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I agree. Brady's got something going on that has more to do with him, his career, his posterity, etc. Belichick obviously has far different priorities. My guess is both have known for awhile that things were drifting. Brady's going off to find himself - we don't know really what that means...

I think you might be right considering Tom's reference to being a "California" boy in his good bye letter.

Contrary to some of the replies to this post, it is neither meant to blame the offense or absolve the defense. The point is there were specific, identifiable screw ups in the game that the majority of which the Pats Wouldn't normally make in any particular game. In the case last night, if any...

Yeah, and he may have lost five more.

Nice to see this quoted correctly. :)

No, actually my point is in agreement of you. I think Butler is very good and his presence may have made a difference. What I am saying is, we still almost won anyway, and there are a host of other screw ups we committed that caused us to lose. Inexplicable and uncharacteristic failures to...

I don't buy this Malcolm Butler benching caused us to lose the Super Bowl and Belichick is to blame for all of this. For one, none of us on this board have any facts to work with, much less a full picture of what really happened. Without that, it's needless speculation. Belichick has his...

Sure, you have a point. But Butler is a very good tackler in the present - he was a starting cornerback this season for a reason. I would say probably better than Bademosi, but I really haven't studied film on both. But the reality is there is no way it could be determined how Butler would...

I'm not saying that as a knock on Belichick, but on Butler if the reports are true. I have to think something was up for him to be benched. Have you read Kevin Faulk's article in the Player's Tribune on the Patriot Way? Belichick hates it when you're late to a meeting. Remember when he didn't...

If Butler had made that one tackle on third down that Bedemosi whiffed, even if nothing else differently or better, we likely would have won the game.

Thanks. I wrote it quickly and put it up and see a lot of type-o's (a lot of mixing up first and third persons, etc.). Also, I may be wrong on some of the facts. I wrote mostly from memory and only looked up the date of Super Bowl XX and how to spell **** MacPherson's name correctly. I think...

I posted this piece, below, on my facebook page after reading this New York Times article, "Confessions of an Unapologetic Patriots Fan." Opinion | Confessions of an Unapologetic Patriots Fan -Agree or disagree, it's just my take on things: When I first saw this headline, “Confessions of an...

I do agree the defense was gashed some in the first half, but their intention was to shut down Fournette, so there was kind of rope-a-dope quality to it. They were patient and absorbed what the Jags were giving them but stuck with their game plan, and with the necessary adjustments, started...

I think the '85 Bears were pretty good

I think every year it is a necessity. It is a new year. It's why they play. It's like sex at my age (52). The next time may be the last time, take it when you can. The next opportunity for a super bowl may not come again for a long long time. You never know what may happen next year. The...

I guess I can continue my gripe about people acknowledging the rule, and that is was called correctly, but still shouldn't have been called. Article in Globe today *****ing about instant replay and that, while it allows for plays to be called more correctly, somehow introduces red tape into the...

Posted this on another thread but thought it relevant here, with a couple of changes based on previous comments. Yes, it is similar to the tuck rule game in that it was a controversial call (i.e., game changing) that some people acknowledged followed the written rule but should not have been...

Guess I should put my two-cents in. Yes, it is similar to the tuck rule game in that it was a controversial call (i.e., game changing) that some people acknowledged followed the written rule but should not have been called anyway (to me, a curious position to have. What is the NFL, or any...

Antowain Smith is mine. Another RB we got from Buffalo.