Watching Patriots Pursue Perfection Should Be A Right, Not a Privilege

I'm sure this is one of many complaints to come regarding the NFL Network's coverage of the much-anticipated Patriots-Giants game in week 17. But somebody has to stop this. Apparently, Commissioner Goodell has the power to do the right thing and return the game to a network or cable broadcast. The question is, will he? "...One longtime TV insider who requested anonymity said Goodell has the ability to take the Patriots-Giants game off The NFL Network and give it to the rest of the country for free. "If it's all about taking care of the fans, they should turn around and say, 'We're going to do something brilliant; we'll give it to NBC and let them dump the Kansas City-Jets game,' " the insider said. "If the NFL really cared, let NBC flex do that [Patriots] game on Saturday night, let the entire country see it, and put Jets-Kansas City [Sunday] on The NFL Network. They have the mechanism in place but they're banking on [the Patriots] game to leverage it to get better distribution for The NFL Network. So, in essence, they're holding their own fans hostage." "The same insider suggested that fans should be less angry at the cable companies and direct their ire at Patriots owner Bob Kraft, who was on the committee that formed The NFL Network, and ask him why free TV is being taken away from them now when it was never an issue before..."