Notes

NFL Betting - Patriots All The Way
My true Patriots fan is why I bet my NFL betting money on them. I am a 100% supporter and I believe on the team's talent. Two-time MVP Tom Brady is on our side. We got a pretty sweet deal going. There's not much to be unhappy about. Why do Patriot fans feel the need for complaining?

There is, however, one small drawback to being a Patriots fan. We are totally incapable of being the underdog in any situation. On the surface, that might sound like a good thing. Sometimes, however, it can be a drag. We maintain our "top dog persona" even when we don't win. It is absurd. We just lost the Super Bowl again, and yet we're still the team to beat. No matter what we do, win or lose, there's a popular notion that the AFC and the entire NFL still goes through us. People are obsessed with us. Opposing teams are obsessed with 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. This perception is not my favorite. It is unwarranted. Do we have the king's crown right now? Since 2004, we haven't won Super Bowl, so why does everything go through us? It doesn't go through the Saints, the Packers, the Steelers, or the Giants.

In any "David vs. Goliath" scenario, we can never have the meaningful advantages that come with being "David." The Giants have beaten us in two straight Super Bowls because they had an "us versus the world" mentality. 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. This preview piece from CBSsports.com also predicted the Patriots to battle their way towards a 16-0 record. It's a wonderful read, chock-full of terrific insight and razor-sharp analysis.

CBS's preview shows the Saints at 9-7, Steelers at 10-6, Cowboys, Eagles, Cowboys, and Eagles at 11-5. The Jets and Bills go 7-9. The 49ers are at 9-7. The Packers are 14-2. And the Giants are 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. What are we supposed to do with such a "perfect" team? 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 can dominate at will. But then we hit the postseason and we break. https://ba7r.biz/2023/01/22/poker-writings-feared-by-players/ It would be nice to be a wallflower, and blend in for once. Take some of this heat off. Follow the flow. Fly under that radar and experience the air on a different level. Blindside teams by sneaking up on 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. So win or lose, I still have my NFL betting money ready for the Patriots. I think this is really their season to stand out.
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