Well, if the Raptors-Magic game was a complete dud, the Super Bowl more than made up for it! What a game. I can’t believe the Cardinals fought all the way back from 13 down in the fourth quarter to tie!

Even more, I can’t believe that amazing, spectacular catch by Santonio Holmes! I mean, I thought Ben Patrick’s TD catch was good; then I thought Larry Fitzgerald’s first was great; but Holmes’ was the best. And how about James Harrison’s 100-yard INT-for-TD!? What a game.

My only complaints would be the number of flags and replays. Yes, it seems most of the flags were justified (except that one very-border-line-roughing the passer penalty on Arizona), so I’m blaming the players more than the refs. Harrison’s ludicrous beatdown of a Francisco, and Dockett’s running over the holder penalty… I mean, come on guys, it’s the Super Bowl! What the hell are you doing out there with those boneheaded plays?

As for the replays, well, the good thing is they got them all right in the end, it just does seem to slow it down a lot. And to be honest, I think we maybe needed one more - are we sure Kurt Warner wasn’t in the throwing motion on the final play?? Not that I think they would have scored but still.

At least for the Cardinals, they didn’t get steamrolled like other teams that looked overmatched on paper (I’m thinking of the 97 Patriots and 99 Falcons). They made a game of it and while there are never moral victories, I hope they can at least feel good about that. I can’t believe the resurgence Kurt Warner has had. Even though he had the INT at the end of the first half - and more credit goes to Harrison for selling the blitz-fake than blame goes to Warner for throwing it - and the fumble-that-may-not-have-been-a-fumble, he still threw for 377 yards and three TDs. The guy now owns the #1, #2 and #3 passing yards records in Super Bowls. That is damn impressive.

Fitzgerald was silenced in the first half, but finished with 7 for 127 with 2 TDs, and finished the postseason with records in yards and TD catches. That is damn impressive.

As for the Steelers, well, what can you say. They did what they were supposed to do, but I loved that for once, the offense had to rescue the defense (trialing by 3 with 2.5 minutes left). I mean, the lead story with them is always the D, but Roethlisberger’s damn good and it looks like he’s got another receiver to go with Hines Ward, in Holmes.

All in all, a great game, and I’m happy the Cards made a game of it. It looked like it might turn into a real dud there in the third, but what a great fourth quarter.

Incidentally, I’m not prepared to call it the greatest of all time because A) I haven’t seen every Super Bowl, B) too many penalties and C) I think 2001 (Patriots over Rams) was just a smidgen better (and honestly, I’m willing to entertain thoughts that Rams-Titans and Patriots-Giants were also more entertaining).

But in Super Bowl 36, you had all the drama of the unstoppable Rams and the Tom Brady / Drew Bledsoe thing. A 17-3 lead for New England after three - remember, the Rams were 14-point favourites - followed by a furious Rams rally to tie it with 1:30 to go. And of course, Adam Vinateri’s game-winning field goal as time expired… tough to beat a game-winner like that.

Like last night’s game, Super Bowl 36 (no numerals here!) featured a lopsided first three quarters and a great fourth. You also had a defensive player scoring a first-half TD. But what really set it apart was the inspiring back-drop of the 9/11 attacks. From all the pre-game ceremonies to the tremendous halftime show from U2, it was hard not to get misty-eyed (and I’m not even American). Add to the fact that the largest underdog in history (if I recall) won, on the final play… I think that just gives it the edge over Super Bowl 43.

As for Springsteen, he put on a good show, no surprise, but I could have done without Glory Days. 10th Avenue Freeze Out was a pleasant surprise (got the crowd into it), Born to Run was expected and great, and Working on a Dream, also expected, was decent. Finishing with Glory Days… enh. At least he didn’t play Born in the USA.

Anyway. Sometimes all the hype and hyperbole leading up to the game overshadows the game itself, but not this time. It was an all-time classic Super Bowl, and congrats to the Steelers on their hard-fought victory!

Tags: Super Bowl

So it seems the early word is that a number of Raps games (possibly as many as 23, though no confirmations yet) will be on the new “TSN2″ sports channel.

This channel can is currently only available on about half the cable providers in Canada, and only if you have a digital box.

