TOP 10 WAYS THE PATRIOTS CAN BECOME EVEN MORE HATED

by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool

In 2007, the New England Patriots have:

> Won every game going away, while running up the score
> Ran multiple offensive plays for linebackers
> Been caught cheating, then handled the aftermath like Richard Nixon
> Traded for a notorious malcontent WR at twenty cents on the dollar, and presided over his career rebirth
> And done it all with one of the most smug, self-satisfied and overbearing fan bases the world has ever endured.

At 6-0, they have already inspired bounties from bloggers and outbursts from "supporters"...



But the mainstream media, with the occasional exception, are still mostly on board with the team, and they've shown no signs of losing any part of their fan base in New England.

And it's only October, after all. The Patriots will bring more to their game when the playoffs start. So what's next for the team in their quest to become the Most Hated Football Team Ever?

10. Rubbing their armpits in the face of downed ballcarriers

9. Repeating every question asked of them by media members in a sing-song, imitative manner

8. Starting off every road game with long individual introductions for every single player

7. Playing "Rock and Roll Part 2" on loudspeakers after every score, first down, television timeout *and* touchdown -- especially now that Gary Glitter is in a Vietnamese jail for pedophilia and really needs the royalty checks

6. Making their cheerleaders cover up, since they could be distracting viewers from basking in the Complete Glory that is The Patriots

5. Letting teams score in garbage time intentionally, just so they can get the ball back and pad Tom Brady's stats some more

4. Onside kicks, fake punts and fumblerooski trick plays when up big late

3. Buying up entire sections of opposing team stadiums for road games, then instituting Patriot Fan Only areas (oh, snap, this already more or less happens?)

2. Engineering the release of Rae Carruth and turning him into a special teams star

1. Getting a television sports network to cover them 24/7, with premature and constantly escalating arcing ropes of hype jism as whether they are the Best Football Team Ever, Best Sports Team Ever, or An Army of 45 Gods Among Men Who Could Personally Bring Forth Armageddon If We Dare Cross Them (oh, crap, this one too?)

(H/t for the YouTube clip to Deadspin.)