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and the fall begins

ankle didnt seem to keep him from traipsing around Europe with Gisele for 3 months...

and we all know, preseason means nothing to Belichick as far as veterans go.. preseason is rookie camp.

and the fall begins

MATTUSA | 08/17/08

yes, I believe it does.. every year on Sept 21st or 20th right ?

How many times have I been told by the great FanNation population that preseason games are a waste of time and totally unnecessary? How many threads have there been about cutting the preseason down to two games and increasing the regular season to 17 or 18 games? Am I now being told preseason matters?

He'll be in New York running errands for Giselle.

Don't we all wish we had an injury such as this keeping us from the most monotonous portions of our jobs ... and this lucky putz has Gisele to nurse him back to health.

He just wants to sit home and admire his new Bronze Medal from the Super Bowl loss.

He just wants to sit home and admire his new Bronze Medal from the Super Bowl loss.

Mental Ray | 08/17/08

I believe second place is Silver.. I believe Dallas and the Chargers share the Bronze

He just wants to sit home and admire his new Bronze Medal from the Super Bowl loss.

Mental Ray | 08/17/08

what place did the Skins get ? oh yeah, thats right.. they were eliminated from contention back in week 2

KP, check your fanmail.

Damn Ray, you usually save your hits for Dallas fans. This is uncharacteristic.

Injury keeps him off the flight? What, was his hospital bed too big to fit in the door? As a professional and, more importantly, a mentor, he should have still been on the sidelines helping the backups. That's what mentors do.

It was an 'undisclosed injury' Hooah, if he went with them he'd have to disclose it, wouldn't he? You know how secretive the Pats and their fans are. < Please remember to use sarcasm when/if you read this post, my sarcasm key is broken. >

That shoulders really becoming a problem huh ? well...maybe his 18-1 ring will help him through this season. It's too bad no team in their division has a vicious pass rush like the giants to batter his now frail body into retirement .
It was fun watching the giants batter him into fustration and failure, at times I thought he was going to cry.

Is this a front like his last 'injury'. Brady is a cry baby ****, somethings I guess just dont change.

If you want to see the true genius behind the Pats' success watch the best QB drafted this past April.Kevin O'Connell will be a stud pro bowler for some team in the very near future.Unlike most teams,the Pats' actually evaluate players based on performance and potential and not by listening to ESPN "experts" and draft "gurus".(the same ones who get bums like V. Young drafted ahead of Cutler)

"(the same ones who get bums like V. Young drafted ahead of Cutler)"

meh...Cutler isn't doing so hot himself either.

I think the undisclosed injury is boredom.

"and the fall begins"

Sure, flametard. They say that every season.

On another note, the only problem I see with an 18 game season is that the first few games won't mean much. Look at the GIANTS last year. Through the first 2 games of the season, this team had already lost more games than the PATS would through the SB. That to me says the season is TOO long already.

I would go to a 14 game season with 2 preseason contests.

meh...Cutler isn't doing so hot himself either.
Squeeb

You just watch. He has his diabetes in check, and he is back to being his normal size. He's gonna have a hell of a year this year. I know that preseason isn't always a good gauge for the reg. season, but he went 16-20, 178 yds., 1 TD against the Cowboys first-teamers last night. You'll be taking that statement back by the end of the season.

For the record, I believe Jay Cutler will have a great year also, and join Big Ben and Carson Palmer in the group of younger QBs who will carry the league later on.

As far as Tommy's injury, it's a slick way for him not to have to travel with the team for a meaningless game that I would never put him in anyway. I'm sort of glad Peyton is rehabbing. Must be nerve wracking to put a QB of that caliber in a pre season game.