Don't worry, it's an oral thermometer. Or, I should say, a verbal thermometer.
1) Should the "grace period" concept protect the Patriots from criticism about the Vinatieri situation, and to a lesser extent the Givens/McGinest situations? Isn't the grace period meant for the players and coaches who won the Super Bowls, and not the management scumbags who, despite assembling the championship roster, have since torn it to shreds?
2) Even if you believe the grace period is intended for the team as a whole, doesn't the cruel and unusual treatment of the players who won those games eventually outweigh the credit I'm supposed to give the franchise?
3) Am I justified in rooting for the Pats to lose to Indianapolis, on a last-second field goal, purely out of spite? Should I remain loyal to the three rings, and not to the players who won them?
4) The major development of the offseason thus far has been that Bill Belichick is tanning himself in Florida, taking in Celtics and Red Sox games, while his top three UFAs all bolted... McGinest and Vinatieri without receiving so much as an offer. Should I trust that there's a plan, or is this a post-dynasty franchise on autopilot? Bill Belichick enjoying himself is a very bad sign.
5) If the Pats are indeed running on autopilot, doesn't that make their hard-line stance on the Vinatieri financials even worse?
1) Should the "grace period" concept protect the Patriots from criticism about the Vinatieri situation, and to a lesser extent the Givens/McGinest situations? Isn't the grace period meant for the players and coaches who won the Super Bowls, and not the management scumbags who, despite assembling the championship roster, have since torn it to shreds?
2) Even if you believe the grace period is intended for the team as a whole, doesn't the cruel and unusual treatment of the players who won those games eventually outweigh the credit I'm supposed to give the franchise?
3) Am I justified in rooting for the Pats to lose to Indianapolis, on a last-second field goal, purely out of spite? Should I remain loyal to the three rings, and not to the players who won them?
4) The major development of the offseason thus far has been that Bill Belichick is tanning himself in Florida, taking in Celtics and Red Sox games, while his top three UFAs all bolted... McGinest and Vinatieri without receiving so much as an offer. Should I trust that there's a plan, or is this a post-dynasty franchise on autopilot? Bill Belichick enjoying himself is a very bad sign.
5) If the Pats are indeed running on autopilot, doesn't that make their hard-line stance on the Vinatieri financials even worse?
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