... years, Pat Patriot was like the kid on the playground who wore thick glasses, picked his nose, and dressed funny.

The other kids made fun of him and beat him up.

As fans, we endured it because we figured a team representing New England probably should have a cartoon logo of a deranged Paul Revere, set to snap the ball.

Deranged Patriotism was the general idea, after all. Besides, he had that quaint charm going for him.

And, good fans that we were, after every disappointing campaign, we said, Man, those guys aren't going to steal our lunch money tomorrow. We're gonna get 'em.

But when you're watching your team play against guys with stars and horns and lightning bolt...

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