Here's Hoping the Patriots Still Hold a Grudge Against the Texans for Their Owner Dumping All Over Brady
#Texans owner Bob McNair took a shot at Tom Brady by comparing him with JJ Watt.https://t.co/2PHtLouP4x
— AtTheBuzzer (@TheBuzzerOnFOX) September 2, 2015
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As we trudge along through the interminable slog that is the Patriots annual playoff bye week waiting for some actual football, it’s important not to lose sight of what’s actually at stake here. Yes, Vegas wasted no time making the Pats one of the biggest favorites in postseason history. Granted, the Texans are stacked with guys who are part of the Dynasty like Bill O’Brien, Romeo Crennel, Mike Vrabel and Vince Wilfork. The two rosters have engaged in more mutual love, admiration and hero worship than Meryl Streep will get this awards season.
So there’s a natural temptation to take your eyes off the prize and forget the bitter, softball-sized tumor of resentment that attached itself to every New Englander’s soul and forget the grudge that is very much metastasizing. Texans owner Bob McNair put himself squarely on Pats fans Enemies List when he shot his mouth off about Brady “destroy[ing] his phone.” I say again, Brady screwed up badly on that one. He was well within his rights to upgrade to a new phone. But just as a matter of winning the PR battle, he should have kept the old one. He should have told Roger Goodell’s lawyers it’s in his pocket and that’s where it’s going to remain because fuck them, they’re not entitled to it. By disposing of it, he played right into Goodell’s clammy, dishonest little hands.
But Bob McNair can kiss my ass for shooting his mouth off. Like JJ Watt is some commissioner’s pet, who would’ve just handed his phone over to a lying, conniving weasel conducting a phony investigations with more leaks than the Titanic. Run by a league that is supposed to be his adversary. Against his own rights and the wishes of his union rank & file. McNair could have just passed on the question. He could have stayed out of it, because Brady is not his quarterback and out of respect for Mr. Kraft. But he didn’t. Like the lucky spermer with all sorts of shady ties to Enron he is, he had to pop off. And by doing so, he put himself right in the crosshairs of sweet, sweet vengeance. For that, I hope the Patriots roll up on his hapless, loser team even worse than they did when Jacoby Brissett beat them by 27 points.
The good news is, the bloodthirsty desire for revenge makes this a more interesting game. The bad news is, the Pats are running out of Deflategate targets. Hopefully someone from the Steelers or Chiefs can start running his mouth in the next ten days or so.