My true Patriots fan is why I bet my NFL betting money on them. I support the team 100% and believe in their talent. We've got two-time MVP Tom Brady on our side. This is a sweet deal. There isn't too much to complain about. Why do Patriot fans feel the need for complaining?
However, being a Patriots fan has one drawback. We are totally incapable of being the underdog in any situation. On the surface, that might sound like a good thing. But sometimes, it can be a real drag. We maintain our "top dog persona" even when we don't win. It's ridiculous. It's absurd. We lost the Super Bowl yet again. Yet, we are still the team to beat. We are still the team to beat, no matter how we win or lose. People are obsessed with us. Opposing teams are obsessed about us. Before the season starts, every enemy has circled us on their calendars. We take everybody's best punches.
The perception is that the Patriots are the king, and, therefore, the Patriots are the team to dethrone. I don't like this perception. It is unwarranted.
https://www.longjourney.net/free-winning-lottery-system-guaranteed-to-work/ Do we have the king's crown right now? We haven't won the Super Bowl since 2004, so how come everything goes through us? It doesn't go through the Saints, the Packers, the Steelers, or the Giants.
We cannot have the significant advantages of being "David" in any "David or Goliath" situation. Because they were "us against the world", the Giants beat us in Super Bowls two times straight. This mentality is only possible for a David-type team. As long as the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era exists, we can never experience that mentality.
I recently watched an ESPN video titled "Can the Patriots Run The Table?" Skip Bayless, who is talking up the Patriots, predicts that we will be nearly perfect in the regular season before winning the Super Bowl. I also read this preview piece on CBSsports.com, which predicts the Patriots battling their way to a 16-0 record this season. It's an excellent read that is full of great insight and sharp analysis.
The same CBS preview piece has the Saints going 9-7, the Steelers going 10-6, the Cowboys and Eagles going 11-5, the Jets and Bills going 7-9, the 49ers going 9-7, the Packers going 14-2 and the Giants going 13-3. These teams can fly below the radar and sneak attack everyone else. The Patriots are currently 16-0.
Well, that's just dandy. With such a "perfect team", what are we to do? We can only go down. We only have two options: Achieve what we're supposed to achieve because we're so good, or drastically underperform and fall flat of expectations. This is a crummy spot to be in.
This "Goliath perception" does not help the Patriots win championships, but it certainly helps us perform beautifully in the regular season. We dominate at will. But then we hit the postseason and we break.
https://hit55.net/playing-and-buying-lottery-tickets/ For once, it would be nice if we could be a wallflower and just blend in. Take some of this heat off. Follow the flow. Fly under that radar and experience the air on a different level. Sneak up on teams and blindside them. Take on the role of the underdog.
Without a Lombardi trophy, I cannot deal with another great regular season. I miss the feeling of Brady lifting that trophy. No matter what happens, I have my NFL betting money available for the Patriots. I think this is really their season to stand out.