Skip to main content

Three Things to Watch This Week - Week 12

The New England Patriots play either Sam Darnold or Josh McCown and the New York Jets of New Jersey at MetLife Stadium on Sunday November 25th at 1:00 PM.

Everybody rested and energized after the bye week?  Great!  Let's go!

This is the least good 7 - 3 team I can remember.  They embarrass themselves on the road.  They forget to play defense for long stretches at a time.  The 2018 offense is the Diet Berkley and Jensen Cola version of the Patriots offense...

...and yet they've still got a decent chance at the two seed and a first round bye.


Side Dish Power Rankings:

1) mashed potatoes

2) stuffing

3) bread / cornbread / rolls

4) everything else

...

11,997) Butternut


GIVE ME ALL THE STARCHES.


Here are three things I'm ready to get offensive about this week:

1) Chris Hogan - I thought for sure this was going to be Hogan's breakout year.  And yet he's averaging under 2.5 catches per game.  I'm baffled.

2) Rob Gronkowski - Either they're saving him for the playoffs or he's really almost done.

3) The Celtics - I'm not panicking yet... but I'm thinking about it.


Did Rob Gronkowski play last week?  He did not!


 Recipe of the Week

Buttermilk Cornbread

You do keep buttermilk in the house for baking, right?

(silently judging you...)


Essential mid-period Bowie Song of the Week

Cat People

(disclaimer - DO NOT attempt to put out actual fires with gasoline)

*****

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

Hello Carbon Based Lifeforms.  As always... Hope this correspondence finds you warm and comfortable with a variety of leftovers and pie options readily available to you.

I've moved on to Detroit.  I'm a head coach now!  I'm actually working on Thursday this year...  But I'll always love Thanksgiving in New England.  I'm still thinking about you guys.

Being a head coach is hard work!  There's so much more to think about.  I'm hardly getting any movie time in these days.

(If you're looking for a good Netflix watch between naps and football games, I recommend The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.  I love me some Coens.  Or Green Room.  Green Room is total ownage.)

OK, I guess I'm still getting some movie time in.  Just not as much as I'd like.

And I don't even know what's going on with video games and craft beers these days.  Jeesh!
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Three Things to Watch This Week - Week 15

"Is there any of the good Scotch left?" the Rookie asked. "I wouldn't call it good  Scotch. But no. We finished that weeks ago," the Veteran responded. Outmanned and outgunned, they rode west across New York to the certain slaughter waiting for them at Orchard Park. The streets wide and flat, indifferent to their struggle. "Is the water safe to drink?" "Don't know. Try it and find out." General Mayo lacked the sense of direction his predecessor displayed. If there was dissension in the ranks, it didn't show. But there was also no lust for the battlefield. Going beyond what was required of one's duty. They just didn't have the spirit for it. His predecessor had been deposed because the vibes were off. And now he risked the same fate. "Is there anything to eat?" "There's an empty can of beans. You may lick what's left off the bottom of it if you like." The talent level of recruits was lacking, not up ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Three Things to Watch This Week - Week 6

The 1 - 4 New England Patriots play C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium on Sunday October 13th at 1:00 PM. They really should stop buttering the ball between plays. That Patriots - Dolphins game last week was one of the worst things I've ever seen. Let's never speak of it again. The Patriots have announced third overall pick Drake Maye as the starting quarterback this week. I feel like it's too soon. But it's not my job on the line. I'll be nice and cozy on the couch with snacks and beverages and a dog that will pick the absolute worst time to decide that he has to go out. Drake Power Rankings: 1) 's Cakes 2) (the duck)  3) (the singer from Canada) 4) Gilded 5) Maye Here are three things that could have been better in week 5: 1) Jacoby Brissett. Thank you for your contributions. I appreciate your effort. I'm not sure how you're still standing. 2) The play calling had me scratching my head on multiple occasions. 3) The whole WR position...
Post a Comment
Read more

Three Things to Watch This Week - Week 1

The first place New England Patriots play the Oakland   Los Angeles   Oakland  Las Vegas Raiders at Gillette on Sunday September 7th at 1:00 PM. Patriot first round pick tackle Will Campbell. Douglas Power Rankings: 1) Adams 2) DeMario 3) Michael  4) The Lincoln–Douglas debates 5) Illeana  After back to back 4 - 13 seasons, you are allowed to feel a little skeptical about this team. What do we, as Patriots fans, have to look forward to in 2025? Returning:  Executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf is somehow still here. Last year, the two wide receivers he drafted in 2024 combined for 13 catches. And one of them is no longer with the team. I'm against it. Coach Mike Vrabel. His career record as a coach is 56–48. This was seen as a significant upgrade over what we had in place. Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels. He's back! Again! Not returning: Coach Jerod Mayo. It was both a bad situation AND he didn't do a great job with it. That's ba...
Post a Comment
Read more