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In this off-season brought to us by an incredible Patriot win, I want to put down my copy of Michael Holley's "War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team". I've had it since 2012 but I was waiting for them to win another Super Bowl so the book could have a happy ending. Eli Manning almost ruined the course of human history. I wanted to take this time to ask you: What does the Patriot Way mean to you? What does it make you feel? Does the sight of 4 rings on Tom Brady make you feel like you can accomplish anything when your number's up and it's time to show people what you've got? Does Belichick's tactical genius make you feel like a tiny little bitch in comparison? To me, it's the end of a long saga that started the first time Eli Manning and the Giants beat Tom Brady. I was against New England at this time. I won't bore you with the details of my life, but the consecutive Patriot Super Bowl losses are associated with some very pivotal moments in my life. And both times... I wanted Eli to win. I've since gotten better. Both as a person and as a football fan. And to watch the Patriots win that 4th, to vindicate Tom Brady to his children after the previous losses to a man taking up residence on the autism spectrum, and to do it in that way to that team was just... incredible. I was in British Columbia skiing at the time as and everyone in BC was apparently an overtnight Seattle fan judging by the bright, new jerseys on the people in the bar. As a tiny aside, there was a guy covered in tattoos that was yelling "THAT'S RIGHT BEAST MODE! THAT'S RIGHT BEAST MODE!" all night. The sound he made after the interception will probably be the last thing I remember as I die in an old folks home surrounded by loved ones with a smile on my face. So I guess what I'm saying is, to me the Patriot Way means that life is long. It throws a lot of poo poo at you and you change. You get better. You get smarter. You figure your poo poo out and you start cheering for the Patriots to win Super Bowls. You go through ups and downs but if you believe in yourself, and if you have a big enough chip on your shoulder, pretty much anything is possible with The Patriot Way.
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I think it's the road in foxboro that the stadium is on
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Mar 6, 2015 00:46
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It means faking an injury one play, and sprinting down the length of the football field with your fist in the air the next.
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Mar 6, 2015 00:47
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Winning to the point of regular season apathy. Also, getting benched for waking up late.
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Mar 6, 2015 00:50
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Mar 6, 2015 01:03
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Mar 6, 2015 01:03
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Cheating when not really needing to, then being indignant as gently caress when caught
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Mar 6, 2015 01:10
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A crushing amount of projection from sportswriters to expand the narrative needed on how one of the greatest coaches and greatest quarterbacks in league history continuously defy the odds in a John Cena-esque (thank you WWE watching friend for this analogy) way.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:11
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It's livin the Hot Take Lifestyle I'm trademarking that poo poo, you fuckers stop sayin that
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Mar 6, 2015 01:14
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Well, the Pats have improved their standings in my eyes. They were, at one point, as low as sixth on the Evil Team scale but now they've climbed back up to at least seven or eight. Their quick and complete removal of Hernandez was admirable and should have been copied by other teams. So, ultimately, they're not the best but they aren't the worst. Honestly, they're so far behind teams like Oakland and Denver and Pittsburgh it almost doesn't even matter.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:15
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Love, glory, passion
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Mar 6, 2015 01:17
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Saying nothing to the press, especially when charged with first-degree murder.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:21
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Athanatos posted:Cheating when not really needing to, then being indignant as gently caress when caught Whatever happened to "Deflategate"? Did they just sweep it under the rug after the Super Bowl?
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What America thinks it is, yet also what America really is.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:29
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eating fries with mayonnaise and always insisting on splitting the bill in half, no matter how much was ordered by the respective parties.
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korrandark posted:Whatever happened to "Deflategate"? Did they just sweep it under the rug after the Super Bowl? all of the balls were fine except one, which was probably defective, and it turns out the only person who was actually doing anything wrong was a ref who was selling game balls on the side and trying to replace them through ball attendants. thats why they swept it under the rug, lmao
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Mar 6, 2015 01:35
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It means like, you go to work and they give you a promotion even though you were late - and a sports car - and then for some reason there's a hot chick in the passenger seat who gives you road head on the way home, but not before you stop off and buy a winning lottery ticket and see that guy you hated in high school pumping gas for a living. Also the chick had perfectly shaped spherical breasts. That's the Patriot Way.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:38
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Rutgers (slightly more) East
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sweet thursday posted:What does the Patriot Way mean to you? Really, not that drat much.
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A 4.5 yard pass on 3rd and 4.
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Mar 6, 2015 03:00
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Its not a term or concept I think about ever
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I like fireworks, barbecue, and free speech
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sweet thursday posted:What does the Patriot Way mean to you? I just took a really nasty poo poo. It was basically tapioca yet still took two flushes and stuck to my rear end for like half a roll of toilet paper. That is the Patriot Way
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sweet thursday posted:I wanted to take this time to ask you: What does the Patriot Way mean to you? Being able to watch football on Sunday and generally being able to expect to have fun. I'm pretty thankful for that. Comedy option: Never needing to worry about the Colts in the playoffs.
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Carwash oval office posted:A 4.5 yard pass on 3rd and 4. The best part about this is that before this past season it could accurately describe both offense and defense.
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Tom Brady's 4 super bowl rings.
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Aye Doc posted:unfathomably white
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That's in CA, doesn't count. Here is something worse/better?  
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If and when I ever have kids and they ask me about the Patriot Way and Tom Brady being the greatest of all time I'll just starting having 'Nam flashbacks to the Tuck Rule game while pictures of Ron Paul flash by saying "IT DIDN'T HAVE TO END THIS WAY/WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP THIS" occur and I pray to god it ends with "And after Brady/Belicheck retired they haven't had a winning season since."
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Aye Doc posted:unfathomably white wheez the roux posted:insufferable bullshit These two, basically. Best exemplified by Brady's "we win with graciousness" quote.
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Kasay kicking a kickoff out of bounds.
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The Patriot Way means never fumbling anything ever. As a youth in grade school, I was walking in the hallways between class periods. I dropped my guard for a brief moment to think about Kevin Faulk and some ruffian came charging past me, forcing me to drop the book I was carrying under my arms. Feeling the ethereal gaze of Coach Belichick looking on in shame, I walked quietly to the gym and took a seat on the benches beside the basketball court. I sat on that bench until I was forcibly removed 2 hours later by the janitor and the social studies teacher. That's what the Patriot Way means to me
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Belichick is better than every other NFL coach and about 3/4 of the NFL GMs, and he seems like kind of a dick to a lot of people. That's it. 
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The Patriot Way means Belichick winning three Super Bowls by a slim margin with defense and a great kicker, and then drafting a bunch of bad players but still winning games because Tom Brady covers up all of his bad personnel decisions.
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