Rogerball

Good King Roger has spoken.  All are punished!

Song for the Dumped

So, your girl dumps you.  For George Clooney.  Does that make it feel any better?  I mean, he is George Clooney.

Counting Chickens

If Brandon Lloyd can put up his Josh McDaniels-average numbers, the Patriots offense should set the over/under at 37 points a game.  Count me in on the Josh McDaniels assumption.  (I’ll bet the over.)  Lloyd will put up monster numbers in New England.  He put up 1,448 yards with 11 TDs with Kyle Orton winging it.  We may certainly dream of better things with Tom Brady pulling the trigger. 

Here’s a nice summary of Patriots’ moves so far.  It’s quite reassuring.  As noted above, I have totally bought into the Brandon Lloyd/Josh McDaniels bromance.  With Brady throwing and Welker, Gronkowski, Hernandez and Lloyd catching the Patriots offense could put up impressive numbers. 

I hope the Lloyd signing convinces Matt Light and Brian Waters to come back for a run at Super Bowl XLVII.  Just like Elwood and Jake.  Let’s get the band back together.  On offense anyway.

Patriots vs. 49ers (assuming they sign Manning) in Super Bowl XLVII.  Magic.

My new favorite song…

The Improbable Sometimes Becomes the Inevitable

Manning to Moss.  It could happen.  The Niners already have Moss under contract and they also appear to be one of the three finalist for Peyton Manning’s rose.  It seems highly improbable that both Manning and Moss should enjoy a career renaissance with San Francisco.  In some regards, either one independently seems a longshot.  Moss is coming off a disgraceful 2010 performance followed by a year of inactivity.  Manning is coming off 4 neck surgeries (estimated).  And yet, Peyton Manning signing with the 49ers would seemingly guarantee a Super Bowl run for San Francisco in 2012, with or without a significant contribution from Moss.  If Moss can contribute (let’s set the over/under at 12 touchdowns) the 2012 season could become its own chapter in the Book of Football. 

The Patriots Make Their Move

This is what it means to be a Patriots' fan.  Our big splash on Day 1 of Free Agency is re-signing Nicky Constantinople. What?  Niko Koutouvides.  Whatever.  Rumor has it Mario Williams is visiting Buffalo.

Sanchize Tag

Instead of trying to put together a bid for the NFL’s Mr. Call Me, I’m Available (Peyton Manning), the Jets have decided on a re-commitment ceremony with the NFL’s Mr. You’re Not the Worst That I’ve Seen (Mark Sanchez).  Hey, we all got to go along to get along sometime in our lives.

It's the Money

Bountygate? Really? Are we diminishing the brand, yet? Does Watergate still mean anything? (Answer in the form of a question: What was the first “-gate?”) Okay, whatever. Bountygate. Let’s go there.

Gregg the Bounty Hunter

I realized this morning that I had been waiting four years to hear or read the phrase “worse than Spygate.”  I didn’t really know I'd been waiting for it till I read it; it was an unnamed yearning, a cough in a quiet theater, a strumming acoustic guitar that promised thrashing windmill power chords.