well kids,
our patriots are 8 and 0. no, our schedule
hasn't been super challenging; no, our offense isn't clicking the way
it'll eventually need to click; and no, we're probably not going to be
undefeated; but winning is way better than losing, and we've managed to
do that eight times in a row. so, no, we are not complaining.
this season feels like a microcosm of our fearless quarterback's
career. every game, he seems to have a new set of receivers, and he
somehow has to go out there and make it all work, even if it's not
pretty. he did it again this week, completing 20 of 36 passes for 259
yards and two touchdowns. thankfully, the turmoil looks to be settling
down, with both watson and sanu coming up to speed quickly, jules and
dorsett healthy-ish enough to perform, and the rookies having a chance
to be rookies instead of the only guys on the field. hang in there,
tommy! it's all gonna come together soon.
i'm tempted to give this week's totw to lawrence guy for bursting
through the line and walking into baker's mayfield's pass like he
planned it that way. not only did it keep our defense's interception
streak alive, but it may have been the most hilarious pick i've ever
seen. hightower had a great fumble recovery that he returned for six as
well, but the tommy's going to jules. i can't remember the last time he
had two touchdowns in one game, and i feel like our offense needs some
positive reinforcement to get this train back on track. lead the way,
jules! we're definitely on board for more of that.
funny story: whenever i type "i don't want to" on my phone's
keyboard, the predictive text suggests "play baltimore" as the first
option. we're doing exactly that on sunday night, facing our biggest
test thus far just before we head into the bye. my phone's also
predicting we'll win by 4, so think your happy patriots thoughts that
it's right. having to listen to cris collinsworth for three hours and losing to baltimore is more than anyone should be expected to bear.
have a great week, and go pats!
love dav
hey kids-
i'm back from vacation and this is super late,
so let's dive in. speaking of dive, the jets took a nose dive against
our patriots, and i was right there to see it! honorary mention for this
week's tommy goes to janice for arranging my awesome seats for the this
game.
our fearless quarterback looks every bit as
fearless in person as he does on tv and had a decent game, going 31/45
for 249 yards and a touchdown. there was also an interception - which i
liked just as little in person as i do in the bar. it's nice when things
are consistent...like having the same quarterback for 19 years. don't
worry, tommy. you look just the way i remember!
this game was all about our defense, but unless i collectively give them the tommy , it's hard to single out one guy for
the award. also, sony michel had three rushing touchdowns, and that's as
many as he'd previously had all season, so he's getting this week's
totw. here he is, rushing for one of those touchdowns...i think. to be
honest, this could be james white, but i'm okay pretending it's sony if
you are.
we're hosting the browns on sunday afternoon,
and i can't think of anything more horrible than losing to a team named
after a color (except losing to baltimore or the giants or pittsburgh...
or maybe kansas city). anyway, think your happy patriots thoughts we
beat the browns so i don't get the blues.
have a great week, and go pats!
love dav
well kids,
last night felt like the same game we've played
for the last three weeks - where things actually don't go very well at
all, but somehow the score makes it look like we won handily. i mean,
i'll take it, but our schedule's about to get crazy hard, and i wish
things were clicking a little better than they actually are.
it's really only our broken-and-battered offense
that isn't clicking, though our fearless quarterback's 334 yards and 31
completions (of 41) don't appear all that unclicky on paper. the zero
touchdowns are a little more telling - though tommy did make up for it
with two rushing touchdowns. i appreciate that he's not going to let a
crappy passing game and no non-rookie or uninjured receivers stop him
from scoring, but i appreciate it a lot more when he doesn't stand around for 700 mississippis allowing strip sacks and throws it to people
who are actually on our team.
our defense and special teams continue to click
enough to cover our injury-riddled offense, scoring two more
touchdowns and forcing four more turnovers in this game. honorable
mention goes to brandon bolden for pushing that giant's helmet right
into the path of a just-kicked punt and to chase winovich for his laser
focus catching it and running it into the endzone, but this totw goes to
stephen gilmore. remember when i used to hate him because he was
absolutely nowhere near the ball or the receiver who'd catch it and run
all the way down the field? yeah, me neither.
our pats are on to new york next week - and so am i! our fearless
quarterback and crew will be at meadowlands taking on the jets on monday
night football, and (as far as i know,) i'll be sitting in a box
wearing no patriots gear and surreptitiously cheering them on - which
should be a hilarious notion to anyone who's ever seen me watch a pats
game. think your happy patriots thoughts that the pats win and i succeed
so that janice doesn't get in trouble after so graciously arranging the
tickets, and i'll tell ya all about it next time.
have a great week, and go pats!
love dav
hey kids-
our patriots got another "w" under their belts,
though it didn't seem as easy to me as today's headlines indicate. they
use a lot of words like "cruise" and "sail," and i guess that could be
accurate...if they're talking about those big carnival boats that leave
everyone feeling a little nauseated.
our fearless quarterback moved into the number three position for the
most yards ever thrown by anyone ever who ever played football ever -
or something like that. more importantly, he went 28/42 for 342 yards and
three touchdowns and another win. i guess the moral of the story is
that all those yards add up, but anyone who watched the sunday night
game (or drew brees ever) would agree that yards come up short when
compared against rings. looks like tommy's thinkin' four more to go.
our defense gave up the first big play and first real touchdown of
the season all in one fell swoop, but otherwise they remained on
lockdown - and another mccourty grabbed another interception to keep the
streak alive. i'm definitely not taking the d for granted, but this
week's tommy is going to jules. even though poor jules is definitely
still broken, that didn't stop him from catching eight passes (including
a touchdown) for 110 yards. all those yards do have to get caught by
somebody, but this kinda seems like showing off.
we play the giants on thursday night, and according to my favorite
giants fan, i should not lose any sleep over a rookie qb against
belichick. think your happy patriots thoughts that he's right, 'cause
he'll be super sad if i refuse to see him when i'm in new york!
have a great week, and go pats!
love dav
