The Roller Coaster Ride Called August

Whenever some waggish pigskin pundit or bobblehead wants to make a point about the preseason, they'll remind you the Detroit Lions went 4-0-0 in the preseason of the year they went 0-16-0 when the games actually counted. While this anecdotal evidence is historically accurate, it is clearly just that - anecdotal. And really, pigskin pundits and bobbleheads, you're just saying that to make fun of the Detroit Lions again, aren't you?

Cliff Diving

Look out! Be careful!

There's a cliff around here somewhere and

The trolls below must get their fill.

Philly Cheese

I get it, Eagles fans. The last time your team won the NFL championship was… 1960?

Wow. That's a long time ago. So. Lots of pent up "thank God without seeing the Eagles win a championship!" kind of energy. I understand. You've got to let that wild piglet chi out and let it run shirtless through the arc lit night of your deep subconscious.

I think I remember how you feel…

Into The Mythic

Once upon a time, Bill Belichick buried a football.

In yesterday's practice, Tom Brady punted a football into the crowd.

We're all subject to the objective correlative.

Way Too Early To Tell Anything

Sometimes we glimpse the future. Sometimes all we see is a moment about to become history. Maybe it's one and the same. Could Ralph Webb be Dion Lewis 2.0? Only in the sense that he might get claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns when the Patriots try to slip Webb through to the practice squad.

I do think Kyle Van Noy was right when he said the Patriots defense would surprise people. I know I was surprised. We all thought they were going to be better than that, didn't we?

Maybe there's nothing to be learned from the preseason other than who your swing tackle is going to be.

I sure hope so.

Best Case Scenario

The draft is done but Bill Belichick isn't. The roster never sleeps. There isn't easier money than betting that there's a player not currently on New England's 90-man roster who will be making a play for the Patriots in October or November. Belichick and Nick Caserio have ranked the Pats roster 1 through 90 and they are actively looking for someone better than their 90th best player right now.

Get Ready To Do Your Job

At some point you find yourself watching the highlight reel of a 7th round tight end and you're thinking, hey, this guy is pretty good. Then you check out his stats and realize you just saw every reception he made his senior season. In a minute and 30 seconds.