Maybe this is why Burress caught that ball??

According to Boston.com - Ellis Hobbs was playing injured during the Superbowl. He had a shoulder injury he sustained in week 9 against the Colts, and a groin injury from the first meeting with the Giants. They say he had surgery on his shoulder last week, but should be recovered by the beginning of training camp.

Wonder how much the injury affected his ability to cover Burress in the game winning touchdown?

My last Patriots Post...

I hope this is my last Pats post until the NFL draft. Seriously. I have to stop wallowing in self-pity over the loss. I need to move on and get out of this shocked and depressed state. Bostonians all look sad, people are walking around dazed heads down - and the weather has been reflecting our collective mood. I feel like I've gone through a breakup. Like I wake up and something is missing, I've lost something...

If we had lost to the Packers I would have been upset, but not quite as badly. I really like Favre - he's great, but we lost to Eli? The guy that always has his mouth open looking stupid and confused? THAT GUY beat us? Stick a fork in my eye and be done with it.

But part of being a fan is dealing with the heartbreak. Boston has had such a good streak this decade that we forgot what it was like to lose. Young people don't know the heartache we've gone though. And really I don't even understand the heartache my parents and grandparents went though. My grandmother hasn't missed a Red Sox game in probably 8 decades. That's got to hurt.

But in '05 we lost to Plummer and the Broncos. And seriously that guy looked homeless and as if he played for the hell of it. He looked like some dude you smoked pot with in college - he just wasn't worthy of that win - wicked happy when the Steelers beat them. Where is he now anyway, oh he retired... And then we lost last year in '06 to Indy. That totally sucked, but at least Peyton is a really great QB. I'm sure if I was born and raised in Indy I'd be rooting for him. But I wasn't. I was born and raised in Boston! And this is just about football, never mind the heartbreak with the Sox for 86 years...

I watched the 93 draft when we got Bledsoe and I thought this is it. We are so going to win the Superbowl now! We had Parcells, Bledsoe surely it was in the cards for us? And we all know how that turned out... Then the Pete Carroll years? I don't even want to think about those. Then Belichick came along, and some unknown 6th round draft pick Brady steps up - and we were on top of the world. Untouchable. I think we all knew we wouldn't be on top forever, but we really hoped this year wouldn't be the one that it happened. It was. sigh.....

I think for us here in Boston sports are a part of us. Most people living here are just fans whether they wanted to be or not. Like baseball - I'm not really a fan (not like football). But I hate the Yankees and love the Sox - it was just built into me. Plus I don't think other areas of the country have the fans like we do. The only other two cities with fans like us that come to mind are: Chicago and NYC. But those cities have more than one team, so the people are split. It's not like the entire city comes together to root for one team like we do. They are too busy arguing which one of their local teams are better to join forces. But in Boston we have one team for each sport. It's part of the city's history here. It's who we are. I've gone to other cities and thought maybe I'll check out a baseball game but it's probably sold out... nope tons of tickets available. That NEVER happens here. People just don't understand what it's like unless they have lived here and let Boston into your soul.

I am boycotting Macy's

That's it. I'm done with that shit store. First it sucks - the stuff in there is mostly crap (at least in this area) - the San Fran and NYC stores are good. but I don't care - I'm done.

I got an email from them today and the headline was 'The Giants win it all! Celebrate with a Waterford Crystal football!' I thought are you fucking kidding me?? Like seriously - is this just to throw salt on the wound? Perhaps they purposely sent this to all their shoppers in MA, to make us HATE THEM! Assholes. They should have only sent that filth to their own people in NY. And it turns out they also emailed a whole shit load of other Bostonians.

At least Nordstrom's doesn't insult me!

Interesting

So people shit all over the Patriots for "spygate" even though the NFL commissioner said that it didn't give them a competitive edge.

But now it comes out that the Jets got caught taping us!? Where's the outrage about that? Why isn't the Senate thinking of investigating them? And it's not that I think some big deal should be made about the Jets, I just think people shouldn't make such a big deal about the Pats.

and give me a fucking break 50% of people on boston.com answered this question: 'How will you remember this Patriots' with "They blew it. I will remember them as the most disappointing Patriots team ever."

