Boo hoo

So Ellis Hobbs and the Patriots said they will not forget the fans booing at them on Sunday. Players and pundits around the country chastised Pats fans for what they deemed poor and ungrateful behavior after New England had won 21-consecutive regular season games.

As far as I'm concerned, players need to be able to take the good with the bad. When you play well you will be cheered. When you get blown out at home by the hapless Miami Dolphins, you will be booed. It's that simple.

Does history play a role in fans reactions? Absolutely. If the Pats had played hard and lost a close game, or had they been beaten by a respectable foe, then the fans most likely would not have reacted so harshly. 

But what New England did on Sunday was an embarrassment. It wasn't all Matt Cassel's fault either ... Tom Brady wouldn't have been able to stop Ronnie Brown either. The Pats were flat out outplayed and outcoached, and that is something New England fans do not expect to see when they come to Gillette Stadium.

When fans pay hundreds of dollars to go to the stadium for a football game, and what they see is a total lack of effort from their team, they can and should show their displeasure.