Posted on 01/03/2025 8:35:01 AM PST by Red Badger
New England Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai has launched a blistering attack on the team's fanbase as their awful season creaks towards a miserable ending this weekend.
The Patriots lost 40-7 at home to Los Angeles Chargers in their last game and if they lose again this weekend to the Buffalo Bills, they'll have the No. 1 pick for the NFL Draft later this year.
Tavai appeared on The Gregg Hill Show on Friday morning, defending under-fire head coach Jerod Mayo and instead blaming the fans for criticizing the players.
'I definitely told a fan to quiet down in a non-polite way,' Tavai said about the Chargers game.
'There’s a reason why they’re fans. Everybody can say what they think that we should be doing. In the long end, they are not qualified to be doing what Mayo is doing.
'They're fans. I appreciate them at times but sometimes they have just got to know their place. Rome wasn't built in a day.'
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‘They’re fans. I appreciate them at times but sometimes they have just got to know their place. Rome wasn’t built in a day.’
…their “place” is paying your obscene salary dick weed.
I guess they never taught that in college.............
I’d venture to guess that most fans would make terrible coaches or GMs in sports.
Lack of impulse control.....
It’s a black thang YO.
Actually the advertisers are paying his salary.
Elon Musk did better than that.
It wasn’t an “attack.” Why don’t you suit up?
And without fans/product purchasers there are no advertisers
This game will have a pre-season feel to it
The Buffalo Bills have secured 2nd seed, will rest key players, so will only play 2nd stringers. They don’t care if they lose
The Patriots may have pride, but they would very much like the #1 pick, so their players incentive is not to get injured, and unspoken management incentive is also to lose.
Surprised the NFL didn’t “flex” this to 6 AM game time.
1990s Buffalo Bills Coach Marv Levy:
"If you start listening to the fans, soon you're going to be sitting with them."
Far better.
The average NFL career is now 3.3 YEARS.
That is including kickers and back up quarterbacks which tend to really bring the average up.
Very few players get the big money except QBs and wide receivers.
Then after suiting up for a few years their bodies are severely damaged. Not to mention their brains(CTE).
A lot of NFL players die young.
So, IMHO they earn every dollar they make.
Nobody is forcing anyone to watch.
This is 70% due to being named stupidly.
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