Thursday Morning Third Down Back

The Patriots play their eleventh game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday November 27th at 4:15 PM. Sorry about the delay.  We were off having another kid.  So far the Patriots are 2 and 0 since Kid #2 got here.  He actually slept on my tummy while we watched the Pats - Jets game in the hospital.  THAT'S GREAT NAPPING. Jazz hands! Have you seen the schedule the rest of the year?  Oh man, that's soft.  Lots of lousy teams and backup quarterbacks.  We're going to win 12 or 13 games.  And, of course, none of it matters if we go one and out again in the playoffs.  *deep breath - composes self*  Moving on... He's five guys I'll watching closely this week: 1) Tom Brady - Brady has been getting off to sloooow starts the last few weeks.  He's looked great in the second half, but lousy at the beginning of these games.  I hope he's not hurt. 2) Rob Gronkowski - GRONK HANG ON TO BALL EVEN WHILE FALL ON HEAD. 

The Patriots play their eighth (is that really how you spell "8th"?  Something doesn't look right...) game of the season against the New York Giants at Gillette Stadium on Sunday November 6th at 4:15 PM. Rough week last week, Guys.  After the game I put on my Belichick pajamas, crawled into bed and cried myself to sleep. I felt a little better when I woke up Monday morning.  We're still 5 and 2.  All is not lost. This doesn't look like a Super Bowl defense, but nobody else out there really scares me right now.  Nobody is running away with the AFC at this point.  I guess what I'm trying to say is that things are still wide open.  It's only November. I know, Bill.  I couldn't watch, either. Did Chad Ochocinco have a catch last week? NO.  There's been a number of disappointments on this team this year.  Here's five guys I'm hoping to see do something on the field this week: 1) Chad Ochocinco - My expectations were low when w