fan, however, I think they must continue to play their best and if the score gets run up in the process...oh well.

No matter what, remember that these are professional athletes. Professionals! This is what they get paid to do. If you don't want them running up the score, don't let it happen. Every team in this league gets an equal amount of time to prepare each week, it's not the Patriot's responsibility to make sure everyone is getting an equal chance to play and that little johnny gets an opportunity to run with the ball once during the game.

Bottom line: You can't turn it on and than miraculously turn it off. Full tilt full time....When you have your foot on someone's throat (in this case all of the NFL) unfortunately, sometimes you just have to push down.

If this is too candid, too earnest go watch soccer.

I'm sorry, but not everyone sees the Patriots as the bad guys. In California, we see echoes of Joe Montana and the great 49ers teams in this current Patriot franchise. We see pure artistry in football, where skill becomes beautiful. And we see a team that has a chance to reach heights unmatched in professional football. Enjoy the beautiful game of the incredible Patriots, and here's to them going 19-0.

They won't go undefeated and won't even go to the super bowl this year They are wayyyy to cocky for that to happen.

People. People. Can we please all get back to hating the Dallas Cowboys. The only team to ever claim to be "America's Team." The Pats play as a team (abiet with some key talent added this year) and they play for 60 minutes which is really the reason for the scores being so lopsided. They also don???t do what too many other teams do, that is that they never look past an opponent week in and week out. The reason they are playing the way they are is not because of ???spygate??? but because of the AFC championship game last year.

You're an idiot. The issue was over Belicheck and the rest of the organization on his orders (or without them) cheats as well. It has been documented that teams visiting Gillete Stadium have had the headsets with their Offensive Cordinators in the booths cut out at just when the visitors were about to score. The Eagle players who been wondering for years how Belicheck knew to call the exact defense to beat their screen pass everytime. Now Belicheck figures if he can whup every team he plays against it will prove he really is that much more of a genuis than everyone else. I think he'd be far better by proving he is a gentleman instead. Nobody likes a sore winner, and that's how the Patriots appear to everyone outside the 617 area code.
It'd be a dang shame if no one figured out how to beat the Patriots until they played in the SuperBowl and an 18-1 team will go down in history as the biggest chokers of all time. Now that's something to root for.

The rest of the league sees how a team is supposed to play and earn those big salaries. The rest of the league players and owners are uncomfortable with that because it's pointing out to the fans " Hey, there's a team that has pride in what they do and they go out and earn those salaries, why can't our teams do that."
Go Pat's , keep on winning and if you have "so-called" run it up...go.

A Mianer living in Michigan

So then, what is the solution from all you whiners? Take a knee on every down? Kick a field goal on fourth down instead of going for it? But that's disrespectful. Go for it on fourth instead of kicking a field goal - and that's disrespectful. When does Brady come out - third quarter? Second quarter? First quarter? How very disrespectful! Should the Pats have to kick off 10 yards farther back than the opponent? Again disrespectful. Maybe they should play with fewer men on the field? Maybe they should spot the opponent 2 touchdowns? End the game with a mercy rule? Or, maybe some of these other teams should grow a pair and defense the Pats. I ask again - what is your "respectful" solution all of you whiners?

I prefer John Madden's comment during the game - It isn't the offenses job to stop playing, it is the defenses job to stop the offense. Don't blame the Pat's for scoring, blame their opponents defense for being unable to stop them.