Tom Brady on Pats: 'I Still Like Our Chances'

Even the staunches Patriots supporter (Fitzy, no?) would at this point in the season agree that the Patriots chances to win a Super Bowl in 2008 are "not good". Vegas, incidentally, doesn't think they're that great either, starting with a +2.5 line to the Jets this weekend.

But don't tell that to Tom Brady. The quarterback, now officially done for the season, was pretty optimistic about the team's immediate future on Monday night, firing off an email to NBC.

"It will all be OK. I'm excited to see what our team is made of ... I still like our chances," wrote Tom Brady.

You can pin that -- Brady's insanely optimistic attitude -- on the pain meds, sure, but it's most likely attributed to his role as team spokesman and leader. In other words, he has to say crap like that, even when all he wants to do is sprawl out on a pile of money amid a sea of supermodels in his living room and weep for a lost season.