Half Mast in Boston

The Patriot flags are flying at half mast today in the Boston area. You could practically hear the hush fall over the country as Tom Brady did not get up after being hit awkwardly during New England's season opener.

Not only did Brady's ACL injury most likely ruin the hopes of the Patriots returning to the Superbowl, but it also dashed the dreams of thousands of fantasy football teams who were banking on Brady to carry them each week. Last season was the year of the quarterback in fantasy football, making Tom Brady an early first round pick in many of the fantasy leagues. Now teams, led by off-the-field wannabes, are reeling in the aftermath of the most shocking injury since they pulled Joe Theisman's shin bone out of the turf.

I did not draft Tom Brady. I did not have the opportunity. I did, however, draft Randy Moss in one of my leagues (yea, I have more than one. I am a super wannabe). So, in my own way, I am also suffering. Tom Brady knew how to work with Moss, he knew how Moss liked to run routes and he knew how Randy liked the ball thrown to him. No one has understood Moss like that since he was with Daunte Culpepper earlier in his career. Needless to say, I will be looking for more wide receivers on the waiver wire this week.

Hopefully, for everyone that drafted Tom Brady, they had as good of luck as my buddy Walt. He was shrugging off his season since the injury took place. He took Brady as the #4 overall pick. While wallowing in what could of been, he bounced back nicely this afternoon by hitting his first hole-in-one. Congrats Walter, hope it relieves the pain.

So, sorry to all you die hard Pats fans. Hell, I am even sorry for you band wagon New England fans. Shit does in fact happen and it definitely has in Foxboro. But, when you look at the big picture, the only thing that really matters is that the Saints won.