Thanks to CBS Sportsline breaking the news that Tom Brady may or may not be out for the year, the Patriots have to think about finding somebody -- anybody -- to serve as Matt Cassel's backup. (I hear Drew Bledsoe's not doing anything).
According to Al Michaels during tonight's Sunday Night Football telecast, New England will workout Chris Simms, presumably tomorrow. What this means for Cassel's immediate future is uncertain, but after spending three years in this offense, I can't imagine he'd lose his job in a few weeks to a street free agent. Then again, we're talking about a guy who's been riding the pine ever since he left high school, so nothing's outside the realm of possibility.
No idea if the Patriots will have other quarterbacks in to compete for a roster spot, but, frankly, I'm shocked that Doug Flutie or Vinny Testaverde weren't first on Bill Belichick's "in case of emergency" list. They know the offense, are virtually indestructible, and Flutie can even drop-kick in a pinch.
Oh, and if you haven't heard, Peter King announced on "Football Night in America" that Tom Brady is the NFL. We must find a way to carry on, however; Tom would want it that way, I think.
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9-08-2008 @ 1:17AM
Jesse Caron said...
That's terrible news about Tom Brady. Especially for those of us who have him on our fantasy teams and got him with our first round pick!
I started a support blog for anyone interested.
http://onequarteronegame.blogspot.com/
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9-07-2008 @ 11:59PM
imapatsfan said...
Culpepper to Moss! Touchdown!
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9-08-2008 @ 4:34AM
Rick said...
I feel bad for Brady. I feel bad for a good percentage of Patriot fans (those who have been loyal way beyond this decade) but I don't feel bad for Belichick. He deserves some bad karma and he got it. Here's hoping he doesn't sleep again this season. Perhaps Peter King can petition the NFL to cancel the season. Tell the League I'll still watch anyway.
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9-08-2008 @ 9:59AM
bigflyer said...
Tom Brady is not the NFL, however has anyone looked at a golf tournament seriously on TV since the Tiger Man went down with a similar injury?
As far as the curse of bad karma or bad luck Tom Terrific has been on SI and Esquire covers recently.
The Belichick haters cannot lump Brady into his catagory. Here's hoping a speedy recovery to a class QB and the dominant one in the 2000 era.
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9-08-2008 @ 6:13PM
"B" said...
Simms is a good QB.....It's a shame he almost got killed playing with an inept offensive Line in Tampa....Same as poor Vinny did back in the day.Plus Whoever called Gruden an offensive Genius needs to have his head examined....Just ask Jeff Garcia about Grudens Playbook.GO PATS!
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