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**BCWWF** · 11-06-2006, 01:26 AM

I think it is a completely legitimate thing for Pats fans to boo him. It isn't the same exact thing as Damon, but it is very similar. The Pats of the last five or six years and the 2003-04 Red Sox have become cult teams, teams that will be remembered for generations. Johnny Damon was probably the most identifyable player on the Red Sox because of the hair and everything, and then he turned his back on this team and went to the biggest rivals for more money.

For Adam (can't spell last name), it was very similar. When you talk about the Patriots dynasty, there are really two names that stick out more than others: Tom Brady and Adam Vinatieri. There were a lot of other big players, but those two played a huge role in both Super Bowls, and forever would have been heros in New England. The fact of the matter is that kickers are replaceable. AV had some game winning kicks, but he is not the only kicker in the league who would have hit both of those, like the Miz always says, he just got the opportunity and converted it. The whole system of the Patriots is to not overpay players, and this guy is a fucking kicker. He can stay, be in this system, and be forever a hero in Boston. Instead, he goes to the Colts. Not neccessarily the Yankees, but fuck, they are about the biggest rivals the Patriots have. More than that, they are the Patriots bitch. So leaving the Pats for the Colts is almost sad, I look down on him for it. Like Stima said, if he went to just about any other team, even a team in the division, it wouldn't have been as stupid.

Basically, this was a really long winded explanation, but Vinatieri took more money. That is completely reasonable, a lot of players do it. He also went to a team that gives him a good chance of winning another Super Bowl. What makes it dumb are his reasons for leaving. Whenever an icon of a dynasty or really famous team leaves for more money, he will get booed.

11-06-2006, 01:26 AM	#1230
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	I think it is a completely legitimate thing for Pats fans to boo him. It isn't the same exact thing as Damon, but it is very similar. The Pats of the last five or six years and the 2003-04 Red Sox have become cult teams, teams that will be remembered for generations. Johnny Damon was probably the most identifyable player on the Red Sox because of the hair and everything, and then he turned his back on this team and went to the biggest rivals for more money. For Adam (can't spell last name), it was very similar. When you talk about the Patriots dynasty, there are really two names that stick out more than others: Tom Brady and Adam Vinatieri. There were a lot of other big players, but those two played a huge role in both Super Bowls, and forever would have been heros in New England. The fact of the matter is that kickers are replaceable. AV had some game winning kicks, but he is not the only kicker in the league who would have hit both of those, like the Miz always says, he just got the opportunity and converted it. The whole system of the Patriots is to not overpay players, and this guy is a fucking kicker. He can stay, be in this system, and be forever a hero in Boston. Instead, he goes to the Colts. Not neccessarily the Yankees, but fuck, they are about the biggest rivals the Patriots have. More than that, they are the Patriots bitch. So leaving the Pats for the Colts is almost sad, I look down on him for it. Like Stima said, if he went to just about any other team, even a team in the division, it wouldn't have been as stupid. Basically, this was a really long winded explanation, but Vinatieri took more money. That is completely reasonable, a lot of players do it. He also went to a team that gives him a good chance of winning another Super Bowl. What makes it dumb are his reasons for leaving. Whenever an icon of a dynasty or really famous team leaves for more money, he will get booed.