All in Patriots
Yesterday was one heckuva day for Boston sports fans:
Playing in the NFL is not an easy gig. The level of competition is the highest in the world and it's a physical game that can take its toll on players mentally and physically.
Now, imagine playing behind Tom Brady, arguably one of the best quarterbacks the league has ever seen (and yes, I'm biased as a New England fan).
That's the dubious distinction for Bryan Hoyer, the former Michigan State Spartan who went undrafted and signed a contract with the Patriots just four days after the draft.
The Boston Globe did a feature on Hoyer recently, talking about his experience with the Patriots and the job he has as back-up to Brady.
During the latter half of the season last year, Wes Welker went down with a nasty injury that appeared to be career ending. It was one of those nasty knee injuries that make you cringe every time you see the replay.
After the Pats tanked in the playoffs, there was some talk about Welker's injury, his surgery, long road to recovery, etc.
Fast forward to today, and the freak of nature has been cleared to practice.
Boston: The home of championsIf you live in the Greater Boston area and you are fan of any one of our professional sports teams, you realize that over the past 10 years or so, we've grown accustomed to winning.
It all started with the improbable 2001-02 Superbowl win of the Patriots, and then back to back Lombardi's just two years later. Then of course, we had the down 0-3 Red Sox who defeated their arch nemesis, the Yankees (or Skankees as I call them), only to sweep the Cardinals in the 2004 World Series. Sox did it again in 2007 by sweeping the Rockies. The next year, in 2008, the Celtics brought home the hardware by defeating their arch nemesis, the Lakers, in one of the most exciting finals in recent history (yes, I'm biased).
Here Lies the 2009-10 New England PatriotsFOXBORO, MA -- The New England Patriots, one of the most storied franchises in the last decade, died yesterday of not showing up, according to 68,000 fans who booed them off the field admist angry demands for refunds.
I used to write obits for the Boston Globe when I first started out. I hated writing them. I especially hate writing them for my favorite sports team, the New England Patriots, mostly because it means no more football that matters. Again, it means no more football that I care to watch because I hate all other teams that matters.
It hurts; not like a paper cut or a rolled ankle. It's more like a swift kick in the groin. Twice.
The first play from scrimmage and the Ravens take it to the house.
Yes. To. The. House. TO THE @#&@% HOUSE!
The stadium was already booing ok after the first play, however the health of the franchise quickly deteriorated once that firs tseven went up on the board quicker than a kid asking for candy at the check out line. Little did we know, the team that Coach Bill built was going to flatline and do so quickly. Addomg to or misery would be the fact that the flatline would happen in the first quarter.
Yea, the first quarter.