Bitterly Cold

Is it simply petty bitterness on my part? Well, so what if it is?

Can't Wait For Next Year

You would’ve needed a stop watch to time just how fast the New England Patriots went from plucky overachievers to disappointing losers. Hard to call it shocking as the recriminations and obituaries seemed so predictable. Somehow an eighth AFC Championship in twelve years despite all the adversity wasn’t something to celebrate, it was just another post-Spygate failure, a reminder that Tom Brady isn’t getting any younger, a moment in the arc of time that is much closer to the end than the beginning. Well I say...

Emotion Got The Better of Me

Losing hurts. Emotions of the moment will get the better of you. It happens. It happens when you win, too. Opposite end of the spectrum; extreme states of mind.

Richard Sherman and Bill Belichick both spoke from the heart last Sunday and Monday. Sherman’s now infamous post-game rant lit up the internet, crowd-sourcing a discussion on everything from Erin Andrews’ cred as a sideline reporter to the not so comfortable reminder that middle-aged white America still isn’t ready for an angry black Jesus. Bills Belichick’s view that ex-Pat Wes Welker took a deliberate, illegal and immoral shot at Aqib Talib didn’t generate nearly as much discussion. It was just Bill being Bill; a mean, bitter, petty spoilsport.

Everything Ends Badly for at Least One of the Parties Involved

To everyone who said the injuries were just too much for the Patriots to overcome and it would catch up to them in this game I say...

Good call.

It was a good, unexpected, entertaining, never-say-die, emotional roller coaster of a season but it's over. I've already turned the page. When do OTAs begin for 2014? 

Oh and, go Seahawks!

Worthy Challengers All

It’s right there. The Lombardi Trophy. You can almost see your sweaty fingerprints all over it, can’t you?

The Men Who Stare at GOATs

No! Nooooooooooooooo! Not again! Not again. Please. Not. Again. Fourteen times wasn’t enough?

Won If By Land

I guess the Patriots had the Colts’ signals.

Destiny Divides and Conquers

The wild, wild, Wild Card games are in the books. And what did we learn? For one thing, we learned the Chiefs, Bengals, Eagles and Packers will not be winning the Super Bowl this year. Thanks for playing.

The Year in the Rear View Review

It was something of a Dickensian year for the Patriots. It was the best of times (12-4-0, AFC East Champs, First Round Bye) and it was the worst of times (no Wilfork, no Mayo, no Gronk, still no replacement for Randy Moss). In the end I have to say this has been one of the best, most enjoyable regular seasons for New England since 2001. I like this team. It’s been great rooting for them. If this season was a movie I’d be going back to see it again next weekend and I’d be looking for an IMAX theater.

Here are some thumbnails sketches of the Patriots 2013 regular season. Seriously, has this been released on Blu-Ray yet?

Wild Cards

We’re all 0-0 now.