.........Err............staring at blank
screen..............thinking........thinking............where to start?
How about a moment of silence?










Ok. (thanks to TC). Let's just get to the question of the year. Is
the season over? Does losing the most important, most popular, most
irreplaceable player on your team eight minutes into the first game of
the season mean that the season is, for all intents and purposes,
finished? The Pix was barely into his first can of deliciousness when
the bubbly Bud cam flying out of both nostrils and chicken wing hole.
Yikes and gadzooks. I think it was Bill Simmons this week who likened
the experience of losing Brady this early in the season to that of
being left at the altar. The only caveat to that the Pix would add is
that in this instance the groom has to immediately grab the hottest
bridesmaid, go through with the ceremony, and try to make a go of it.
The hottest bridesmaid in this case being Matt Cassell. Zoinks.

For those who know the Pix well, you know that "glass half full" would
not accurately describe the Pix. "Glass half empty" might be a stretch
too, come to think of it. More like "If glass is 9/10 full the fact
that 1/10 of the glass is missing is a deplorable travesty of
inter-galactic proportions." Why then, does the first thing that comes
to mind is the Pix' favorite scene from "Apollo 13"? When, asked to
give the President odds on the successful return of spacecraft and crew
(expecting not very good) Ed Harris snaps "Tell the President that I
think this will be our finest hour." And so, dear readers and Patriots
fans everywhere, the Pix says here that this will be our finest hour.
We get to be the underdogs again. Remember how much fun the 2001 season
was? And we get the added bonus of rooting against the biggest fraud of
a quarterback playing for the biggest traitor coach in a city so morally
bankrupt that the headline in their most widely read paper said "Yahoo"
in response to the league MVP getting his knee blown out. Make no
mistake. The Pix has it on good authority that Breet and Manjudas spent
the entire week molesting children, beating the elderly and spitting on
troops returning from Iraq. Not to mention that it's a poorly kept
secret that while in Green Bay, Breet was funding Al Qaeda through a
series of false charities while constantly increasing his carbon
footprint and writing speeches for Sarah Palin. Worse than all that,
however, comes this news.....he's personally bankrolling and overseeing
the return of "New Kidz on the Block". The Pix....

(Last week 12-4 vs. the spread. For entertainment purposes only)

Oak +4 vs. KC. Not only was the hit on Brady cheaper than one share of
Sirius, Tony Gonzalez and Dwayne "manos de piedra" Bowe complained the
refs cheated for the Pats by not throwing a flag on the final series of
the game. Look, Tony, Dwayne, The Pix knows living in KC can't be much
fun. Other than cooking meth in your basement, attending Royals games
and wondering why your uniforms haven't been redesigned since the
Kennedy administration there's not a whole lot to do. And who would
write about it if there were? But when you lose to a qb who hasn't
played meaningful time since high school, have a little perspective.

GB -3 over Detroit. Needless to say, the Pix will be rooting for the
Packers from now on. Now that they have removed the malignant, petulant
and flatulent tumor that is was and always will be Breet.

Chicago +4 over Carolina. Anyone else want to thank the Bears for
humiliating Pay me Manning and Mahatma Dungy on the night they open
their new stadium? And really? Lucas Oil Stadium? Really? I guess
Mino's roast beef didn't want to step up for the naming rights.

Tenn +1 over Cinmates. Wow. What's going on with Vince Young? Crazy?
Hyper-sensitive? Injured? The Pix knows this.....VY throws like a girl
and likes to dance half nude at all male clubs. Google "the big lead"
and check out pictures of Vince with his boys. Vito from the Sopranos
thinks Vince needs to be more discreet.

Buffalo +6 over Jax. Jags are overrated. Swampscott's own Dick Jauron
is underrated.

New Orleans even over Wash. Over/Under on Jim Zorn's employment status
is 8 weeks. Paging Mr. Cowher. Mr. Bill Cowher, please report to the
'skins front office to pick up your $40 million.

Indy -2 over Minn. Tavaris Jackson? Really? What the Vikings wouldn't
give for a stud QB like Matt Cassell....

Giants -9 over Rams. Woof.

SF + 9 over Seattle. It bears repeating.....until the Seahawks change
their uniforms from Calphalon non stick grey back to blue and green,
they will get no love from the Pix.

Atlanta +9 over Tampa. Brian Griese starting for the Bucs at QB. The
Pix remembers when Griese was leading Michigan to a national
championship, circa 1973...

Arizona -7 over Miami.

Denver -2 over SD. Incredible. Pix will be rooting for the Donkeys for
the first time since Lyle Alzado lined up for the "Orange Crush".
That's how despicable Ladudian Tampon, Norvil and Steroiman are. Bolts
should be thankful the Pix is saving the sword for the Jeets this week.

Pitt -5 over Cleveland. Note to Kellen Winslow Jr......The Pix would
like to purchase advertising space on the one square inch of your body
you don't currently have tattooed. What's the point, Kellen? And why
are you so angry with your parents? And what's with LeBron wearing
Yankees hats to Indians games and Cowboys jerseys to Browns games? Have
a little respect, man.

Dallas -7 over Philly. Would be different if game were in Philly (best
home fans in football). Donovan McNabb is to big games what Sarah Palin
is to press conferences. Non existent. Ann Frank was in hiding for
less time than Governor Palin has been since the nomination. She sort
of reminds me of the William Hurt character from "Broadcast News".
Totally phony, but so profoundly and unapologetically phony that it's
kind of endearing.

Bal at Houston. Hurricane Ike minus the points.

Pats +3 over Jeets. Oy Vey. It was suggested earlier this week to the
Pix that if Breet had stayed retired, there was a good chance the Pats
would have traded for his rights. Blasphemy! Sacrilege! The Pix would
rather see the Patriots go 1-15 with Cassell than go undefeated with
(holding nose) Breet playing for NE. The Pats are about team. Breet is
about Breet. And clubbing baby seals. With the Pats going into the
devil city as underdogs and the national media slurping all things
Jeets; rooting for the Pats for every yard, every first down, every
tackle will be an experience not felt as a Pats fan for a while. The
Pix can't wait for next week when the victorious Pats return to a
stadium that for too long has been filled with a sense of complacency
and entitlement. Cue Ed Harris.

Thanks for reading and enjoy the weekend.

The Pix.