Quara-What???

It's the year 2020, the world is in the midst of an pandemic. The world is fixing itself, while we are all home stuck inside. The grocery stores are refusing to sell alcohol to the outside states. The Government has acknowledged that aliens might actually exists. But yet we continue, we strive and push forward.

All sports (professional, and collegiate levels) are postponed. Yet we continue, we strive and push forward. In a time where first responders, Dr's, nurses are our heroes, we continue, we strive and push forward. In New England, we have 4 major sport teams that are our lively hood, Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, and of course the New England Patriots. Red Sox have recently won a championship, Celtics are relevant and the Bruins are having one of the best seasons they've had in a while, even better then their Stanley Cup run that ended in a game 7 loss last year. But the biggest sports news to come out of  New England is the departure of one of the greatest QB's of all time. That's right, if you've been living under a rock for the past couple of months, the Golden Boy Tom Brady has left the New England Patriots via Free Agency to a VERY unlikely team in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tom Brady, a 6 time Super Bowl champ, All time win, passing and MVP leader in Patriots history has left for the Tamp Bay Buccaneers. I have tried to comprehend what has happened, and all I can say is thank you. Thank you for all you've done Tom Brady, thank you for all the ups and downs. Thank you for all the championships. Thank you for hard work and dedication you've shown in your time here. Thank you for showing New England what it takes to be a winner. You've put it all out there and walked away a champion. You've earned the right to get paid as a elite QB, to have another team entrust in your abilities. Do I wish you ended your career in New England? absolutely, but not everything has a fairy tail ending. I am not salty, I am not resentful, and I don't hate you or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I am not upset at Bill Belicheck, or Robert Kraft for allowing you to leave.

If anything, it has rejuvenated my faith in the New England Patriots and put the unknown in me. Unknown on how the Patriots will play, the unknown of who the starting QB will be, if BB will prove that he can build a winning team with a bunch of players that went undrafted (again).
I will always be a Tom Brady fan, mainly for what hes done for the organization, I will also be following the Bucs, so I can see how well, or unwell they're doing with our QB.

For the sake of things, I'm not going to touch upon the Rob Gronkowski coming out of retirement to join Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. It's exactly what I would have expected in the year 2020 thus far.

Thank you for reading, I hope to have more posts coming soon.


  

Mr. Patriot Retires

Gino Cappelleti, one of the faces of the New England Patriots’ organization, has retired as of today.  Capelletti has been a member of the organization for 45 of its 52 years in existence!  From 1960-1970, he was a kicker and a wide receiver for the AFL with the Boston Patriots.  In 1964 he won the AFL’s MVP award.  He is a member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, their All-1960s Team and the American League Hall of Fame.  He is the All-Time Points leader in AFL history.  In other words, the dude has had an illustrious career with the Patriots organization.  After his football career was over, it did not take long for him to join the organization as a color commentator for the Patriots Radio Network.  He was a broadcaster for 33 years.

He’s been with the Pats for 45 out of the organizations 52 years.  He’s been one of the faces of the organization for so long! That is just incredible to me, to devote yourself to a single organization and area for such a substantial amount of time.  I also love him because in 1984 he was inducted into the National Italian Sports Hall of Fame.  L’Italia!  Anyways, while it’s sad to see him leave the Pats it’s just that time for him.  Cappelletti told the Boston Herald: “It’s been 33 long years with the Patriots — not that they weren’t exciting and good years — but the length of time certainly has been part of that. Of course, I’ve got to believe that this was the time to do it, and I had a great experience with all of it. I look forward to many fond memories because of what we saw with the Patriots throughout the years with how they’ve improved in almost every category. They’re one of the elite teams in the National Football League at this point, and I’m just proud and honored to have been part of it.”

We wish you all the best, Mr. Patriot.  Thank you for your unwavering dedication to Boston sports!

AFC East Predictions

In the following days I'm going to give you my breakdown of each division. Today I will start with the AFC East,

New England Patriots- (12-4) In this off season we watched the Patriots sure up their team with some serious key additions, lets take another look at the signings

Brandon Lloyd (WR) signed/unrestricted free agent (three-year contract (through 2014)).