I’m not going to go into a rant here - because I already ranted about this with the Raps games on Raptors TV two years ago. The same points stand - when you are building a market, you need to make your product available to as many people as possible and anything less is unacceptable. Actually this may be worse since I think most, if not all, cable networks could potentially get Raptors TV - although again you needed a digital box - and while it didn’t help in building the brand, it didn’t hurt the existing fans, most of whom would shell out for Raptors TV.

In this case, it doesn’t matter whether or not you are willing to shell out the extra dough for TSN2, if your cable provider doesn’t carry it, you’re outta luck.

And the worst thing of all - is that the station isn’t available on Rogers, the ONLY cable provider (unless you want satellite) in Toronto. Meaning the TORONTO Raptors have made the brilliant decision to suddenly remove games from the TV schedule in their own home town.

No, I’m not kidding. You’d think it was a joke, it’s such a boneheaded thing to do… but it’s not.

Just who the heck is making these decisions over there? Yikes.

Word is they’re working on getting it on Rogers, but why would Rogers care? The relatively small number of Raptors fans isn’t a blip to them. And even if they do, I doubt they’ll carry the HD version of the channel.

It’s an absolute disgrace that A) Rogers would not carry this channel; B) TSN would relegate the only NBA team in the entire country to some second-tier channel; and C) that MLSE would allow this to actually happen. I’m sorry, you don’t have some sort of power or words in the contract stating that the games can’t be relegated like this? You DEMAND that the games be shown nationally, ignoring whether or not most of the nation actually GETS the channel the games are on? Shame on all of you. You all suck, and I extend not one, but two, middle fingers at you all. And a nasty look. So there.

On TJ Ford
This originally started as a much longer piece but then it went on too long when a writer is getting bored writing something, you know it’s probably not very good. The point was I hope the crowd doesn’t boo TJ Ford when the Pacers come to town (Dec. 11 for those who want to know).

No, I didn’t like the way Ford handled things last year, and yes, I agree that Calderon is the better PG For this team.

But the thing is, Ford lost his job due to injury, when the unwritten sports rule is that you don’t lose your job to injury. He handled it poorly, sulking until he got his job back, although he never quit and always played hard (he just didn’t play the right way).

And then he was traded and it looks like both the Pacers and Raptors are (or at least should be) better for it.

So what is there to boo about? That he sulked for a half-dozen games? Come on. I don’t know about you, but I try not to lose sight of the fact that these guys are human beings too, and like all human beings, their emotions sometimes get the better of them. I don’t honestly think it would have made an ounce of difference either way in the final results of last season. Maybe they’d have won that game in March - was it against Orlando? - where he forced something like 8 shots in 11 possessions… but they still would have lost in round one. The problems with last year’s team ran much deeper than the Calderon/Ford debate.

Anyway, my point is, I think Ford is a good guy and a good player, and he’s worked his way back through a couple of serious injuries, was a major part of the second-most successful Raptors season ever (2006-2007) and he deservers better than boos. Not a standing O or anything, but at least the polite applause you give any respected opponent. So please don’t boo him.

PS Please still boo Vince Carter. And don’t ever stop.

On the election, or, “How to Waste $300 million in 60 days”
So, nothing changes except Stephane Dion is probably going to lose the Liberal leadership. Did we really need this election to tell us that? Heck, all we needed were the debates - where he could barely hold his own - to tell us he’d be a terrible leader. What was the point?

We have got to change the willy-nilly way we call elections here in Canada. Why can’t we stick to a regular schedule? At a time when the economy is struggling we just threw $300 million dollars away.

What a colossal waste.

On BC and Andrea Bargnani
I love how some people are ripping Bryan Colangelo for defending Andrea Bargnani, as if he’s got some blind devotion to him because he was Colangelo’s #1 pick, “Bryan’s guy.”

Because, apparently, it’s acceptable for a GM to rip his players in public.

Seriously. Do you ever, in a million years, think Colangelo is going to say “Yep, made a mistake with that Bargnani pick!” Of course not! He’s not an idiot - it’s clear, in hindsight, to anyone with eyes that Brandon Roy would have been perfect for this team and that LaMarcus Aldridge and Rudy Gay will likely have better careers than Bargnani. But BC isn’t going to admit that - he’d never throw one of his own players under the bus.

And it’s not because Bargnani is “Bryan’s guy.” It’s just because that’s the way a good GM operates.

