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And we’re onto Houston. What a win, what a week. Let’s get right to it and kick off with Bill Speros (Boston Herald) AKA “Obnoxious Boston Fan” on Twitter, who says a simple win means more than any revenge talk for Tom Brady:

Brady just wants to win. That is enough. He was angry long before Deflategate. He grew up in a home with three older sisters and probably needed an Airbnb reservation just to use the bathroom. He was the seventh-string quarterback when he enrolled at Michigan. He was taken with the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL draft. John Madden told him to take a knee. He only wins because he cheats. You get the point.

You’d be hard to find a better story than Tom Brady’s. Straight out of a movie script. Underdog. Cinderella. You name it. His entire career. From his very first moment as a Patriot when he told Robert Kraft, “I’m the best decision you’ve ever made,” to last Sunday when you could tell by the look in his eye he was going to eviscerate every last Steeler from the Rooneys to the idiot waving his terrible towel in the stands. He’s always had that “it” factor. This time around though, OBF, it does seem to have a little extra spice to it. I wonder why…

It was easy to get up for Pittsburgh. The history and success of the franchise, the pathological excuse-maker for a head coach, the trash talking fans, the spiteful ownership. The Falcons? To put it lightly, not as much. Their head coach is a harmless putz, their front office is filled with former Patriots’ staff, and their starting quarterback had the Boston College Eagles on the verge of a National Championship. In short, they’re a likable team and they’ve done nothing to “poke the bear” as one might say. I was wondering where the pointed anger would come from and then I turned in ESPN for 45 seconds, scrolled down my twitter timeline and remembered clearly. Everyone f’ing hates us. Brady. Belichick. The fans. The city. From Dan LeBatard and Bomani Jones pegging us cheaters and racists, to Rob Parker and Bart Scott spewing out recycled anti-Patriots bias to anyone that’ll listen, it reminds us what this entire thing is about. The National Football League and National Media against the New England Patriots and region they represent.

The aforementioned LeBatard, who insinuated the Patriots only like white receivers (uhhh Troy Brown, Deion Branch, Malc Mitchell, Mike Floyd…) and filmed practices (also proven 100% false, but thanks a lot Tomase…) and then has the wherewithal to ask why Boston and Patriots hold so much animosity towards the rest of the league/media got a sweet and simple answer from CBS Boston’s Michael Hurley:

Well, Dan, if you’d like me to answer your question, I’d estimate that the fan base just wants more members of the media to do a little bit of homework — and perhaps learn from the numerous mistakes of their own employer — before speaking to a national audience at length about the “cheating.” That’s all.

Before you speak on something, Dan, please, just have the slightest clue about what you’re talking about. That’s all we ask. Just the bare minimum, basic knowledge.

Couple Atlanta-based pieces to check out: the first, from Jay Busbee (Shutdown Corner), was enjoyable smack talk. Jay jabs:

Now, we could say “I’m drunk. I’m stupid. I’m a Pats fan” is a triple redundancy, but let’s stick with objective reality. Chick Fil-A and Waffle House are better than Dunkin Donuts. OutKast is better than Aerosmith. Pork barbecue is better than clam chowder. Sweetwater is better than Sam Adams. “Atlanta,” the TV show, is better than every Wahlberg’s career output combined.

For starters, Dunkin Donuts is far more versatile than the Waffle House and Mark Wahlberg is a friggin’ top 5 actor of all friggin’ time. Overall though, you have to respect the effort for Jay. There is no question the better pro sports town. I mean, come on.

The second, comically titled “What to Tell Your Kids About Deflategate” (Atlanta Journal Constitution) was more of the head-scratching same, and is the unfortunate result of NFL/ESPN manipulation. It was littered in inaccuracies and exaggerations. For example:

The general conclusion is the team cheated and won, and they can’t escape the label. This is why two years later we’re still talking about Deflategate.

Our friend Michael Hurley (CBS Boston) again spits facts with another hard-hitting piece:

No, not really. People are still talking about DeflateGate two years later because they never invested any time to learning anything about the situation beyond what the NFL spoon-fed them. So, if I may, I have some advice on what the DeflateGate saga can teach your kids, and what you should tell them. Here goes.

What To Tell Your Kids About DeflateGate
by Michael Hurley

Tell your kids to do their homework.

The End

Just awful. The fact articles like this are still trickling out is truly a shame. There’s no one to blame but the NFL and their lapdog ESPN, who took false information and ran with it throughout, dictating where this thing was going before it began. So please, I’m begging you, before you troll this upcoming week, do it in an informed manner. We’re drunk, we’re loud, but unfortunately for Jay Busbee, we’re not stupid.

“Sometimes its best to keep your mouth closed and let the idiots talk.”- Patrick Chung 1/26/17

Bonus Links, because everybody has something to say this week:

And finally…not too shabby. I can dig it.

Have a great week everybody. Rest up. Big one next Sunday.