There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that every media member in this town and hundreds of football pundits across the country have had some variation of this drivel saved to their hard drive since about 2002, just waiting til the time is right to publish it. And of course leave it to the Curly-Haired Boyfriend to be the first one in the *********** to ejaculate prematurely. The Pats are off to what is for them a terrible start. They’ve yet to face a quality opponent, but still haven’t looked good. They’re fresh off one of the worst performances they’ve had in an era where you can count the really awful games on your fingers, without using your thumbs. I concede that.
But on the other hand, we’re a quarter of the way through the season. They’re 2-2. As are model-franchises-with-elite-quarterbacks-in-their-primes-and-genius-coaches Indy, Pittsburgh, Green Bay and the Giants. Media darlings Drew Brees and Sean Payton are 1-3. But Shaughnessy… excuse me, the “folks” … don’t have a problem with them. If they’re 2-2 or worse, well they just have to play better. There is only one team in all of pro sports whose struggles are always a product of their “arrogance.” It’s because of the Pats smarter-than-you “System.” It’s because the owner who turned the worst franchise in all of sports into an empire is now a cartoon. It’s because the trust we put in (objectively speaking) one of the great coaches who’s ever lived is eroding. THAT’S why they’re 2-2.
