Recent content by DeROK

I am an M.D. although not an orthopaedist. It's pretty clear that Brady got hit on the outside of his leg bending it inward. The most likely thing would be an MCL injury with that type of hit. However, as somebody mentioned before, there is something called the "unhappy triad" that involves a...

I'm a medical doctor, (you can see www.derok.net for some confirmation) and I personally have a hard time believing he's done for the year. I initially thought MCL sprain as well when looking at the hit. I think worse case it's an MCL tear and would be surprised if it was his ACL. I was...

SoCal, I have the video, but I can't distribute it. The NFL had their lawyers all over me for copyright violations. It stinks, because I would have loved to keep making more. Thanks to everyone else for the kind words. Yeah, it's a lengthy piece, but I don't have a word limit to stick to...

I didn't paste part of it because just reading half the article would make no sense. You can pass on the article if you'd like, but as unbiased as I can be, I think it's a good read and worth a look. Is it Bill Simmons or Peter King? No. But it does take a look at the Pats from an...

This is an article that I wrote for my website previewing the Patriots as they head to Super Bowl XLII. I'd just copy and paste the article here, but it's too long. Here's the link instead. http://www.derok.net/patriots/super-bowl-xlii.html

Hey everyone, I never expected the article to spark such a hot debate. I'm glad to see that most of you liked it, even though you may not agree 100%. I would like to clarify a few things about the point I was trying to make: For me, the past six years have represented a period of time...

Hey everyone, I just wanted to share an article that I wrote to wrap up the season for my Patriots site. Despite the title, I think you'll find it to be a very inspiring article. It's a good look back at the past six years for this team and a good way to lose some of the frustration we're...