Donte' Stallworth (WR) signed/unrestricted free agent (one-year contract (through 2012)).

Dan Koppen (C) re-signed/unrestricted free agent (two-year contract (through 2013)).

Chandler Jones (DE) signed/draft choice (four-year contract (fifth-year option)).

Jabar Gaffney (WR) signed.

Joseph Addai (RB) signed.

Nate Ebner (S) signed/draft choice (four-year contract (through 2015)).

Some key games on the schedule this year ( I feel ) are Week 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15.

Week 3 is against the Ravens (Away)

Week 4 is against Buffalo (Away)

Week 5 is against Old rival Peyton Manning but on his new team the Broncos (Home)

Week 7 is the first of two games against the hated Jets (Home)

Week 10 is the second game against Buffalo 

Week 12 is a Thanksgiving night game against ( and our second game) The Jets (Away)

Week 14 is against the Houston Texans (Home)

Week 15 is against the 49'ers (Home)

I predict the the Patriots will go 12-4 this year and win the division and at the end we will be celebrating a super bowl victory, especially after last year where they had another bitter loss to the New York Giants. 

Buffalo Bills- (11-5) We all witnessed the Bills make the biggest splash in free agency this year by signing Mario Williams, they also went out and resigned Bryan Scott (LB) and made a push for

Mark Anderson (DE) signed/unrestricted free agent (four-year contract (through 2015)).

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the Buffalo Bills with have one of the best if not the best defense this year, however their offense might struggle. Ryan Fitzpatrick is a good QB but I don't think he will have much to throw to this year, and after that huge extension he signed last year I feel he has a lot to prove (in my eyes that is )

Here are my key games for the Bills, week 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 17

Week 1 is against the Jets (Away)

Week 2 is against the Chiefs (Home)

Week 4 is against the Patriots (Home)

Week 5 is against the 49'ers (Away)

Week 9 is against the Texans (Away)

Week 10 is the second game against the Patriots (Away)

Week 17 is the second game against the Jets (Home)

I think the Bills will go 11-5 and the will be a very close second to the Patriots, one of the losses the Bills will have will be against the Patriots so that will prevent them from winning the division.

New York Jets- (10-6) The New York Jets in my opinion are a train wreck waiting to happen. With Mr Mouth Rex Ryan at the helm there is sure to be some sort of trash talking going on. I feel Rex is a great Defensive minded coach and I know that they will be ready to play this year, but with Mark Sanchez being their QB I'm not sure they will get to the next level. Let's take a look at their new additions.

Nick Folk (K) re-signed/unrestricted free agent.

Drew Stanton (QB) signed/unrestricted free agent (one-year contract (through 2012)).

Chaz Schilens (WR) signed/unrestricted free agent (one-year contract (through 2012)).

LaRon Landry (S) signed/unrestricted free agent (one-year contract (through 2012)).

Tim Tebow (QB) traded (for 4th- and 6th-round picks in 2012).

Demario Davis (LB) signed/draft choice (four-year contract (through 2015)).

Jordan White (WR) signed/draft choice (four-year contract (through 2015)).

Here are the key games for the Jets, week 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17

Week 1 is against the Bills (Home)

Week 2 is against the Steelers (Away)

Week 4 is against the 49'ers (Home)

Week 5 is against the Texans (Home)

Week 7 is against the Patriots (Away)

Week 12 is a Thanksgiving night match up that's sure to pull you out of your turkey coma 

Week 17 is the second time they play the Bills

I think  the Jets have a lot of talent but will have some really tough losses this year, With Buffalo and New England getting better they might not have as easy time with them this year. I think the Jets will go 10-6 and might squeak into the playoff's

Miami Dolphins (10-6) The Dolphins were really aggressive this off season filling in a lot of needs and wants. With a new head coach and a new attitude they will give their foes a hard time. Lets look at some of their acquisitions shall we?

