A Member of The Brady Bunch

 Brady versus Manning, at New England, in the cold...

If you are a football fan you put your life on hold.

That is not the kind of game you miss if you're a fan;

Checking out which quarterback would prove to be The Man.

43 to 21 should make the answer clear.

Peyton Manning has no luck when he plays Brady here.

He may have more passing yards and touchdowns to his name

But it's mostly Brady who goes out and wins the game.

Last night wasn't just a win it - almost - was a rout

So, 'though both are future Hall of Famers, there's no doubt

(Giving Peyton Manning and his stats their proper due)

I believe Tom Brady is the better of the two.

Dear Coke... Do You Still Think #AmericaIsBeautiful?

#AmericaIsBeautiful #Really?

Super Bowl was only worth the watching for the ads;

Game was over by the half for guys in football pads.

Seahawks crushed the Broncos; won it 43 to 8.

Defense shut down Peyton Manning (who did not play great.)

All of the excitement's been about an ad from Coke.

Multilingual singing caused conservatives to choke.

"They should speak American." "How dare they use that song?"

Some folks seemed to think that it's our Anthem - they were wrong.

Coke has always said they'd "like to teach the world to sing...

"Perfect harmony that echoes...  It's the real thing."

There've been calls to boycott Coke about their ad campaign,

Leading me to fear that all those people are insane.

So much for our "Brotherhood from sea to shining sea."

God should only shed his grace on me but not on thee?

I already buy a lot of Coke while at the store

But, I guarantee you now that we'll be drinking more.

The New England Patriots - Thanks for a Great Season

Football season's over now...  At least, it is for me.

'though I'll watch the Super Bowl, it's not "must see T.V."

Patriots did better than I had a right to hope.

Does that make it easier to lose to Denver?  Nope.

Hard to say for certain why New England didn't win,

Maybe they weren't acclimated and the air's too thin.

Might have been the injuries we've had throughout the year.

Could have been the fact we didn't keep Wes Welker here.

Didn't help to lose Talib so early in the game;

Secondary coverage was never quite the same.

For whatever reasons, Denver was the better team.

Broncos' fans will be the ones who get to live the dream...

Dreams Seattle Seahawks' fans are hoping they will crush;

Their defense is frightening; they've got a great pass rush.

I guess I wish Peyton well but, really, I don't care...

I'd just like to thank the Pats for almost getting there.

The New England Patriots - On To Denver

Photo/Courtesy of WCVB, Channel 5, Boston

43 to 22; New England trounced the Colts.

Heading out to Denver now (the Broncos beat the Bolts.)

Brady facing Manning; one will win the A.F.C.

Who'll go to the Super Bowl? We'll have to wait and see.

Locally our mantra is; "In Belichick We Trust,"

Confident the Hall of Fame will, one day, house his bust.

He's performing miracles this season with the Pats

So, although it's Manning with the record-breaking stats...

'though we're going on the road and it is hard to hear

When the fans at Mile High Stadium begin to cheer,

'though New England Patriots are 6 point underdogs,

I'd still  bet on us (but there's no pay for writing blogs.)

The New England Patriots - Wow.

The kick is good! (Photo/BleacherReport.com)

Last night in New England - in the bitter, freezing cold -

Weather Peyton Manning doesn't like (or so we're told)

Patriots kept fumbling to Denver, who would score.

By the half, the Broncos were ahead by 24.

We will never know what Belichick said to his team;

Whether he was calm or he began to swear and scream,

But he ought'a bottle it and put it up for sale

'cause the Patriots came back and, in a howling gale

Sent the game to overtime by scoring 31...

Then went on to kick a field goal at the end and won.

What I couldn't comprehend was people booing Wes;

Not his fault the Patriots were offering him less.

He should've been welcomed back by everyone in town.

Former team-mates didn't boo but, mostly, shut him down.

How we ever pulled it out last night I'll never know,

But I hope, post-season, that we play them in the snow.

Dear Patriots... I Told You So

(Photo/CBSSports.com)

All the rain that Denver's getting? It's New England's tears.

Danny Amendola's out, confirming our worst fears;

When we let Wes Welker leave we made a huge mistake.

With 10 million dollars left to spend...?  Give me a break.

Looked like we could use him in the game I watched last night.

Brady's bullet passes dropped by rookies, left and right.

If it weren't for Edelman and Defense we'd have lost...

Should have paid Wes Welker what he asked and screw the cost.

  

Patriots need someone who can catch a Brady pass.

Welker plays for Manning and the Broncos now...  Alas. 

(deep breaths....   deeeep breaths)

I guess we all make mistakes; I'll live and just let live.

Even though I told you so, I'm willing to forgive.

The New England Patriots - In Bill We Trust... But

Ouch!  God, this hurts.

Here, around New England, in Bill Belichick we trust;

Confident the Hall of Fame will, one day, house his bust.

Belichick has earned our trust because he - mostly - wins,

Not through personality or warm and sunny grins.

Not through charming interviews he's given to the press.

Belichick is not a guy with whom you want to mess.

Let's go ask Wes Welker what his sense of humor's like...

Oh, that's right.  We can't... since Bill told Wes to take a hike.

We lost Wes to Denver 'cause he took a little poke

And, although I trust in Bill, he cannot take a joke.

Brady threw to Welker more than any other guy.

I bet Peyton Manning's on a Rocky Mountain high.

The New England Patriots - Dear Mr. Kraft...

End of an era.  (Photo/USA Today)

Couldn't cough an extra couple million up for Wes,

Even after Brady just agreed to sign for less?

2 years for 12 million doesn't seem a lot to ask

For a guy we stuck with every single, thankless task.

Now it's Peyton Manning who has Welker on his team?

I am feeling bad enough about this I could scream.

I'm not mad at Wes, although I know that some fans are;

Saying only Brady could make Welker such a star...

Maybe so, but Peyton Manning's also pretty good.

(83 is moving to the Denver neighborhood.)

Brady's getting Amendola, who is always hurt...

Now what am I gonna do with my Wes Welker shirt?

I suppose those are the Rockies in the background...  What? The White Mountains weren't good enough?