Critical Observer

Tom Brady's season is over after a less than spectacular eight minutes of action. Tom Brady tore both his ACL and MCL in his left knee after taking a helmet to the knee. On the Bright side, He will be out of action for the next twelve months. Unfortunately there were no signs of torn cartilage. But that's what you get when you play a coach who brazenly breaks the rules to get a significant competitive advantage. This "tough break" could also be attributed to the Patriots running up the score on teams who were obviously over matched. Let's take a look at the hit that sidelined Tommy Boy: <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wnHcSujDMh4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wnHcSujDMh4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Now, Lets Look at some of the scores the Pats compiled against inferior competition: V. Jets :38-14 V. Bills: 38-7 V. Bengals 34-13 V. Dolphins 49-28 V. Redskins 52-7 V. Bills 56-10 The lesson the Pats hopefully learned is that it does not pay to embarrass your competition because other teams and players will hold a grudge and the Mighty Football Gods will Smite thee and banish you to Mediocrity! Now, many Pats fans argue that Losing to the Giants in the Super Bowl was punishment enough...but to that I say HOGWASH! Losing in the Super Bowl was the result of getting out played by a team that played in a much tougher division (the NFC east) and faced adversity throughout the regular season. This Adversity included: 1. Head Coach Tom Coughlin almost losing his job before the season 2. Former Star running back, Tiki Barber calling out QB Eli Manning's ability to lead 3. The pre-season holdout of future Hall of Fame DE Michael Strahan 4. Having to travel to England to play the Dolphins in Wembley Stadium in the middle of a season 5. Injuries to the starting Tight End, Jeremy Shockey, Starting Outside Linebacker Mathius Kiwinuka and Back-Up Running Back Derrick Ward The culmination of all these events made the Giants the Ultimate Underdog and the only team in the NFL mentally prepared to take out the undefeated New England Patriots. The New England Patriots were punished through a small fine and by having their 1st round draft pick taken away. The fine was laughable and the draft pick was the 31st overall, which was inconsequential because the Patriots held the 8th overall pick via trade with the San Francisco 49ers. Roger Goddell showed no Cajones when it came to reprimanding the Pats, in order not to tarnish the league's identity. Even though Rog has no problems suspending players for off-the-field misconduct. But when a coach acts inappropriately on the field, he gets no suspension what so ever. The patriots basically got a slap on the wrist but it was not to be....Karma is on the rag and she took her frustrations out on Patriots and Tom Brady and I say its about damn time. But all is not lost patriots fans, Matt "career back-up" Cassel is here to save your season. He stunk in the preseason, going 0-4 but we all know that was just a ploy to keep his opponents in the regular season guessing. he has demonstrated some incredible mobility, I will even venture to say that he is more mobile than Tom Brady. Observe: <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vaq3G4utKWE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vaq3G4utKWE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Nifty Moves, No? Well, if your still not sold maybe he can serenade the competition into a trance with his angelic voice. Observe: <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IrROLWbtTzY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IrROLWbtTzY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> And he is a backstreet boys fan, Ladies, he IS the total package! forgot Tom Brady, he ain't got no class! He wouldn't even shake Eli Manning's hand before the Superbowl, Observe: <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-Otpt3QZlq8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-Otpt3QZlq8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> So the Patriots finally got their comeupins and the AFC east is up for grabs for the first time in six years. I predict Jet Favre will lead his squad of rocketeers to the AFC east title. I was convinced of this when I saw Favre do the unexpected and actually live up to the hype. Observe: <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EmT701JHezA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EmT701JHezA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Chad Pennington Couldn't even throw a Frisbee that far. Other Intriguing Story lines from week 1: Off course, I must mention the World Champion NY Giants won on Thursday by a score of 16-7 against the Redskins. The Colts looked lost without C Jeff Saturday against Da Bears. The Cowboys are Stacked and destroyed the Browns, But will Tony Homo be able to win a playoff game? So far he is 0-2 in his career. The eagles are a formidable team with a healthy Donovan McNabb. Chargers got a double blow on Sunday, first they lost to the Carolina Panthers on the last play of the game then they lost all-world LB Shawne Merriman for the season. The Titans won, no thanks to Vince Young who got booed and is <a href="http://http//sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3579504">considering quitting football</a>, man up Vince, man up! Rookie QBs Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan both won their respective games. Interesting note, Flacco scored a 38 yard rushing TD against the atrocious Bengals defense. His longest run in his Collegiate career was 22 yards and he played for a Div. II school. This begs the Question, is the Bengals defense worse than schools such as William & Mary or Hofstra. Why don't you be the Judge: <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I6GT64rRhDI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I6GT64rRhDI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Joe Flacco is a great name for a QB and I applaud his efforts but why are all the Bengals jogging after him, I would have thought that the Conditioning Programs at the Ohio State Penitentiary would better prepare the Bengals for these sorts of situations.

Karma stands tall after Week 1 of the NFL

Tom Brady's season is over after a less than spectacular eight minutes of action. Tom Brady tore both his ACL and MCL in his left knee...

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