It also doesn’t mean “Bryan won’t trade him because he’s Bryan’s guy.” Really, you think BC slagging Bargnani is going to make Bargnani valuable trade bait? All that does is decrease his value!

And hey, you know what, TJ Ford was a “Bryan’s guy” too - remember, he brought Ford in with the idea that this would be a Bosh-Ford-Bargnani triumvirate. Well that didn’t work so he swapped Ford for O’Neal and it’s now clearly a Bosh-Calderon-O’Neal triumvirate. If he was willing to trade Ford, he’ll be willing to trade Bargnani if the right deal comes along.

Colangelo has a brilliant basketball mind, and he knows more about basketball than me and every single Raptors fan out there. He’s smarter than all of us and if the opportunity arises, he’s pretty adept at turning negatives into positives.

On Stephon Marbury
He has a tattoo of his sneaker logo on his head. ‘Nuff said.

On the Wizards
Man, the Wiz caught a break that Antawn Jamison’s knee is OK. Imagine if they lost Gilbert Arenas, Brendon Haywood and Jamison? As it is, I think they’re in trouble - they could be in a big hole by January, when Arenas comes back, and even then, Haywood isn’t expected back for six months.

But let’s not forget that they were missing Arenas most of last year and still leapfrogged the Raps in the standings at the end - because Jamison is always solid and Caron Butler is really freakin’ good. You can never completely count a team out, no matter how many injuries they’ve got.

On the Tampa Bay Rays

Kudos to this good young team for making it to the big show. They’ve got a solid line-up that’s played well all season; they deserve it. But kudos also to the Sox for at least making it interesting! I checked the score Thursday night and it was 7-0. Turned off the TV and started reading.

Little while later I checked Sportacular on my iPhone. 7-4 now. Hmm.

Few minutes later, I check again. 7-6 in the bottom of eight! And since Sportacular is awesome enough to give me up-to-the minute details including count, I can see Coco Crisp is batting, with a runner on second, with a 3-2 count and two outs.

I could not turn the TV on fast enough! What a finish. It’s rare that I actually care about baseball but that finish, as well as game 6, were great. Game seven was a little less exciting - not enough scoring, too many runners stranded - but nevertheless, it was a good series.

I think Tampa’s got enough to win it - in six games.

Tags: Andrea Bargnani, MLSE, TJ Ford, Toronto Raptors, TSN2

No, Tom Brady, no!

Sigh. There goes my fantasy football season. Yes, I drafted Tom Brady in the first round. Yes, I also drafted Ben Roethlisberger in the 4th. Why 2 QBs in the first four rounds? Roethlisberger was the best player available at the time. I took him because I knew there would be one or two teams that would have too many RBs and a weak QB, and I’d be able to trade one of my QBs, probably in week 2, for a top-tier RB, perhaps Brian Westbrook.

Sounds like a good plan, right?

Well, that all went out the window when Brady was hurt barely 10 minutes into the season. Sigh.

At least I have Roethlisberger so I’m not in a QB lurch. My season isn’t a total loss… yet. Is it? I’ve got a decent set of receivers to go along with him (although Jabar Gafney won’t do much with Brady gone), and a pair of decent TEs. But I have a very weak core of RBs. I’ve got Marshawn Lynch, who I’m happy with, and then a smorgasbord of backups/timeshare RBs - Ronnie Brown, DeAngelo Williams, Julius Jones, and Rudi Johnson. Yeah, pretty weak sauce. I guess Williams had a decent week, and Carolina looks good, so maybe I’ve got a steal there… yeah, I’m reaching.

Here’s my team:

Tom Brady QB
Ben Roethlisberger QB
Marshawn Lynch RB
Ronnie Brown RB
Julius Jones RB
Rudi Johnson RB
DeAngelo Williams RB
Larry Fitzgerald WR
Dwayne Bowe WR
Anthony Gonzalez WR
Jabar Gafney WR
Tony Gonzalez TE
Tony Scheffler TE
Packers D/ST
Kevin Boss TE
Mason Crosby K

OK. Maybe it is a total loss if I can’t get a better RB. With that lineup it’s a possibility that I don’t win a single game this year. At the very least, I’ll be struggling every week. Any victories I get will depend on luck - hoping one or two of my guys will have a hot week and hoping my opponents have a cold one.

