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Three Things to Watch This Week - Week 5

The New England Patriots play Derek Carr and the New Orleans Saints at Gillette Stadium on Sunday October 8th at 1:00 PM.

I'd like to thank the Patriots for letting me off the hook early this year. No messing around this time. They are definitely not a playoff team.

I'm done talking about Mac Jones. I have nothing nice to say about him. Please don't mention his name to me ever again.

"He's good! He just needs better weapons around him!"

/throws ball two yards short of wide open receiver


Jean-Luc power rankings:

1) Godard

2) Picard


If I had to talk myself into it, here are three things I'm feeling kinda sorta OK about this year so far:

1) Some of the rookies have been mostly good, especially Christian Gonzalez. (And now he's hurt!)

2) Probably going to see a lot more Keion White with Judon going down.

3) Demario Douglas might be good. Just hang on to the football.


Did the Patriots score 20 last week?

My Brothers and Sisters of Our Lady of the Immaculate Hoodie, you know they did not.


2010s Jam of the Week

M83 - Midnight City


My prediction: Saints 24, Patriots 9

***

This week we have Pinhead sharing his thoughts about the current NFL season.

More than money... more than love... my favorite thing in all of this world... is pain.

And that's why my favorite NFL team to watch this year is the New England Patriots.

This season they started off more than a little disappointing, only to show faint signs of life in week 3, and then fall off the table completely with one of their worst losses ever in week four, expertly ratcheting up the pain to previously unknown levels.

Ah, the suffering. The sweet, sweet suffering. Hearing you beg for mercy is ecstacy.

The pain... the pain is exquisite.

*****

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