An addendum to my "Congrats to the Pats."
Congrats to the Pats and your real (non-bandwagon fans).
From a sports store I visited this morning, after noticing a "fan" buying up both a Brady and Moss jersey:
Me: Congrats. Been a long time fan?
"Fan": Hell yeah. Pats all the way!
M: Oh, what was the name of that Pro Bowl Tight End you had quite a few years back? He was really good. One of the top TEs of all-time. I think I saw him on a sideline one time.
"": I don't know.
M: Pro-Bowler. Huge target for Bledsoe back when he played?
"": **Looks at me dumbfounded.**
M: Oh, that's right. Ben Coates. He was awesome. So who was your favorite player back then?
"": Tom Brady
M: I thought you were a long-time fan?
"": I am, I just started following them when Brady started playing.
M: Right. When they started winning you mean?
"": *shuffles away**
So again, congrats to the real Pats' fans who've been there for more than the past four years.