As for week one, well, Brady gave me three points before going down. And Lynch and Bowe had decent weeks. But no one else got double-digits. And my opponent had big weeks from Jay Cutler and Reggie Bush, so I was dead in the water; 80-65 was the final.

Next week my opponent features Adrian Peterson, Brandon Jacobs, Roy Williams, Reggie Wayne and Kellen Winslow. Crap. 0-2… yes, the zero-win season is a possibility!

In the meantime, I have placed a waiver request for Matt Cassel to back up Roethlisberger (dropping Brady) and am scouring the waiver wire looking for hidden gems…

On a non-fantasy note, having Brady go down is a real shame for the NFL. I’m not a Pats fan but I love watching Brady play. The constant back-and-forth between him and Peyton Manning for best QB in the league has made Colts-Patriots the best rivalry in sports right now, in my opinion. Now their November matchup really doesn’t have much lustre. Sigh.

At least, as a Packers fan, it looks like Aaron Rodgers might just be OK at QB. Yes, his first TD pass was, um, awkward… but overall I thought he managed the game very well, in fact that TD pass was the only bad decision he made all day (throwing across the body while backing up, through three defenders. Yikes) and it worked out all right.

I was a little concered with the defense down the stretch. In the third, they pressured Tavaris Jackson really well, knocking him down (but not sacking him) on several plays. In the fourth, with the lead, they dropped the pressure and sat back in prevent, allowing Jackson to throw the ball freely. Jackson may not be a great QB but even he could find receivers with that much time and that much space.

Oh well. A win’s a win.

And yes, I am happy Favre did well in his first game too. And I am really looking forward to the Favre-Brady matchup in New York this weekend… oh, right. Damn.

Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Fantasy football, Green Bay Packers, Tom Brady

Well, we’re back. Once again we’re going to try this blog thing. How many times is this? Five? Eight? I’ve lost count.As usual, we’ll mainly be focusing on the Raptors with commentary on a few other things like movies, music, video games, comic books and other nerdy things like Magic and Star Wars thrown in here and there.

Some quick notes to get us back in the swing of things:

Jermaine O’Neal

I’m not a huge Jermaine O’Neal fan, never have been; always thought he was a bit overrated. But I am a fan of this deal. Look, anytime you can trade an injury-prone 5′11″ guard for an injury-prone, 6′11″ forward-center, you have to make that deal. Especially if you’ve already got a replacement for the guard (and he doesn’t want to play backup here) and the forward-center is a former five-time all-star.

Hey, it might not work at all - it’s possible that Chris Bosh and O’Neal may not be able to play together, that O’Neal might get hurt, that Jose Calderon may not be as good a starter as we think, that Andrea Bargnani may continue to stink and that Sam Mitchell won’t be able to figure out how to get the best three-point shooter in the game open for more than 0.7 seconds per game. All these things and more are possible.

But, coming off a disappointing season in which rebounding and defense were the team’s biggest problems, getting Jermaine O’Neal is a risk worth taking. I think as long as he stays healthy, and as long as Mitchell decides on a rotation and doesn’t jerk the 2-3 positions around as much as he did last year, the team should win 45 games and be in the hunt in the middle of the east.

Team USA

First off, at this point, if you think there’s a chance the US won’t win the gold… you’re crazy. Look, like a lot of people, I had doubts about this team coming into the Olympics.

But I watched that first game against China, and there was no doubt after that. Zero. None. It wasn’t just the talent level - the US, even when it wasn’t winning tournaments, was always the most talented and athletic team. No, this time, it was the execution - they made all the right adjustments on defense, they moved the ball well on offense… they ran when the opportunities came, they didn’t force things… basically, they played like a real team. A well-coached team.

And that was the complaint about them the past few tournaments, right, they didn’t play like a team? And all the other countries did? Now that the US is playing together, playing the right way, no other team is close to them. Australia didn’t have a chance, and neither does Spain or Argentina.

I’m also, obviously, pleased with how well Bosh is playing. Especially his effort on defence. With O’Neal beside him, hopefully Bosh won’t take as much of a pounding and be forced to guard the rim as much - he’ll be able to use the quickness he’s showing in Beijing to help the perimeter guys a bit, leaving O’Neal as the last line of defense.

Also, for those that like to debate these things… this team would not beat the original (and one-and-only) Dream Team. That is the greatest basketball team ever assembled. I would say that, if those two teams played 10 times, the current team would MAYBE win one, but the Dream Team would win the other nine. Easily.

