hey kids-
well, the patriots lost the super bowl. three months later, it still sucks
to say that, but i think i’m ready to let it go.
i took this loss way too personally, even though i know it had nothing to
do with me. after four years of un/underemployment and working my ass off to
keep my head above water, watching mediocrity and momentum triumph over
teamsmanship, talent, and good old fashioned hard work felt an awful lot like a
statement about the way america operates. still, as bill belichick would say, it
is what is it. come september, the george w. bush of football will go back to
playing the same way he has since his daddy threw a fit on draft day and pulled
strings for that plum job in new york, and tom brady will go back to playing
like one of the best quarterbacks the game has ever seen. at least there’s
that.
speaking of our fearless quarterback, he broke yet another record during
this super bowl, throwing 16 consecutive completed passes in the third quarter.
maybe that should make me feel better, but it’s cold comfort – as is knowing he
looked like this while i was crying under the couch.
in i heart wes welker news, i do, in spite of a downright lackluster game
and several dropped passes that are old news by now. it’s more concerning
that this is the second super bowl in which the team has appeared with wes on
the roster – and the second we’ve lost! still, the pats put the franchise tag on
wes, so it looks like i’ll be hearting him for at least another season. i’m not
feeling it so much right now, but something tells me i’ll come around. this will
help.
i’m not sadistic enough to rewatch this game, and the box score backs up no
memorable stand-out performance to claim the final totw of the season. it
doesn’t seem right to award the tommy of the super bowl to its namesake by
default, and i won’t. some time around march, mom bumped into another pats fan
in portland and asked him if he was still heartbroken. she said he just shrugged
and said, “nah. roll on, tommy!” the great thing about being a patriots fan,
even with a broken heart, is knowing he will. so the final tommy of the season
is awarded to tom brady – for rolling into the fifth super bowl of his career
with one of the worst defenses in the nfl – and for playing with the leadership,
competitiveness, and general roguish charm that defines him right down to the
last second. it;s been one hell of a ride, tommy. roll on.
and that caps off 2011, kids. the good thing about a stupidly-late final
tommy of the season is that you only have to wait four more months for your next
one! that also gives you lots of time to practice your happy patriots thoughts.
see ya in september – and go pats!
love dav
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