Richard Marshall (CB) signed/unrestricted free agent (three-year contract (through 2014)).

Paul Soliai (DT) re-signed/unrestricted free agent (two-year contract (through 2013)).

Artis Hicks (G) signed/unrestricted free agent (one-year contract (through 2012)).

David Garrard (QB) signed (one-year contract (through 2012)).

Ryan Baker (DE) re-signed/unrestricted free agent (one-year contract (through 2012)).

Jamaal Westerman (LB) signed/unrestricted free agent.

Steve Slaton (RB) re-signed/unrestricted free agent (one-year contract (through 2012)).

Gary Guyton (LB) signed/unrestricted free agent (one-year contract (through 2012)).

Cameron Wake (DE) re-signed (four-year extension (through 2016)).

B.J. Cunningham (WR) signed/draft choice (four-year contract (through 2015)).

Kheeston Randall (DT) signed/draft choice (four-year contract (through 2015)).

Chad Ochocinco (WR) signed.

Here are the key games for the Dolphins, week 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17  

Week 1 is against the Texans (Away)

Week 3 is against the Jets (Home)

Week 5 is against the Bengals (Away)

Week 8 is against the Jets (Home) this is the second meeting between them

Week 11 is against the Bills (Away)

Week 13 is against the Patriots (Home)

Week 14 is against the 49'ers (Away)

Week 16 is against the Bills (Home) this is the second meeting between them

Week 17 is against the Patriots (Away) this is the second meeting between them

They have a solid list of players, and with the resigning of Cameron Wake the defense is going to be good.

Will it be enough to surpass the juggernaut that is the Patriots? I'm thinking not, plus with them being in the so called rebuilding phase, I see the Dolphins being at best 10-6
What are your predictions for the AFC East?

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Belichick Claims Ballard, Coughlin Pissed

The New England Patriots’ tight end package just got a whole lot scarier.  Yesterday, the Pats acquired New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard.  Ballard tore his ACL in Super Bowl XLVI against the Patriots and is expected to miss part of the 2012 regular season.  The Patriots will inherit his one-year, $540,000 contract and are likely to place him on the Physically Unable to Perform list before the start of the regular season. 

This is a great move for the Patriots for a few reasons.  First of all, the 6’6 275 Ballard had a breakout season for the Giants last year, playing in 14 games and recording 38 receptions for 600+ yards receiving and 4 touchdowns.  At 25, there is a great amount of potential for Ballard to be a premier tight end in the NFL.  Once healthy, Ballard will undoubtedly make the Patriots receiving core even more unpredictable and effective.

Another reason why this is a fantastic move for the Patriots is that it frustrates New York Giants head coach, Tom Coughlin. You've gotta love how ballsy Belichick is with this move.  I hate the Giants organization just as much as any Patriots fan, so seeing Coughlin all upset and bothered gives me that warm and fuzzy feeling inside.  When asked about Ballard, he responded, “Discouraged is a minor description.  Very disappointing.  I am not going to have a lot to say about that one, just the fact we are disappointed.  We are very disappointed.”

I wonder if he's disappointed?

Ochocinco is swimming with the Dolphins

Not long after being released from The New England Patriots, Chad was picked up by the Miami Dolphins. But what really makes me wonder is, did they just sign him to a 1 year deal the same year that they will be featured on HBO's Hard Knocks? Is this move of a publicity stunt to get more attention in Miami? I'm begging to think so, and here's why. Chad hasn't been the prolific receiver he once was for about 3 season (2 with the Bengals, and 1 with the Patriots) so what makes Miami think that this is a good fit. Miami hasn't really done anything to bump up their team to make them a legitimate contender in the AFC East. He played 1 year with a HOF quaterback named Tom Brady, has made other so/so receivers look good (anyone rememebr Reche Cadwell??!!see pic to the right if not) If he can't have a productive season with Tom Brady then your not going to get much Miami, just saying.

