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And now for three reasons why:
And yes, I too figured the Pats would take this. I'm glad I'm wrong! :)
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Bu...but....ESPN HATES the Patriots! Hate them!
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Even on the radio it was that the Patsies played poorly and nothing about the Fins.
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Who cares about the national sports media concerning our team anymore? As I and other have stated many times, it doesnt matter. It does feel good that they were all wrong, but you and I know all theyll talk about is how bad the Patriots played and now how well we did in beating them. Dont expect that narrative to change until we give them more reasons to stop dissing us.
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Yeah, but that's not very fair. I looked for three days and I couldn't find a single Dolphins pick, even against the spread. There was one CBS guy today that called Miami with the spread, but he also expected us to lose.
So yeah, besides us and one gunslinger at CBS...the entire nation failed on that pick.k-bayfinfan and mbsinmisc like this. -
Youd be hard pressed to find anyone on this board that thought we would win. lol
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Actually 16 of us in Sick's pick 'em league picked the Dolphins to win...
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Predicted 38-17 Miami...not too far off...had sound reasons for that prediction, and many of them showed today. Too many people get caught up in past seasons to have hope for the current one. I don't tall into that trap. -
Especially with Gronk out. It surprised me we put up 33 points I will say that, but not that we won convincingly. At halftime it seemed obvious to me we were playing better than they were aside turnovers, two of which werent really bad plays so much as unlucky. I wasnt convinced we would win at that point but saw it as a definite possibility. -
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Aside from that, I look at our fanbase(and every other teams) as two camps: one that thinks every QB we have is the second coming of Marino and every year we have a chance to win the SB. Then there is the other camp thats much more rational. -
Am I wrong to want my team to be treated fairly by the national media? Maybe others don't care. That's your right of course. I do. -
I hear Mike Wilbon and others say its ridiculous to think ESPN hates on any one team, which is probably true. Still doesnt change the fact that some teams just dont get the same recognition and respect as others and that usually includes South Florida teams. Also it doesnt change the fact that some personalities have a biased view and agenda against certain teams. Heath Evans is for sure a Dolphins hater. Teddy Brushi is going to root for NE all the way and isnt going to give us any respect. Berman we know is a Bills homer. Most of the other guys are homers for their respective teams they played for, even the Florida based players dont give us much love like Irvin, Sapp, Ray Lewis. In their defense however, had we had a winning culture, they wouldnt have much negative to say and theyd be forced to cover us positively.