It’s hard to believe another season is in the books and with it my ninth season of blogging the Patriots and sixth here writing PatsPropaganda.
First and foremost I have to thank everyone who once again supported the site, bought t-shirts, asked questions, read my stuff and kept me entertained during one of the more blah years of Patriots football. I write this site because of you and as I always say every year, you’re why I keep it going. So thank you to every one of you and your messages of support mean the world to me and keep me going.
Some highlights to share include once again partnering with NRG Energy and getting to send a bunch of fans and friends to games over the season. Also sent out plenty of signed merchandise and swag bags, so thank you to NRG Energy for the second year in a row of giving me a chance to help spread the word about all the great things they’re doing – real things that actually matter for this planet far more than football does.
Thanks as well to Tide for their partnership on the #OurColors campaign! I’ll be shopping at NFLShop.com for the foreseeable future because of them.
Highlight of the year for me was going to Pats-Jets game in Week 7. We had a great giveaway contest and sent a great Jets fan to the game (I know I know). That was also the game I made my yearly trip home for and got to go to a Patriots game with my Dad for the first time since the 80′s. Special times.
Once again spent the pregame tailgate with awesome Patriots fans, giving away NRG swag and eating free food. Doesn’t get any better than that! Here’s the video I made of the whirlwind trip which had me in Boston for 36 hours total. All worth it of course, and not just because the Pats beat the Jets.
Finally, some notes on the future. In the coming weeks I’ll be migrating the site from Tumblr to a fully hosted Word Press site. This will open the door to expanding if I so choose, but is immediately aimed at making the site more user friendly for what is most important – the writing content. Hopefully there will be no major glitches. The Tumblr version will remain as it currently is, and the new main site will be unveiled sometime in February (or sooner if the mood strikes me).
I am also helping to start a new blog called The Rams Report that will be based out of Los Angeles following in similar fashion to PatsProp, you guessed it, the new LA Rams. Right now we’re starting to look for writers, especially anyone LA-based, so if you or anyone you know are interested please email ramsreport16 at gmail.com.
And now we’re on to the Patriots 2016 season starting with free agency and the draft (Hoodie help us). Last year we savored a fourth Super Bowl but this year I’m already getting excited for the 2016 campaign. The injured guys will be back with the team almost completely intact. Brady’s still in his prime. The schedule is a beast. This should be one to remember.