I find “ur-blogger” Bill Simmons interesting enough when he pokes his head out of the Red Sox’s collective ass cheeks to observe the greater sporting world. I don’t find this zenith of Boston sports with championships falling from the sky on an almost-yearly basis insufferable. Those sentences are inaccurate as of this afternoon. COME ON:

All in all, the Pats were whistled for a whopping 146 yards in penalties, a single-game record for the franchise. At one point, after a rarely-seen “blocking someone while they’re out of bounds” penalty on Willie Andrews, my dad called me just to say, “They’re calling things that I never even knew were penalties!!!” It’s one thing to have incompetent officiating for a football game; it’s another thing to see nearly every call and non-call benefit the same team. In 60 minutes of play, only one borderline call went against the Colts — a holding penalty on their second-to-last drive that erased a 25-yard Addai run. The final tally for the Colts: four penalties, 25 yards. We haven’t seen homefield advantage work that well since Hitler invaded Russia.

He actually suggests the NFL is fixing it’s own games to punish the Patriots for their videotaping transgressions early this season.

I know it’s unfair to stereotype an entire group based on one individual, but the Internet is a cruel place. I don’t think Boston fans will be happy until Larry Bird returns to the Celtics, scoring threes from half court while slobbering Big Papi’s knob as Brady looks on with approval.

The Patriots beat the Colts and have smooth sailing to be the best team ever. But that’s not good enough for Simmons. I assume many Pats fans gave a high-five to their backwards-Sox-cap wearing buddies after reading that. “We TOTALLY don’t get any respect! Dude, I just vomited in that chick’s mouth!”

What an unvarnished, whiny sense of entitlement. Can you think of a fan base in professional sports that would be so miserable watching such legendary success? Besides Yankess fans, of course.

Even though I’m a Bills fan, I was actually rooting for the Patriots to go undefeated. It would make Dolphins fans miserable (always a good event). It was an exciting story and they’re a fun team to watch. Not anymore. If there is one group of fans that DON’T deserve such a season it’s Boston fans. Somebody should call a loyal jirga of American sports fans for purpose of voting Boston fans out of the tribe.

Still, I have to ask a simple question: Is the rest of the season going to be like this?

Lord, I hope not, but I fear so.

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