XBox 360

My beloved XBox 360 Elite succumbed to the dreaded Red Ring of Death recently. Thankfully, it was still covered by Microsoft’s extended “we’re losing billions on this, but WTF, we got the marketshare” three-year warranty. The service was fairly efficient, the only hiccup being Purolator A) making me drive to the Beaches to pick up my empty box; and B) claiming to have attempted to deliver my replacement this past Monday, even though no one ever rang my door. Whatever, it arrived Tuesday, and I’m back gaming after a month long vacation.

So the question is how to prevent the RRoD from happening again. The most rumoured cause of the RRoD is overheating; my XBox was in my entertainment unit, and although I believed there was enough airflow around it, perhaps there wasn’t. Or there was just enough to keep its lifespan at 14 months. So now I either have to find a new place for it (not easy) or buy a new, more open-concept entertainment unit (not cheap). Or perhaps suspend it on a wire from the ceiling with a fan blowing on it at all times…. Sigh. I’ll have to figure something out this weekend.

As for what I’m playing, well, I still have a few achievements left to capture for Lego Star Wars, and after that, I think I may play some Guitar Hero or Rock Band - I haven’t rocked out in far too long. I do need to pick up Civilization: Revolution at some point, and of course, The Force Unleashed comes out next month…

And for the record, I did not finish Grand Theft Auto IV. I could not beat the last mission. I’m not kidding. Final mission, I got stuck. Damn frustrating.

Music

Saw Counting Crows the other night, my favourite band of course. I am happy to report that even though they are old and haven’t done much of anything lately, they are still great live. The show was a nice acoustic set (although that version of Miami was a little TOO acoustic). Even though it was yet another in their seemingly endless string of co-headlining summer tours at shitty outdoor venues, and Maroon 5 was predictably terrible, I’m glad I went, as it could be the last time I see them; they’ve been so quiet, I wouldn’t be surprised if they quit any day now.

Of course at this point I’d pay just about anything to hear them indoors, at a nice venue, on their own for a full show. Massey Hall, anyone?

The Dark Knight

Dark Knight was not as good as the hype. Was it good? Yes. Was it THAT good? Not even close. Whose idea was it to shoe-horn the Harvey Dent story into this flick? HUGE mistake in not giving his transformation into Two-Face the time it deserves, and making him a secondary character in what should have been the Joker’s movie. The flick should have ended after the hospital confrontation, leaving Dent to descend into madness and take his revenge in the next flick. Mashing it all together did each villain (and Batman, who seemed to barely be on-screen) a disservice, and made the film way too long.

The acting, outside one notable exception, was fantastic. Enough has been said about Heath Ledger, of course, and Aaron Eckhardt made a great Harvey Dent. And would probably have made a good Two-Face, if, you know…

That exception? Maggie Gyllenhall. She’s not a bad actress, but she was practically unwatchable here. Look, can we please just get away from giving Batman a romantic foil? Please. Just take a look at your source material. Give me one good Batman comic with Bruce Wayne in love. Oh, look. There are none. Shocking. Her death may have sent Harvey over the edge, but did the audience really care? An utterly forgettable role

Anyway. It was still an enjoyable film even if it was 40 minutes too long. And obviously, I’m glad it’s doing well as it is; any superhero film making a ton of cash is good news for comic book fans, and a comic film that dark and “grown up” means that perhaps audiences really are ready to take the next step with…

Watchmen

Does it look cool? Hell yeah. Is it going to be good? Probably. Great? No way. Look, Watchmen is the best comic book ever made, but it’s great because it does things no other comic book ever did before, and none have done as well since. None of these things will translate to film. The story itself will translate fine, and the characters - if the acting and writing is any good - should also be solid on screen. Top it off with some nice effects and yeah, it should be a decent flick.

But I can imagine the universal reaction afterwards being, “that was good, but I really don’t see what makes that any better than any other comic book…” because the things that make a great comic book won’t be there: The symmetry in the panels. The subtle unraveling of history that just can’t happen in a two or even three hour film. The depth of the illustrations. The recurring motifs that you only notice after reading it three times. That perfect balance of art and writing.

