Mr. Kraft - I have great feelings of warmth, gratitude and respect for you as owner of the New England Patriots, and for all that you've done for professional football in our region. Purchasing the team, hiring Bill Belichick, building a new stadium, overseeing four Super Bowl Championship teams has been an exhilarating experience for … Continue reading An Open Letter To Mr. Robert Kraft
If you had the misfortune of listening to Chris "Mad Dog" Russo's appearance on WEEI this morning, you may well feel, as I do, that you lost 20 IQ points from the exchange. Kirk Minihane and Gerry Callahan did a good job challenging Russo, who would not hear or acknowledge any of it. He screamed … Continue reading Chris Russo Meltdown Microcosm Of National Reaction To Patriots
To anyone with half a brain and an ability to think critically, the NFL's entire handling of the so-called deflategate scandal has been a complete farce and bag-job. Fortunately that has become clear to more and more people around the country, many of whom are in no way Patriots fans or supporters. Here are some … Continue reading The Very Best Of The DeflateGate-Debunking Links
Usually about this time of year, about all NFL fans have to look forward to is passing camp coverage. Then, in a month or so, there would be a mandatory minicamp worth a couple days of coverage. Today, the NFL Network will present (at least) 12 hours of coverage of deflategate and the Tom Brady … Continue reading Goodell, NFL Get Exactly What They Want
The Wells Report is mindblowing. And not because of the contents. Because of the arrogance, the ineptitude and the lack of neutrality. Roger Goodell commissioned this as an "Independent Investigation" despite the fact that it was being led by an NFL Executive Vice President in Jeff Pash and by Ted Wells of the law firm of … Continue reading More Probable Than Not That NFL “Independent Investigation” Was Anything But
News is breaking this morning that the former Boston Sports Guy, Bill Simmons is leaving ESPN and Grantland. ESPN President John Skipper Statement on Bill Simmons: “I decided today that we are not going to renew Bill Simmons’ contract. We have been in negotiations and it was clear it was time to move on. ESPN’s … Continue reading Bill Simmons Leaving ESPN
After all this time, the Wells Report on the underinflated footballs in the AFC Championship game was finally released. The league allowed Robert Kraft and the Patriots the courtesy of a preemptive statement on the report, the contents of which did not please Mr Kraft, or anyone who is a fan of the Patriots. The basic … Continue reading Wells Report Points Finger at Tom Brady, Equipment Lackeys
A gander at last year's column here, with notable mentions of linebacker James Morris and a certain West Alabama cornerback who may or may not have made one of the biggest plays in Patriots history. (Go on. Go ahead: Watch it again. We'll wait.) Lots of info out floating around out there regarding UDFAs. We tend … Continue reading Who’s The FA? UDFA! (2015 Edition)
With the obvious disclaimer that it's just the first week of May, things aren't looking so great for the Boston Red Sox at the moment. The biggest problem continues to be starting pitching, which has been worse than likely even the most pessimistic observer had feared. Seemingly every night they're getting lit up, and while … Continue reading Another Non-Starter For Red Sox
After 16 Patriots drafts under Bill Belichick, we'd have to be nitwits to overlook some patterns. As we pointed out in our first "That Guy" draft preview back in February, certain types of players tend to get called to Foxboro during this time of year. New England came into the draft with nine picks. They added … Continue reading 2015 Patriots Draft Review (“That Guy” Edition 3.0)
