Comments on: Hey Idiot, the Bandwagon Already Left. http://emptyeye.com/2008/11/15/hey-idiot-the-bandwagon-already-left/ Music and writing about speedruns, smashing arrows, and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:37:58 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: emptyeye http://emptyeye.com/2008/11/15/hey-idiot-the-bandwagon-already-left/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 emptyeye Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:19:24 +0000 http://emptyeye.com/?p=272#comment-1121 Yeah, I wonder how history would have played out if Bledsoe never went down in that 2001 season. My guess is that the Pats stay competitive, a perennial playoff team, but never become the Dynasty loved my fans and media alike that they were when from February 2002 to the present. As for the Raiders, when you've got your coach attempting a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reRXqL_KMNE" rel="nofollow">76-yard field goal</a> <b>against the wind</b>, your coach is either A. incompetent, or B. Passive-aggressively taking out his frustration with some of the higher-ups in the organization. Only in Oakland baby! Yeah, I wonder how history would have played out if Bledsoe never went down in that 2001 season. My guess is that the Pats stay competitive, a perennial playoff team, but never become the Dynasty loved my fans and media alike that they were when from February 2002 to the present.

As for the Raiders, when you’ve got your coach attempting a 76-yard field goal against the wind, your coach is either A. incompetent, or B. Passive-aggressively taking out his frustration with some of the higher-ups in the organization. Only in Oakland baby!

]]> By: James http://emptyeye.com/2008/11/15/hey-idiot-the-bandwagon-already-left/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 James Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:11:31 +0000 http://emptyeye.com/?p=272#comment-1108 Poor Drew Bledsoe, his injuries have lead to the rise of Brady and Tony Romo, the exact definition of the "golden boys" you speak of. You may remember in the late 90s, Bledsoe was a God in New England for getting the Pats to the Super Bowl and regularly contributing to a competitive team. At least Brady is a proven winner, so he'll always have that even if he retired today. Still, I think I got the same satisfaction watching Romo single-handedly choke away two Cowboys sure thing playoff victories. Fans are a fickle bunch though--as long as you're still rooting for the Oakland "JV" Raiders, you can continue to criticize the bandwagoners because there's NO ONE jumping on the silver and black bandwagon :) Poor Drew Bledsoe, his injuries have lead to the rise of Brady and Tony Romo, the exact definition of the “golden boys” you speak of. You may remember in the late 90s, Bledsoe was a God in New England for getting the Pats to the Super Bowl and regularly contributing to a competitive team. At least Brady is a proven winner, so he’ll always have that even if he retired today. Still, I think I got the same satisfaction watching Romo single-handedly choke away two Cowboys sure thing playoff victories.

Fans are a fickle bunch though–as long as you’re still rooting for the Oakland “JV” Raiders, you can continue to criticize the bandwagoners because there’s NO ONE jumping on the silver and black bandwagon :)

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