So I was away from Saturday til last night visiting someone in DC. I'd just like to share my experience of viewing the Patriots / Saints game amongst a handful of acquaintances and young guys I've never met before.
So during the 4th quarter, after Julian Edelman made a play, the only black guy out of the all White group I'm viewing the game with goes, "I really like Edelman". He then continues on, "I can't believe he was just a free agent and generated no interest from any other team. The Patriots signed him for peanuts". I confirmed his statement and said I was in disbelief as well. Then a White guy, possibly a DWF but I don't know him well enough to confirm this, chimed in, "he's good at making the catch but he's got no moves after he catches it". The black guy and I both laughed. I mentioned how Edelman returns punts and has brought back a bunch for TDs. The black guy agreed and said, "he's got plenty of moves". As this is going on Edelman burns 2 Saints secondary guys but Brady severely under-throws him for the pick. Everyone commented how fast Edelman was and how he "burned em". The White guy had no choice but to concede he was wrong and was underrating Julian.
At other points, I mentioned how the Patriots offense was not the same without Woodhead and how irreplaceable he was for them. Everyone agreed. Others also noted how foolish the Pats were for not paying Wes Welker what he deserved and that the Patriots "desperately miss Gronk".
All in all, I was impressed. Maybe some folks are waking up.