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Three Things to Watch This Week - Week 2

The defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots play Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Miami Dolphins on Sunday September 15th at 1:00 PM at Joe Robbie Stadium Pro Player Park Pro Player Stadium Dolphins Stadium Land Shark Hard Rock Stadium.




With the help of Matthew Lesko, I'm applying for a $12,000 government loan to search for the missing Pittsburgh game plan from last week.


Pretty good opening statement last week. We're going to suck again someday. And it's going to hurt a lot. But, in the meantime, I'll take this for as long as it lasts.

I'm not a good enough writer to delve into all the what have yous of Antonio Brown stuff. But I will say that I don't think he's worth the trouble. The guy has more baggage than Logan airport.

Kevin power rankings:

1) McCallister (Home Alone)

2) Durant

3) Faulk

4) Garnett

5) O'Connor

6) Youkilis

7) Smith

8) Murphy

9) McHale

10) (the bird from Up)


Here's three things I liked last week:

1) The whole WR group had a great game. Phillip Dorsett looked great. Josh Gordon had a terrific game. Edelman is still amazing. Edelman double pass?!

2) Michael Bennett dropping a “Wakanda Forever” in his introduction.

3) The defense hasn't allowed a touch down since the AFC Championship game in Kansas City


Did Jakobi Meyers have a catch last game? 

Yes!


Here's Week 2 of The Buck Stops Here, featuring some of R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck's tastiest riffs.

Turn You Inside Out


The guitar here is awfully agressive. Menacing, even. The drums, too. I remember hearing this song as a young man and being intimitated by it.

The video seems a little dated. Stipe wouldn't lip sync, if I recal correctly.


My prediction: Pats 47, Dolphins 17


*****

"Thoughts on a Schedule", Howard Phillips Lovecraft, defensive scouting assistant, special to Thursday Morning Third Down Back

What wisdom can be derived about an upcoming NFL season from a scattering of meaningless preseason games? What say these events about the absurdity of mankind's existence and our place in the cosmos... when rarely do the starters play more than a handful of simultaneous snaps on the field of battle? Surely an insult to the gods.

I have glimpsed the beyond, and have reviewed the upcoming schedule for the 2019 season of the Patriots of New England in great detail. And to look upon it is... sheer madness. A journey of months and months, descending into the darkest hell imaginable. An unobtainable quest, sure to end in despair.

Eh, who am I kidding? The schedule isn't that bad. Even without The Gronk, this team should be able to snooze its way to 12 - 4. Wake me from my chilly autumnal slumber when the playoffs have begun.

In college football this weekend, I like Arkham State giving three on the road to Miskatonic University.
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