the hardcore/old school pats fans are so different than the "newer" fans. i went to school with some of the guys that grew up in the boston area, and watched with their families even during the bad times. they're great to talk to about football, and are usually supportive of the bills. i got a bunch of text from friends, excited that the bills made it back the to the playoffs.
the new pats fans...!@#$ them. my wife is younger than me, so her friends and their husbands are in their early 30s. two of the husbands are "hardcore" pats fans, and they talk **** about it. they grew up in rochester, have no connections to the new england area, and no real reason to be in love with the pats. i understand that those points don't need to be prerequisites for being a fan, but it just rubs me the wrong way.