Ok fine they blew it, but the "most disappointing Patriots team ever?" Right after they got NFL MVP, and record breaking seasons all around? Sure I am disappointed they didn't win, but they accomplished quite a bit. Come on that is just insane to say they are the most disappointing Patriots team ever. I think it's the biggest choke ever by the Pats in a Superbowl. But for the most part this is the team give or take some players that won 3 Superbowls - so it's not like they are complete failures.

Why all the hating on the Pats and Belichick? I am pretty sure that people of ANY city that had him as a coach and won 3 rings wouldn't be complaining if he was their coach. But since he's not, and the Pats have had 7 great years, everyone hates them like they are the evil empire or something. I wasn't this bitter when the 49ers had their dynasty in the 80s/early 90s - in fact I rooted for them when they were in the Superbowl. So why all the hating?

I couldn't sleep

last night was horrible. I couldn't sleep I kept replaying the final minute in my head over and over, and wondering did that TD really happen? Really? Really?

Then I kept hearing Howard Cossell's words "the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" over and over. It was horrible. Just horrible.

I feel exhausted today and deflated. It's a sad, sad day in Boston. People look depressed.

On a random note: in my fantasy league (which I won) my QB was Tom Brady with a backup of Eli. I guess it's a bit interesting I picked the two QB's that eventually made it to the Superbowl this year.

Let's go Red Sox...

I still love my team

Even though this game was heartbreaking - I still love my team. I'll be rooting for them again in August.

I just wish they could have had the perfect season and have 4 Superbowl rings. Let's hope for next year.

I HATE the GIANTS

and I hate the Mannings. I just CANNOT believe that in the final minute the fucking giants scored to win the game. They only had to hold them off for 59 more seconds.

How could this happen? Our perfect red zone defense let up the biggest TD in their careers.

I am sick. I am in tears. I hate the giants.

I am more upset than I was in '86 and '96 but I think this one takes the cake. Those I knew were a loss early on. This was a loss in the final seconds.

I think this is as upsetting as when the Sox left Pedro in - in the 7th and he blew the game to the Yankees. I love NYC, but I hate their sports teams!!! Damn you NY!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TOUCHDOWN Brady to Moss! Finally my boys are back!

Now Defense Bruschi, Seau, Wilfork, Vrabel, Samuel, Harrison etc... - hold them off!!

I'm going to have a heart attack

I just cannot take this game. It's insane.

Brady who's been amazing all season has not gotten it together all fucking game. WTF. My perfect Patriots. Moss has been open all game and he's barely getting it thrown to him. Come On for the love of god.

and these fucking giants and their bullshit defense time outs - I think they are faking "injuries" to get a break for the defense.

Welker has been amazing, but we are down with 2:45 left. I am shaking so much I can barely type. Brady seriously, you can have 18-0 not turn into 19-0 - I KNOW you all have it in you... make it happen!

Ok Pats... Bring it Home!!!

I feel sick to my stomach I'm so nervous about this game!

Come on Pats only 3 more quarters....

Love this Pats Dynasty Pic

This is the best.

Go Pats!

UM so WTF?

Last time I checked the NFL was a private organization. It's not run by the government. So why the hell do senators think they have the right to question or investigate why commissioner Goodell destroyed the spygate tapes.

And seriously - why are we back on this again. The Pats were fined. The commissioner didn't feel they had a competitive advantage and destroyed them. Done.

Now almost 6 months later ... 3 days before the game is this getting resurfaced? Because senators are angry their team didn't make it to the Superbowl and the perfect Patriots did? And really aren't there bigger issues for the senate to worry about than trying to screw up my team's momentum? Like I don't know the war or something?

Specter, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the issue could put the league's antitrust exemption at risk. Perhaps the Republicans feel they are losing ground on the 2008 election so they are trying to shift attention to something else?

Give me a break. Senators get back to what you are supposed to do, not try to screw up football too.

Bring it Home Boys...

and fulfill your destiny!

AFC Champs!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AFC Champs! Superbowl here we come!!!!!!!!!!!



Boston Globe pics.

Nice game Maroney!