Learning to Get Back Up

Why do we fall?

If you’re fans of the Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale Batman movies, you know the answer to that question. And if you aren’t, we should probably break up right here, right now, and avoid the inevitable screaming fight over The Dark Knight Rises. There’s no coming back from that. Just give me back my Tom Brady jersey and there’s a chance we can still be friends. Seriously, I want that that Tom Brady jersey back.

I Can Always Panic Next Week

Where am I? Upsidedownsylvania? The Jets, Dolphins and Bills are tied for first and the Patriots are all alone in the basement of the AFC East?

And what’s that smell? That is like noisome times rank. Oh! That was the Patriots second half performance down in Miami. Oh. Well, open a window!

The Beginning of the Middle of the End

The narratives are already out there; they’re just waiting to be written.

Each NFL season is like a 19^th century Russian novel; 32 major characters with twice as many plot lines almost all of which will end tragically for everyone involved. Can the Seahawks repeat? Are Manning and Brady on a collision course for the AFC Championship? Can a guy whose last name is “Football” overcome the irony of his surname (and his lack of height) to lead a long-suffering franchise to something more than social media relevance? Those are big and important questions. And there’s more. So much more…

Everyone Wants a Few More Years

OMG Becky! Tom Brady didn’t practice today!

Counting the Days

The Patriots released the shortest injury report in recent memory on Wednesday. Just four players were listed and none of them was named Dominique Easley, Aaron Dobson, Jerod Mayo or Vince Wilfork.

Yes, one of them was named Rob Gronkowski.

Taking a Ride on the Flying Spoon

Well, Rob Gronkowski and Bill Belichick appear to be in mid-season form already.

54-63

The Patriots added two young defensive tackles and subtracted a quarterback and yet another linebacker from their 53-man roster. All of their cuts have cleared waivers but they’ve added back just Ja’Gared Davis and Jonas Gray, along with QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson to the practice squad. There’s still no full time long-snapper on the roster.

What does it all mean?