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  • Will Brady ever be Brady again?

    The first thing that came to mind when we heard there were complications with Tom Brady’s surgery was, “What are the odds?” I mean, of the countless routine knee surgeries done on athletes every week, it’s rare we ever don’t read “underwent successful surgery” and move on. In fact, initial reports on Brady stated that his surgery was indeed successful . The complications arose afterward, when an infection cropped up, essentially, because Brady’s MCL was not yet healed enough to handle the surgery...

  • The Ten: Week 2 (Re-predicting the Pats)

    In our season prediction piece , we had the Patriots finishing 14-2 and winning the Super Bowl, but the loss of Tom Brady obviously changes things drastically in New England. While Matt Cassel did a solid job after relieving Brady in week 1, the Chiefs didn’t provide the same challenge that other teams will. The Pats have one of the easiest schedules in football, but they still have some serious challenges ahead, and we expect Cassel or rookie Kevin O’Connell, or whoever else gets a chance to start...

  • Rear-View Monday: The knee injury heard ‘round the world

    Yeah, we heard about the injury in the Chiefs-Patriots game on Sunday, but we’re not convinced it’ll make that big a difference. I mean, it’s just a quarterback. It’s not like these guys were really contenders this year anyway, right? I’m sure Damon Huard will be able to step in and have every bit as much success as Brodie Croyle. Oh. Wait. Tom Brady also went down in that game. That’s right. Well that’s a whole different story. It’s funny. The one thing you just never think will happen… happens...

  • Sunday’s best: Patriots got lucky

    Chiefs @ Patriots The Pats are already reaping the benefits of an easy schedule. Without Tom Brady, and with Matt Cassel leading the way, New England looked like any other NFL team on Sunday . Against 24 of 31 possible opponents, the Pats probably would have lost that game. Playing the way they did today, here are the only teams the Patriots could have beaten: Detroit, Cincinnati, Miami, Kansas City, St. Louis, San Francisco, Chicago. Lucky for New England, the Chiefs are on that list. And the team...

  • 5 Question Preview: New England Patriots

    1. Can the secondary survive major offseason losses? On paper, the Patriots had the sixth-ranked pass defence last year, but the unit showed signs of weakness. That was with Pro Bowler Asante Samuel and nickelback Randall Gay. Despite the fact that Gay didn’t start, many thought Samuel and Gay were the team’s best two corners. With Samuel and Gay gone, 5’9” Ellis Hobbs, who struggled down the stretch last season, becomes the top corner. Fernando Bryant, whose best years are likely behind him, will...

  • Quick Hits: Quarterback updates aplenty

    The majority of NFL quarterbacks are either fighting injuries or for starting jobs. Or both. Here’s a look at the latest in those battles. • Kyle Orton will indeed start for the Bears , which means we’ve been sent backwards in time by three years. Orton started much of the 2005 season for Chicago, and things have come full circle. We’re not sure that’s a good thing. Neither does ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, who thinks Grossman’s play forced the Bears to name Orton the starter . • It looks like Chad Pennington...