That Patriots Problem Thing

You know about the so-called "Patriots Problem" don't you? That problem the Other 31 teams have beating the Patriots? Or maybe I should say, believing they can beat the Patriots.

Entitled

Me? A Patriots fan? Entitled?

Really?

The Inflection Point

The rules of the game, applied to the letter of the law, have once again allowed the Patriots to cheat their way to victory.

Excuse me on this fine winter morning as I make a hot cup of tea from the tears of my enemies.

I'll Take It

Short week. Road game. No Gronk.

If you'd told me before the game the Patriots would turn the ball over twice and score just 19 points I would've thought…

2-3-0. Two-game losing streak for the first time in forever. Looking up at the New York Jets in the AFC East standings. It's over. The season is over. Even worse, I've apparently been sucked through a wormhole into a parallel but evil universe...

Was it perfect? No, but I'll take the W.

Day to Day

Dont'a Hightower may be back as early as this coming Sunday. Phillip Dorsett's knee is sore; he's hurt, not injured. And Gronk, like all of us, is day to day. The back is fine. Feeling good.

Oh, and Tom Brady is still Tom Brady.

What Happens Next

The Bill Belichick era  New England Patriots have been a team that eats adversity for breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Guess what's on the menu?

Picking Up The Pieces

Strange.

Was I the victim of an alien abduction? I don't remember anything between when I left work last Thursday and now - what my wife tells me is Saturday morning…