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Is anyone else bothered by the considerable lack of hype surrounding Saturdays game against the Broncos? I mean, its not like I was expecting Tyson-McNeely II or anything, I just regard this as a rather big game. And to be honest, I am slightly disappointed that the only trash talking going on is between a couple of fans calling in on sports talk radio. To be fair, that kind of thing happens during Brockton-New Bedford games in October. So it’s a little strange to me that this same level of hype, trash-talk, and build-up is taking place the week before a AFC Divisional match-up between two very good football teams both vying for a AFC Championship and eventually a SuperBowl berth. Where are the Freddie Mitchell and Mike Vanderjagts of this game? You’re killing me people. This would be like a Real World(or any other reality series) season where everyone in the house got along great and became best friends. C’mon where is the excitement? The adrenalin? The emotion caused from illegal amphetamines taken before the game?
Ok so maybe I expect this from Belichick’s juice-sipping bunch but not from the lowly Broncos. A team that hasn’t won a play-off game since John Elway hung up the cleats for the microphone. They even got a first round bye! They can’t make a few inappropriate and immature comments about the 10-6 Patriots? And if the Patriots can’t be arrogant in a situation where they are two-time defending champs and coming off a 28-3 victory than when can they? I guess we have to give Mike Shanahan credit. The lack of locker room material could reach an all-time low for what I would consider, to be a very high profile game. Why can’t Willie McGinest make some kind of derogatory comment about Jake Plummer’s porn ‘stache. Or better yet, can some reporter ask rookie Ellis Hobbs if he is worried about the game, followed by him responding “Hell no man we’re playing against Jake Plummer” and then laugh maniacally. Am I alone here?
Maybe it is just me. Maybe this game is just going to be simply a hard nosed football game proven solely on the turf. And maybe deep down I would cringe if any of my Patriots made any comments that could insight a Broncos upset. But it still won’t prevent me from wishing this would happen. Just so that I don’t feel like I am the only person in the world that is completely amped up for this game. Oh well. There is still Friday.
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