Look, Citizen Kane is the greatest movie ever made, but you wouldn’t turn Citizen Kane into a comic book and expect it to have the same impact. Take away all the groundbreaking camera work, lighting, acting, innovative flashback structure, and editing - none of which had ever been done before in a movie… and you’re left with a biography of a rich guy.

So if you turn the Citizen Kane of comic books into a movie… removing all the things that make it a great comic… you’re left with a story of how super-heroes ended the cold war…

…

…which, on second thought… actually does sound pretty cool.

Star Wars Revisited

A Star Wars fan? Good. Google “Star Wars Revisited Adywan”. Just do it, just like that. I’ll wait.

…

OK, so now you know that Star Wars Revisited is one person’s masterpiece - a version of Star Wars edited to get rid of all the special edition nonsense, while keeping the good parts of it, and adding in a couple very subtle touches to tie the movie to its prequels. It’s also colour- and sound-corrected from the incredibly flawed 2004 DVD release.

Basically, it’s the greatest version of Star Wars ever made.

Find some way, anyway, to get your hands on it, watch it, and remember why you fell in love with it 30-odd years ago.

And hope you can find some way to “speed up the harvest” so that Adywan finishes up The Empire Strikes Back Revisited soon!

Tags: Chris Bosh, Counting Crows, Dark Knight, Jermaine O'Neal, Raptors, Star Wars Revisited, Team USA, Watchmen, XBox 360

So we all know how the Patriots are steamrolling the NFL, decimating opponents without breaking a sweat and so on. Sure, the Colts hung with them last week, but if you watched the final 10 minutes, you know it felt like the Patriots were just playing around with them. The Colts looked completely overmatched by the end.

Given A) That no one likes a juggernaut, especially one that seems to have run up the score on more than one occasion; and B) the cheating allegations from Week 1, everyone seems to have a bit of a hate on for the Pats. Hey, they’re the best, and everyone likes an underdog, right?

Well I think it’s OK to cheer for the Pats. In fact, as a sports fan - unless you have a real interest in another NFL team - I think you kinda have to cheer for them.

They have a very real chance to make history. They could 16-0, even 19-0, which has never been done; as we all know, the Miami Dolphins complete the only undefeated season in history in 1972, going 14-0 followed by 3-0 in the playoffs. 19? Unprecedented, especially in the era of free agency and parity.

As a sports fan… don’t you want to see history being made? Whether you like the Pats or not, one day in the distant when your grandkids are watching a team that’s 9-0 and they’re showing classic footage of the Patriots, don’t you want to be able to say, “yep, I was there, I saw those guys play, and man, they were good.”

That’s why I wanted the Red Sox to win in 2004, even though I have no love of baseball - I wanted to be able to say, yep, I watched the Red Sox complete one of the greatest comebacks in the history of sports, and win their first World Series in 86 years.

That’s why I always want Tiger Woods to win, even though I have no love for golf. Yes, go on breaking records, so I can tell someone someday that I was around when that happened. Same with Wayne Gretzky breaking every record in hockey. Same with the Bulls winning six rings in eight years and Michael Jordan dominating any and all challengers. This is why I want Roger Federer to win the French Open… get that Slam already, for God’s sake!

Even with Barry Bonds… I mean, tainted record or not, asterisk or not… one day someone’s gonna ask and I’m gonna be able to say, yep, what a circus that was…

History doesn’t get made all that often. Don’t you wanna be there when it does? Don’t you wanna read it about one day or see a TV special on it, and remember what it felt like to experience that? I do.

On top of all that, you also have to agree that, even though the Patriots have a huge payroll, they play in a major market in a new stadium - all benefits that everyone hates the typical juggernauts for having - they have built their team the right way. They drafted well (Brady in the sixth round). They’ve developed good, solid players over the long haul (Tedy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel, Kevin Faulk); signed under-the-radar guys (Wes Welker, Sammy Morris); they’ve signed players that other teams thought were old and washed up (Rodney Harrison, Junior Seau) or were problematic (Corey Dillon, Randy Moss), and didn’t overspend on any of them.  They also haven’t been afraid to let guys go when they wanted too much money (Ty Law, Deion Branch).  It’s not like they’re just throwing money at the biggest names every year… they’ve handled free agency and the salary cap amazingly well, and it’s paying off.

So that’s why I’m cheering for the Patriots, until they either lose, or win it all. Here’s to 19-0! Go Pats!

Tags: New England Patriots, NFL, Tom Brady