Thursday Morning Third Down Back

The Patriots play their fourth regular season game at The Ralph against the Buffalo Bills of Western New York and the Greater Toronto Area on Sunday September 30th at 1:00 PM. The Patriots are 1 - 2 (don't look now, but I think Devin McCourty just gave up another 30 yard reception) ... And yet I'm not panicking.  They lost two games by a total of 3 points, with each game coming down the last play.  There's still a lot of football left. "Hey... You guys wanna grab a beer later?" With the regular refs coming back this week, the NBA reclaims its rightful place as the worst officiated league in all of sports. Reportedly, when the end of the lockout was announced, Ed Hochuli threw his work shirts in the dryer for 4 hours and banged out 5 more sets of curls. Jackson Power Rankings: 1) Samuel L. 2) Ms. 3) Andrew 4) 5 5) Cannery ... 11,957) Victoria 11,958) Tom 11,959) -ville 11,960) Chad Here's five things I'll be watching for this

The Patriots play their second regular season game at Gillette Stadium against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday September 16th at 1:00 PM. (It's just one game... It's just one game... It's just one game...) Holy crap, we have a defense again! (It's just one game... It's just one game... It's just one game...) And a running game!  Hot damn! (It's just one game... It's just one game... It's just one game...) OK... Deep breaths... Calming back down.  It may just be one game , but it's definitely a good sign of things to come. The offensive line was better than advertised (minus Nate Solder).  Gronk and Hernandez are cementing their status as the best 1-2 TE combo ever. Also... Ridley! Brady can be a "B" level quarterback and we still win games. Negatives - It was against Jake Locker and the Tennessee Titans.  Also, if I'm being honest, the secondary looked a little lost at times. But guess what?  We've got the

The Patriots play their first regular season game at LP Field against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday September 9th at 1:00 PM. So... Um... Yeah.  Let's not get too hung up on how last season ended... It's a new year.  Like Coach Belichick says... We're focusing on next week.  We're moving on. It's also an election year.  Republican or Democrat...  Liberal or Conservative...  Let's not lose sight of the one thing that unites us all...  That the Jets are horrible. Gronk seems to be enjoying the benefits of being famous. Let's dive right in! The Patriots signed both Gronkowski AND Hernandez to long term deals ( ed. note - phew ) in the off-season.   They also added extra Tight Ends Jake Ballard, Daniel Fells, Michael Hoomanawanui and Visanthe Shiancoe. At this rate, we'll soon be fielding the NFL's first ALL TIGHT END OFFENSE!  (It's the logical next step in the evolution of the game...) Josh McDaniels - Welcome back!  You'll g

At the NY State Fair last week, I saw 2 different people in "Cowboys Stadium" t-shirts. Not COWBOYS t-shirts. Cowboys Stadium . Why do they inspire this bizarre loyalty from idiots all across the country?