New England, has really went out and filled some key pieces to make them Super Bowl  favorites again, but lets not forget about the hated New York Jets, and Buffalo Bills. New York hasn't really done much either but yet they will continue to be a thorn in New England's side as long as Feety McRyan is there.
Buffalo was really aggressive this off season with the signing of Mario Williams, and with the young talent, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and their coaching staff I think they will definitely not fall apart at the end.

Gronked for 6

ESPN's Adam Schefter Just reported that the New England Patriots and Rob Gronkowski have reached a six year 54 Million dollar contract extension. This will make Rob the highest paid TE in all of the NFL. WOW! I didn't see that coming... well not that many years that is. Mr Gronkowski, you sir are on top of the world. Now go out there and win us a SuperBowl!

Patriots are Gronking!!!

98.5 reported this morning that the New England Patriots are in the negotiations with patriot nation's favorite gronkster. Apparently the deal would wipe clean the last year of his rookie contract and extend him, how long? no idea but this is great news for Pats fans and probably Tom Brady as well. Something tells me that by them doing this they are making room to pay Wes Welker. Now this is just a hunch that I have but you release Ochcocinco, and restructuring Gronks deal, just makes sense to me.

Welker's importance

Wes Welker has done nothing but been Mr Consistent since being in a Patriots uniform. So why aren't the Patriots paying the WR? I wish I had an answer for you but I don't all I know is that since 2007 Wes has played in 77 games, had 554 receptions, racked up 6,105 yards, scored 31 TD's. I'd say that was the stats of a superstar don't you? I know that playing procrastinator is the"Patriot way" but lets not overlook the connection that Brady and Welker have.
I know a lot of people feel the same way as I do which is great, and Welker has also stated that he has "9.5 Million reasons" why he won't sit out this year. I feel that is a very classy move on his part, especially when you have people like Darrell Revis that is planning on sitting out "again" to get another pay out. I'm not oppose to players getting paid I just feel they could do it like Wes.
Tom Brady will certainly have massive amount of targets to throw to this year with a big receiving core. Lets take a gander at his targets shall we? Brandon Lloyd, Donte Stallworth, Jabar Gaffney, Wes Welker, Deion Branch, and of course Chad Johnson (not to sure if he will even make the roster). And that's not all he still has Rob "The Gronk" Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez.
In my opinion I feel that Wes Welker should be paid Brandon Lloyd type money, what are your thoughts?    

Holy no posts!

Hey readers, man I haven't posted up in a long time, let's do a quick review of what has happened shall we.

The New England Patriots had a pretty decent season but ultimately failed to bring home the Lombardi  trophy, sad I know and yes I'm extremely late. The one thing to me is that it's still not as disappointing as the 18-1 2007 patriots.
So far the Patriots have addressed their offense but not so much the defense. I'm sure they will have a splash at draft time.





The Boston Red Sox are starting a brand new season with a brand new gm (Ben Cherrington) and manager(Bobby Valentine), but seems to me like they will have the same old problems as last year. Not a whole lot to talk about with them, no big free agent signings, and still a bullpen problem.






The Boston Bruins had a down, WAY up, and then down again season, but sealed the Northeast division and the number 2 seed in for the NHL playoffs that are going to be starting in a week or so. In most obvious team that they will be playing is the surprising Ottawa Senators, however I really feel the Bruins have the biggest upper hand on them especially after beating them 5 out of the 6 times they played them.


The Boston Celtics short season got off to a very painful start but
ended up turning it around in time for the playoffs.
I don't have much respect for the NBA anymore so I'm going to leave it at that.








Other then that the sports world has been pretty much the same (to me that is). Really looking forward to the B's in the playoffs and hoping for the Patriots to be aggressive during the draft.
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Hey, Hey, HEY!!

It's Fat Albert!! Albert Haynesworth has been released by the New England Patriots. Bye Bye
OH! and take that crappy WR with you.

It's been awhile, I shouldn't have left you without a dope blog to read to

So the last time I posted a couple of things have happened, the Red Sox and Theo Epstein have parted ways.The famous  fried chicken / beer scandal, and other type of things. But I have to say that I have enough of the fried chicken and beer talk.I defiantly think that its time for Red Sox nation and the players to get over themselves and start looking at what our next move should be.

