Captain Brady, again

[Mack Herron]

And more from Reiss....

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

About time. I thought he would be reinstated for Game 5.

 

[Tuck]

About time. I thought he would be reinstated for Game 5.

What's up with that?

 

[Froob]

Hope Rams-Pats at least gets flexed to 4:15 so I don't miss it at some dumb Christmas party. Better yet Sunday Night would be fun.

 

[long distance]

Reiss' Sunday quick hits are one of the few must reads around.

The timing of Brady's reinstatement is telling.
So is the explanation of non injury related absence from practice.

I do hope to see at least Tre Jackson at practice on Wednesday. He was seen on the sidelines of practice field even before Lewis showed up but was not seen on the field recently. Keeping 3 guards on PS also doesn't bode well for having Tre back this year. Still there's some hope till Wednesday I guess.

 

[SVN]

i thought this was interesting

5. As for the future, Sheard is one of several players scheduled for free agency after the season, a group that includes linebacker Dont'a Hightower, cornerback Logan Ryan, safety Duron Harmon and cornerback Malcolm Butler (restricted free agency). Meanwhile, two notable players who were on that list at the start of the season -- defensive end Chandler Jones and linebacker Jamie Collins -- have been traded. Given some of the struggles on defense this season, it will lead some to explore whether the team’s lack of contract extensions for defenders is having a negative effect on morale/performance. I saw it happen in 2009 with Vince Wilfork, who was so frustrated at stagnant extension talks that he struggled to find the place mentally where he could put contract thoughts aside and lead. A leadership void was one reason that season ended in well below the team’s usual standard with a blowout loss in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

He's also Captain America

 

[BobDigital]

BB sometimes just does dumb stuff IMO. How about just save one captain spot for him and do it game 5. Brady doesn't need to earn it this year. He has earned it for life.

 

[ALP]

i thought this was interesting

not the first time i've heard the comparison between this year and '09...

i sure hope that it's not the same case, the '09 season ending was easily the worst one since 01

 

[QuantumMechanic]

And more from Reiss....

Wonder who this is...

...Belichick's leadership style. It’s seldom warm and fuzzy, no doubt, but [Bart] Scott might also be interested to know about the player who was allowed to miss a day of practice this month so he could be at the hospital for his child’s MRI on an important medical issue.

 

[ViperGTS]

Wonder who this is...

Solder.

Remember he missed practice for non injury reasons.

Poor little Mr. Solder Jr.