Slog - Comments on We Finally Have Proof That God Hates the Patriots http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the First the Patriots lose the Super Bowl to the lesser Manning and then this: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will undergo surgery on an injured left knee and miss the rest of the season, the team announced Monday I guess this is what I get for picking up Brady in the first round in one of my fantasy league drafts.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:21:00 -0800 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:32:50 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf "Let the injuries commence!" indeed.

Brady, like all NFLers other than kickers, will retire with an SSI-eligible disability, and like all NFLers other than kickers will never be able to walk up a flight of stairs.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132019 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132019 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:35:25 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave Theres been quite a few major injuries to star players. My girlfriend feels really bad about this cause she likes Brady.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132021 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132021 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:39:07 -0800 Comment by w7ngman I laughed so hard when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl... god that was funny.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132024 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132024 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:41:13 -0800 Comment by stunk He's still fucking Giselle right?

Boohoo.

]]> stunk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132032 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132032 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:48:19 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Brady has had the fortune of dodging injuries his whole career. I feel bad for the Pats. But there's still a lot of talent on the team, and I wouldn't assume that they're done.

But, man, the number of season-ending injuries are at incredible levels now. The players are as huge, strong, and fast as ever and the resulting carnage is shocking.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132041 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132041 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:54:04 -0800 Comment by Jonah S I'm gonna call it now: The Pats look to Daunte Culpepper to fill in. Culpepper and Moss had some great chemistry back in Min., and I know they're looking for a veteran backup.

Culpepper recently announced his retirement—mostly because he couldn't find a backup job he wanted—but implied he might come back to fill in for a team devastated by injuries. Like New England.

You heard it here first.

]]> Jonah S http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132043 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132043 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:55:53 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton @6 Actually, I heard TMR speculating about it on a podcast this morning.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132048 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132048 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:00:15 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale I like that idea, though I'd rather see them sign a vet and put him behind Cassel. I'd like to see the (aging) kid get his shot.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132049 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132049 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:00:48 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I'd like to see them all get shot.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132063 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132063 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:12:23 -0800 Comment by Hernandez Suck it, Patriots! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132067 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132067 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:14:06 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Then, Fnarf, they could fly up the stairs. Geeeeenius!

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132070 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132070 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:21:20 -0800 Comment by John I too picked Brady in the first round with THE #1 pick. So sad.

]]> John http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132074 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132074 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:24:14 -0800 Comment by elswinger I was wondering if I was the only one who tried to pick a draft rather than leave it up to fate.

I'll be sending out a trade proposal as will, I'm sure, some others with extra good quarterbacks.

(BTW, I was told by someone who's played awhile to make sure you are aware when teams have byes when choosing that weeks.)

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132097 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132097 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:44:56 -0800 Comment by P to the J Jonah could play QB for the Pats and they would go 8-8. Too much talent. Go Bills!

]]> P to the J http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132101 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132101 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:49:57 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Hey elswinger, nice work on subbing in Forte for Jamaal, btw. That's FF coaching gold!

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132104 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:51:25 -0800 Comment by BTB God does NOT hate the Patriots. He just wants to test Bill Belichick, as if he were some kind of modern day Job.

]]> BTB http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132119 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132119 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:02:30 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave I'm sorry but anyone that picked brady as the #1 pick deserves what they have coming to them. Great running backs are so much better than mediocre running backs and the supply so limited that you'd be a goddamn fool not to take one of the top 5 backs in the top 5. Qb's are much closer to one another in stat performance and the drop off between great and good isnt that much.

As for Brady himself, the guy would have been one of the most watched by Defensive coordinators. I didn't see him having a year like he did last year.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132120 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132120 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:03:38 -0800 Comment by Jonah S Hey Ave, all of the really good RBs were gone in that draft. I was the 9th pick in a RB heavy league. I still ended up with:

Darren McFadden
Thomas Jones
Courtney Taylor (now perhaps even MORE valuable if he can CATCH THE FUCKING BALL!!!)
Terrell Owens
Wes Welker
Dallas Clark (also injured?)
Seahawks D/ST (fuckity fuck fuck fuck)
Stephen Gostkowski
Brett Favre
Bernard Berrian
Felix Jones
Anthony Gonzalez
Chris Johnson
Ricky Williams and the Jets D/St

]]> Jonah S http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132152 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132152 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:24:10 -0800 Comment by ferris As someone who has been recovering from my own ACL injury for the last year, I don't wish it on anyone.

]]> ferris http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132161 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132161 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:31:54 -0800 Comment by Jennifer in Chicago This is what lesser gods call "karma".

The Patriots videotape the Jets in week one last season. Why the fucking JETS, I have no idea.

Then the Giants pull the biggest upset in super bowl history. The best quarterback to ever play the game goes to the Jets. Tom Brady gets injured.

Maybe there is a god.

I love watching Tom Brady cry.

GO GIANTS!

]]> Jennifer in Chicago http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132167 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132167 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:39:47 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave Jonah, It's not that he's your #1 pick, I meant #1 overall in the entire draft. That's lunacy!

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132170 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132170 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:43:31 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave oh, and jonah, deuce McAllister starting? WTF ?

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132172 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132172 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:44:49 -0800 Comment by CrrrrrrrACK!! ferris @ 19: Seconded.

]]> CrrrrrrrACK!! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132179 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132179 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:51:53 -0800 Comment by Jonah S @ 20— It was the Jets because they're in the same AFC division.

@ 22—FUCKING FUCKITY FUCK ESPN SAID HE'D BE STARTING!!!IT WAS A MISTAKE!!!

I also didn't start my rookies, which in retrospect was fucking stupid since they fucking killed it.

There's always next week. However, I still think I'm gonna win this week. I've got AP to play. I think he'll be good for 12 points or so.

]]> Jonah S http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132201 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132201 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:07:26 -0800 Comment by Toledo Stripper #1, he can afford an elevator.

Will get to see what a genius Hoody is now.

]]> Toledo Stripper http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132215 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132215 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:23:00 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave I'm pissed that against half the teams in the slog league, we would have won this week. my GF and I probably wont win cause we have zack fucking miller playing today. 1 TD or 60 yards FTW!

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132240 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132240 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:39:03 -0800 Comment by patrick I've had a really tough start with my fantasy football team. I got Brady as my starting QB and I got Vince Young as my backup. Then bam! Both get injured in the first game. :(

]]> patrick http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132264 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132264 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:06:12 -0800 Comment by jon c let's just say, before yesterday i wasn't expecting to be better off with jon kitna at qb than the guy who in my league who got tom brady.

]]> jon c http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132311 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132311 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:48:40 -0800 Comment by elswinger Hey Jonah, are you cheating on our league? Up until five minutes ago the Seahawks D was mine!

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132339 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/we_finally_have_proof_that_god_hates_the#c1132339 Sports Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:32:50 -0800