What began as a great week for Pats Nation featuring a massive win at the Meadowlands obviously took a spin for the worst with the news #87 needs back surgery. Let’s get to that a little later and kick off with some good news first. I genuinely don’t care what their record is, who their quarterback is, or how they played the week before. The New York Jets cannot be underestimated and far more times than not, the matches between the Pats and their bitter rivals turn out to be a single possession grind it out bar fight. Although ugly at times, and not without its cons (Gronk, Gostkowski missing yet another field goal, Brady limping all over the field…), it was a well earned win and one the team, coaching staff, and fan base can collectively feel good about. The defense turned the ball over in huge spots, Brady was his surgical self when it mattered most, and Revis was put on not one, but two posters (game winner below).
Let’s stay on #24, who must have known this time around, it’d be no fun because the rabbit had the gun. Bill Speros (All 22), fondly known as “The Obnoxious Boston Fan” by his loyal twitter following, wrote on the Patriots/Revis fallout following his departure from the team and how Sunday turned into closure of some sort:
That’s the sort of thing you might hear at someone’s retirement ceremony. Or their wake. And one wouldn’t blame Brady for thinking Revis’ best days are buried in You Tube. A former All-Pro and future Hall of Fame selection, Revis has been bludgeoned by just about every receiver he’s lined up against this season. Two weeks ago, Revis explained his woes this season by saying, “I’m old.” Revis is 31. Brady turns 40 in August.
Speros pulls no punches, and you just have to love it. Looking forward to seeing Revis again in a couple weeks. The way this year has gone for the former all-pro corner, it could be the last time #12 and #24 square off.