The NBA / David Stern is ready to announce the cancellation of more regular season games. Which should take them to mid November. I personally don't care because I lost all interest in the NBA as soon as the NHL season started.








The Bruins are not playing to good and their record of 3-5 have some "Pink Hats" jumping ship already. What did they honestly expect? that they would go 8-0? Perfection takes time and that's exactly what the fans need to realize. Thomas and the rest of the core Bruins who won the Stanley cup are intact. Yes, they did have a short summer and alot of celebrations to deal with.The Bruins will put it together I just know it.








The Patriots are set to Sunday matinee at 4:15pm, and it's sure to be a good game. The Steelers are coming off a 32-20 win against the Cardinals, and the Patriots are coming off a bye week. I look for the Patriots to have a slow start and then take care of business and pull it out at the end. But next week is no walk in the park either when they face up against the New York football Giants.






Just in case you cared, or didn't know the Texas Rangers are one win away from taken home the trophy against the St Louis Cardinals. I for one didn't watch much baseball this year so I couldn't give you any insight on the series, nor would you actual care about my opinion lol.

In Wes we trust

Is it just me or is this guy the real deal? 40 Receptions, 615 yards and 5 TD's in 4 games. So why haven't the patriots locked this guy up for another 3-4 years? I mean c'mon he only has the most receptions in the NFL since 2007 and he always is ready to play. This upcoming Sunday the Patriots are going to be tested by Rex Ryan's Jets and if the defense can't get their crap together then something will have to change. Don't get me wrong as I feel Tom Brady, Wes Welker and company can score as many points as they need to, but the defense has to play better.

As for the 2011 Stanley Cup Champion Bruins they
Start their defense of the Stanley cup this week (10/6/2011) And I can't friggin wait!! I have been excited for this since the end of the parade. The do have some new editions and lost some people but the core is still intact. GO B's





Still no word on who the next manager of the Red Sox might be, but I did hear a buzz that maybe Tony Larussa could possible be a point of interest. This is just a rumor swirling by but he has said that he would be willing to move on from the Cardinals.

10 Years ago today

I remember it like it was yesterday, sitting down to watch the Patriots play, I had just cleaned my Bledsoe jersey. Snacks, and beer in hand I tuned in, watching them go back and forth etc, etc. When the unthinkable happened Bledsoe is down! I held my breath for a couple of minutes until I saw him get up. I must have cheered so loud, I mean c'mon Bledsoe was my man no way this warrior was hurt, boy was I wrong. At that point Brady came in and I said to myself, "Who the hell is this bean poll". Boy I hated him, but who would have thought that an unknown 199th overall nfl draft pick was going to be a 3 time superbowl champion, 2 time superbowl MVP, a 2 time league MVP. Not me that's for sure, we sure have been blessed by the football gods on this. Leave a comment on your experience.

Pats vs Bills preview, and news

So the Patriots (2-0) and the Bills (2-0) are set to square off this Sunday at 1:00 pm, which is sure to be an epic battle. Both teams are playing at a high level (offensively that is ). But defensively they both have some kinks to work out, This is not a game I thought would be highlighted as much as it has been but both teams are producing. I look for Brady to continue his dominance by putting up another 400yd game as well as Fitzpatrick to do the same. However I see the Pats winning by 3 points by leading his offense down the field at the last second.

For Sports Blaggahh news I am currently working on some things that our "fans" might enjoy, did someone say t-shirts ;) yup just now they did. I am also trying to get together a YouTube channel for our Vlogger series. This will include Chris Corrigan and myself. It will be a funny take on the week of sports. More to come so stay tuned.

Patriots Week Wrap Up

I am a strong believer in not having knee jerk reactions right after a weekend of football. I also am madd late on this one.

