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February 6, 2008 · 11:35 AM

2003, Again

The Guy called it perfectly, it’s like 2003 with the Sox, not 1986. 

What everyone forgets about 1986 was that there was a game 7 after the Sox lost in extra innings. Buckner actually went 2-4 and scored a run in the game seven loss. The team actually had the lead till the bottom of the 6th and were tied going into the 7th before Calvin Shiraldi (sic) gave up three runs and the Mets never looked back.

2003 is a better example as to what happened on Sunday. Because there is no second chance, lose and go home.

Driving home from the airport last night, I mentioned to our driver that we really hadn’t heard much on the Pats after we shut off the game right at game’s end with the exception of Moss and Brady bowing out of the Pro Bowl. He made references to Belichick leaving the field before the one second was over as a “dick move.” No offense Mr. Van Driver but who gives a shit? He congratulated Coughlin and there was zero chance his team could win. Let it go.

What I want to know is Gostkowski a pro kicker or not? Why go for it on 4th and 13 or whatever it was when you could have him attempt a 49 yard field goal. If you have no confidence in him as a kicker, why didn’t you pay Automatic Adam? Was Bill punishing him for kicking the ball out of bounds? That’s just stupid. He’ll never have confidence if you never give him a shot.

I heard something to the effect of Bill could be suspended an entire year if this guy has tape of the Rams walkthrough. Like he has it at his house and watches it just for shits and giggles? Come on. Everything has been burned, shredded and is gone. If the NFL allowed this to happen the Pats would be a disgrace to football and without Bill next year, we’d be fucked.

I say you use your top pick (#7 overall) on a shut down corner. Hobbs is too short/dumb to play on the outside. Have him as your nickel. Eugene Wilson, see you later. Meriweather you best learn under Sanders and Harrison because if Harrison retires after next year, you’re going to be “the man.”

The team also needs to get younger at linebacker. I say you bring back Bruschi and Seau and draft a defensive end that you turn into a linebacker and learn under the vets.

But I’m getting ahead of myself in regards to all the free agent/draft talk.

I’m treating the Pats loss just like the Sox loss in 2003. I put my Pats jerseys up in the closet and my Pats hats away. In a week or so after people start to forget (notably Giant fans that would give me shit, although not many Giants fans talked shit at the airport yesterday) I will bust my Pat Patriot out and return it to my hat rotation.

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February 3, 2008 · 10:16 PM

I Think I Just Threw Up In My Mouth

Yeah, that’s right. 

Not only did we lose the Super Bowl but Tom Brady played like a giant douche and we lost to a New York team. You understand how we’ll never hear the end of this.

I would have traded the Baltimore almost loss and an almost perfect season then to finish 18-1 and lose the Super Bowl to a fucking Manning!! This is so fucking depressing!!!

I really have nothing more to say except at least I didn’t pay $2500 for a ticket to watch them lose. I’m so angry, upset, pissed off, fucking rip shit and ready to kill Eli Manning tonight.

UGH!!!!

Thank those bitches at The Vine last night for selling those 19-0 stickers and for Menino for planning a Super Bowl parade.At least we have the Celtics and if they fucking lose too, the Sox spring training is ready to roll.

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· 12:02 PM

Capping Off Perfection

To understand where you’re going you must understand where you have been. I wrote a couple weeks back in my Old School vs New School Pats logo debate about the Pats building of a dynasty I walked us through the torrid past. But now we’re looking ahead to the future, to the Giants and the quest for perfection.

Last night we headed out to The Vine where the Pats fans of AZ were having a rally. At this rally we met a lot of Pats fans and surprisingly a lot were Boston folks out for the Super Bowl. Not Brad though. No, our new friend Brad from New Orleans was the master of ceremonies of the Pats Voodoo Party. 

After the burning of the jersey and the decapitation of Eli, we hung and and shot the shit with our fellow fans. There wasn’t one person there that thought the Pats would lose the game. In fact there were girls selling “19-0″ bumper stickers. So just like Mumbles Menino planning the Super Bowl parade, we told these girls that they were jinxing things. Of course their reply was, “You can pay $5 today, or $20 tomorrow after they win it all.” You have to love the confidence.

The bottom line on this entire game is the Pats can’t lose. Giving Bill two weeks to dissect an opponent that you’ve already played twice (one preseason, on regular season) and having a team full of guys that know, if I don’t do my job, I could jeopardize my team’s chances of winning, we all should be confident as well.

Junior was being interviewed on Thursday and a reporter asked him, “Are you excited about Sunday?” Junior looked at him and said, “I’m excited for practice today.” This team is never looking ahead too far. He went on to talk about the coaching staff lays out all their assignments and everyone knows what they have to do. Do what is asked and chances are you’ll win the game.

Most everyone is expecting the return of old Eli Manning, myself included. I’m sorry, and no offense to the NFC but he’s been playing against JV opponents and now he’s going to play the All State Varsity team. The concensus at the bar last night was Eli throws 2-3 picks, I’m of the school of 3. And our new friend Annie said that Eli gets both his legs broken. This from the same girl that wants to find the Giants hotel last night and pull the fire alarm, all night to mess with their heads. It’s amazing the Chargers fans despise Eli more that Pats fans hate Peyton or Eli.

