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Three Things to Watch This Week - Week 5

The first place New England Patriots play Cody Kessler (who?) and the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday October 9th at 1:00 PM.

"I drink and I know things."

Days of the Week Power Rankings:

1) Saturday

2) Sunday

3) Friday

4) Thursday

5) Wednesday

6) Tuesday

7) Monday


Here's three things I'm looking forward to watching on Sunday:

1) Rob Ninkovich - Ninkovich is back to bolster the defensive line after a 4 game suspension.

2) Julian Edelman - I was super excited to see Edelman go off for 90 yards on that first drive... and then it got called back.  That might have been the highlight of the game and it didn't even count.

3) Martellus Bennett - Bennett has been better than Gronk so far this season.  Plus he's funnier on Twitter.

Shout out to Jacoby Brissett, who ended up on IR after having thumb surgery.  Thank you for your efforts.  You were put in a bad situation last week and performed admirably.

FREE AGENT WATCH: Has Malcolm Butler, Jamie Collins or Dont'a Hightower been resigned yet?  Not yet!

Did Malcolm Mitchell have a catch last week?  Not a one.

(Sad trombone)

My prediction: Pats 50, Browns 3


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This week we have Fake Matt Patricia filling for Fake Bill Belichick.

Hello Carbon Based Lifeforms.

How was your summer break?  Mine was great, thanks for asking!  I sure am glad to be back on the football field.

I spent my summer vacation catching up on some of my Netflix stories.  My favorite show of the summer was Stranger Things (possible mild spoilers ahead).  Having grown up on Stephen King and Steven Spielberg, this was right in my wheelhouse.

Obviously, I connected with the kids.  And Chief Hopper.  And waffles.  (Who doesn't love waffles?)  And Barb.  (Poor Barb.) 

But the thing that really struck me was the monster.  Are we sure he's such a bad guy?  What if the monster was just trapped and looking for a way out of The Upside Down?  Maybe he was just lonely and looking to make a connection?

Maybe he's not a monster at all.  Maybe he's us.

(Also, I haven't gotten to Luke Cage yet, but I hope to watch that next.  He looks like he'd be a good fit at linebacker.  He'd look great between Collins and Hightower.  Ha!)

Until next time...

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