by Britt Schramm
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Who had in their office pool that it would only take a season-ending injury to Tom Brady to prevent Patriots fans from suffering the outright recycling of last year’s old tired Something-Gate lines from our good friends in the media?  So, if that was you, you were a big winnah and probably the same prick that created that evil Bernard Pollard Fan Club T-Shirt.  On a personal level and from my eight fantasy football teams, I effin’ hate you.

Another positive (if you could call it that) is that you can take from Brady’s season being shelved is the ever so slight suppression of the media’s unquenchable adulation of Broadway Brett, otherwise known as the Hayseed Dixie of the NFL.  We won’t have to hear countless of times (in that same school kid crushing tone) about how he’s just a good ol’ boy slinging the ball down the field and playing the game how it was meant to be played.  Or what a big kid he is (failing to mention the fact that he decided to hold his breath and threaten to throw a tantrum until the Packers met his demands and trade him after he didn’t get his old job back). 

But, this will be the last time that I will single out Favre as it is the entire team that will be playing the late game on Sunday.

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By Britt Schramm
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Hot damn, it’s finally the regular season.  By the time you read this post, the Giants finally subdued the Redskins 16-7 and both teams struggled to hold the nation’s attention spans much to NBC’s dismay as there were so many tempting choices on the clicker such as House Hunters International, Antiques Roadshow, and the Big Brother 10 Elimination show where Renny got kicked to the curb in true Big Brother back-door fashion (non-porn definition, if you please). 

As you may be quite aware, this preseason has not been kind to the Pats as they went winless while their warts (Back-up QB play compared to the beer left in a 14-day old tapped keg, OL resembling a piece of Swiss cheese, and CBs giving opposing WRs a free cushion with every snap of the ball in exchange for a piggyback ride into the endzone) exposed for all of the world to see and analyze.  However, this Sunday, those games will be like that Madden game when the CPU jumped to a quick 45-0 lead in the first quarter as the Pats’ record will be reset back to 0-0 when the Chiefs come into town for the first game of the 2008-09 NFL regular season.

This Week – Kansas City Chiefs (0-0; Final Pre-Season Record 2-2)

Mirror, Mirror

You think that Pats had problems in the preseason?  Well, Herm Edwards is not getting any younger looking at some of the same challenges with his team.

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By Britt Schramm
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Editors Note: This morning I’m happy to introduce you to our newest PD staffer Britt Schramm, who will write “Line ‘Em Up”, our weekly preview of the Patriots’ next opponent.  In his initial post, Britt looks at some of the issues facing the World Champion Giants as they wrap up their pre-season with a final exhibition game with the Pats tonight. Welcome aboard, Britt (SB).

Greetings and welcome to the first of what should be at least 17 installments of Line ‘Em Up, your source for Patriots’ Game Day opponents.  This column will try to provide a different take from your standard newsprint match-up by scouring the Internets for insight by reading local media outlets, message boards and when the opportunity presents itself, the ultimate source for all comedy otherwise known as official players’ blogs.  Glad you’ve come aboard and I hope that you enjoy the ride.

This Week – New York Giants (Preseason 1-2, PF-54, PA-57)

*Disclaimer – Usually, this column will deal with the Patriots’ opponent strategy, players and comments directly involved with the upcoming game.  However, as everyone knows, the last preseason NFL game is basically a meaningless worthless endeavor with the only thing on the line is practice squad roster spots.  So, this week, I will address the upcoming season with respect to the Giants.*

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