Pats smoke Dolphins, Brady torches Defenses, Ocho Tweets. I dont mind it but I do feel T Bruschi has earned the right to call out the former Bengal wideout. Its been a long time since he has been productive. If you havent seen it, RENT IT, Chad is now the Kung Fu Panda. If you live in the woods, here is a quick rundown: Panda is a huge fan of Kung Fu Masters, the Furious Five. He gets picked to turn into the Dragon Warrior, but is always out of place, until his master (hopefully Belichick) finds a way to make the big fat nothing Panda into a great warrior. COme on Chad, get your Sh!t together.

On the other hand, Chad has not said anything detrimental of the team. But you are on the team and not a fan. Bruschi is the Boss. Get it going

Other hits that you wouldnt get to talk about if you did wrap ups right after game days. A Football Life on the NFL Network aired and was amazing. A must watch, even if you hate the Pats. Eat Shit Derrick Mason, you are buried on the depth chart in New York, that footage happened 2 years ago. Get over it.

Congrats to Rob Ninkovich on new 2 year agreement. Hope D Koppen gets healthy in time for the Playoffs.

What a night!

Patriots win their first game of the season. by beating the Dolphins 38-24. As impressive as that is Tom Brady had a record setting day. Tom Brady went 32-48 throwing for 517 yards 4 TD's, but the best play of the night came from Brady to Welker for a 99 1/2 yard TD reception .
Rob Gronkowski had 6 receptions for 86 yards and 1 TD
Deion Branch (old reliable) had 7 receptions for 93 yards
Aaron Hernandez had 7 receptions for 103 yards and 1 TD
and the other star of the night Wes Welker had 8 receptions for 160 yards and 2 TD's

The defense started out slow making Chad Henne look like Joe Montana but pulled it together after the first score. All in all I was very impressed with what I saw and I'm extremely excited about the rest of the season. If the Patriots continue to play like this Tom Brady will be the MVP again and we will be holding up the Lombardi  trophy. Ok ok I know it's early but wow they just were clicking on all cylinders last night and it was very exciting.

On another note NFL please stop letting crappy performers sing our national anthem... Fergie ?? really c'mon man! I would rather listen to Scott Stapp sing it again

Oh brother were are thou

The news broke yesterday that Dan Gronkowski was joining the Patriots. This is amazing news especially because you have the gronk boys coming at you from both ends. How funny is this though when the Patriots play against the Colts they will have to play against their brother Chris Gronkowski. It's definitely going to be interesting

What a thumping

Man the Patriots looked good last night! Offense, defense just are looking great. I can't wait for the season to get going and we can punch Rex Ryan right in the mouth. I'll take a 31-14 thumping any time GO PATS!!

On another note the Red Sox jumped on Pedroia's shoulders in a 4-3 win, even though they are still a 1/2 a game back from the Yanknobs.

Just in case you didn't see it show our new author Paul some love :). More posts coming from him and others.

Ok, ok

Ok another John Lackey loss yesterday, I know its been a year since we signed him and I know that I might be jumping the gun, but we are in the mist of a pennant race. I trully feel that Tito and Theo need to restructure this rotation. Erik Bedard def isn't the answer either, let's bring up a minor leaguer who is hungry. Here is John Lackeys numbers this season

	GP	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	W	L	P/GS	WHIP	BAA	ERA
2011 Regular Season	21	21	0	0	122.2	153	85	82	17	37	86	11	9	102.0	1.55	.301	6.02

You make the call..

Today is the Patriots second preseason game (WOHOO!!) I'm hearing that some of the starters might be playing tonight, that is good news because some of the new guys need reps. I am also hearing that some big names will be cut before the regular season so keep it here for your updated roster moves.

Football Season

So Football season is pretty much in gear now after a off season of uncertainty( Thank god!!). I wasn't sure what I would have done with out my Sunday football. With all the trades, signings, and surprising cuts (and more to come) what are you most looking forward too? And what do you think of the new rule changes?

Another thing I can't wait for is Hockey season, where my beloved Stanley cup Champs the Boston Bruins set off to defend their title.

Let me know what you think.