Pat Pity
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Consecutive games Tom Brady started for the New England Patriots before he tore his ACL in the season opener against Kansas City two days ago. He is finished for the season.
7
Months since the Patriots blew the chance for a perfect season with their Super Bowl loss to the Giants. I still don't know where the Pats' loss ranks among all-time most devastating losses, and there are a couple of reasons for this. One is because I haven't revisited it all that much -- not in denial or anything, I'm just not interested in watching the Helmet Catch on YouTube. I remember it fairly well, and it sucked to watch the first time. Whey watch it hundreds of times more? But another reason I can't rank it is because we're just beginning to experience the finality of it. Without Brady, the Patriots are definitely not going 16-0 through the regular season. They'll be lucky to make the playoffs. I don't expect to see another NFL team go 16-0 in the regular season -- so many things have to fall into place, and player talent is but one factor. Brady's ACL tear shows what is so easy to take for granted -- a football team is extraordinarily lucky to go through an entire season without losing some of its key players for a few games.
22-for-39, 253 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Career stats for Brady's backup, Matt Cassel, through three previous years with the Patriots. We'll see. I like the fact that he's in his fourth season with the team, and presumably is familiar with the system. But it takes a lot of optimism (delusion?) to think that the Pats stand any chance of redeeming their Super Bowl loss. Despite three recent Lombardi Trophies to console the Foxboro Faithful, the "Perfect Season" is something that, it is now clear, they will never get back.
Consecutive games Tom Brady started for the New England Patriots before he tore his ACL in the season opener against Kansas City two days ago. He is finished for the season.
7
Months since the Patriots blew the chance for a perfect season with their Super Bowl loss to the Giants. I still don't know where the Pats' loss ranks among all-time most devastating losses, and there are a couple of reasons for this. One is because I haven't revisited it all that much -- not in denial or anything, I'm just not interested in watching the Helmet Catch on YouTube. I remember it fairly well, and it sucked to watch the first time. Whey watch it hundreds of times more? But another reason I can't rank it is because we're just beginning to experience the finality of it. Without Brady, the Patriots are definitely not going 16-0 through the regular season. They'll be lucky to make the playoffs. I don't expect to see another NFL team go 16-0 in the regular season -- so many things have to fall into place, and player talent is but one factor. Brady's ACL tear shows what is so easy to take for granted -- a football team is extraordinarily lucky to go through an entire season without losing some of its key players for a few games.
22-for-39, 253 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Career stats for Brady's backup, Matt Cassel, through three previous years with the Patriots. We'll see. I like the fact that he's in his fourth season with the team, and presumably is familiar with the system. But it takes a lot of optimism (delusion?) to think that the Pats stand any chance of redeeming their Super Bowl loss. Despite three recent Lombardi Trophies to console the Foxboro Faithful, the "Perfect Season" is something that, it is now clear, they will never get back.
posted by Alex at
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
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