FX's Aaron Hernandez show is a disaster as sports fans can't stop pointing out hilarious flaws

It's clear the writers didn't play - and possibly don't even watch - football. Leer

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's life story is one that seems surreal. There wouldn't be much to a very good college football player entering the and dominating under arguably the best head coach-quarterback duo in league history. But Hernandez was , which eventually led to a which ended his career and sent him to prison.

Hernandez's troubled life was covered quite well by Netflix in a documentary called " ". Piggybacking off of the documentary's success, chose to use Hernandez as the next subject in their " " series. Despite the series holding decent ratings overall through the first few episodes, .



Why do sports fans not like the new Aaron Hernandez show? Fans have been particularly stunned by the portrayal of head coach . Actor tries to convey Belichick's dead-pan quips and stoic personality, but it falls painfully short of the legendary coach's true nature. Owner doesn't go down well either.

The acting is one thing, but the show also makes several errors when it comes to basic football details. For instance, on the Patriots' draft board, instead of "TE" for tight end, his actual position. And for some reason, 's profile card has pass-rush-receiving stats on it, despite him being an offensive lineman.

It screams of a lack of attention to detail. The actors portraying the NFL figures differently can be excused, but basic errors are a whole other issue..