So we’ve established that the Pats defense is going to beat up the Giants. In addition to the picks I think the linebackers are going to have a fun time stuffing the run and when they decide to go to the air, that’s when the Pats get the picks and the sacks. “Down goes Eli, Down goes Eli!!”

Our offense learned their lesson after the week 17 game and with the dome weather as an added bonus the Pats should be able to air it out without a problem. Look for Moss to be a big part of the game despite the double coverage he respects. I say TD Tommy gets him at least two TD passes. As for Welker, I see him burning up the underneath and putting up 100+ yards. So that begs the question, what about Maroney, Faulk and the running game?

Big Jeff was telling me that teammates put diapers in front of his locker telling him to sack up and start playing like a man. Well, I’m guessing that was recently because he’s played like a man possessed during the playoffs. I look for that to continue today with him pounding it out for at least 100+ yards and Faulk being the unsung hero on third down playing a big role in the offense.

How does it all play out on the field, well given all my previous notes about picks, sacks and offensive juggernauts you can guess I’m not from the Plexiglass Burress school of thought. I see that Pats rocking the Giants to the tune of 56-20. The only reason I give the Giants 20 is that in the fourth quarter I think Eli puts up a garbage time touchdown. Like “John Elway” in my favorite Simpsons episode.

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On to victory, on to immortality. Back tomorrow with a recap. Go Pats and Fuck the Giants!!!

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January 29, 2008 · 7:18 AM

Boot-Gate

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Can I just say how fucking sick and tired I am of this whole fucking thing?!?

First off, you turn on the news on any station and you have these stupid fucking anchors acting like they have a fucking clue about any of what’s going on. This same bullshit happens any time a team goes deep into the playoff (like when all the stations were broadcasting outside Fenway, FUCK YOU!)

The only “anchor” that I can take seriously in all this Gene Lavanchy on FOX 25 in the morning because he was channel 7′s sports guy for years. As hot as we all think Maria Stephanos is, she shouldn’t talk about the team, Tom Brady, the Sox, C’s, Bruins or anything else having to do with sports. Just tag in Butchy Sterns and let him do his job.

All these reporters at the Super Bowl need to let it go too for Christ’s sake. Look, you saw the video of Tom running at practice. He’s fine. Stop asking questions. Tom’s fine, the team is fine, they’re here to win a championship and that’s all they’re focused on. 

The Giants are the only thing the team is going to talk about, so stop asking questions about a perfect season, Tom’s ankle, Spygate (JESUS CHRIST IT WAS WEEK ONE AND THERE WAS NO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE) and let’s just focus on the task at hand.

There, I feel better. 

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January 14, 2008 · 6:43 AM

17 Down, Two To Go

Unlike 2 weeks ago when the Giants were attempting to make a game of it I was a little worried. Saturday night, not once did I think the Pats were going to lose the game. Sure Jacksonville drove down the field on their opening drive, took a risk on 4th down and scored a touchdown when their quarterback was sacked but you knew that Touchdown Tom and the offense would tie it right up. 

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It was an almost perfect night for the Tom Brady. Two missed passes by Brady, TWO! 26-28 for 262 and three scores. I was personally shocked and amazed to see two of those touchdowns be caught by Ben Watson, who in recent weeks has dropped some key balls. Clearly he stepped up his game when the team needed him to. 
 
Speaking of stepping it up, how about Maroney. The same guy that was questioned in this very blog earlier this season stepped up his performance huge on Saturday. Rushing for 122 yards on just 22 carries, a 5.5 yards per carry average and a huge touchdown.
 
The Jaguars thought that they had the solution to the Patriots offense by double teaming Moss deep. While it worked in limiting Moss to one catch but at the same time it opened up, what seemed to be, everyone else underneath. Welker caught 9 balls for 54 yards, not a lot per catch but the team marched down the field at will. Deke and dunk underneath is what most of us, the true fans, had imagined coming into the season how the offense would operate this year. We figured with the speed on the outside (Moss & Stallworth) it would free up Watson and Welker underneath. Outstanding.
  
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The defense bent but never broke which was very encouraging. When push came to shove and they really needed a stop, Rodney Harrison stepped up huge with a pick sealing the deal for the Pats. Aside from the opening drive the Patriots pretty much shut down the much vaunted Jags running attack and didn’t let the inferior Jags receivers beat them. 
 
This missed field goal by Gostkowski was hardly a blip on the radar following the win. As awesome as it was for Hanson to not have to punt until the game was almost over, we need to realize that Jacksonville only punted one time in the game too. Of course they turned the ball over twice and the Patriots didn’t turn it over at all.
 
Now we look ahead to this coming weekends showdown with the Chargers (sadly no Peyton face for us). I’ll have a full preview on Friday but wanted to get it out there early that this team shouldn’t be taken lightly. This warning from a guy that booked his flight to Arizona for the Super Bowl after week five, that’s right before they knocked off Dallas. You wanna talk fraud team, Dallas, the ultimate fraud team, lost to the other Manning on Sunday. As for the other NFC match up, Seattle blew a 14-0 lead and when the snow started to blow, so did their team.
 
Quick recap, I had Seattle (wrong) and the over (right), San Diego (right) and the under (wrong), Dallas (wrong) and the over (wrong) and of course the Pats covering (wrong) and the under (wrong). Not a great week for the betting me, but the rematch of the 1996 Super Bowl is looking very much like a reality. Only time will tell.

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