It has been confirmed that New England Patriots QB Tom Brady is out for the season with a Torn ACL that occured Sunday afternoon against the Chiefs. This is obviously a huge blow to the Patriots organization and has definitely put a damper on all analysts predictions, mine included, of the Patriots posting a similar season to last years. There are obvious reprecussions to this injury that affect the entire AFC, including San Diego and Indiannapolis looking even better for AFC champs but now the discussion of Jacksonville must also come into play as they are definitely going to make a more definitive push come playoff time. I’m not saying that the Patriots are done for the season, but let’s be honest here, Tom Brady is one hell of a QB, the best in the league and when Randy Moss has Brady throwing to him, he’s happy. Now that he doesn’t, Randy isn’t going to stay happy. Tom Brady performed under pressure and there is no QB in the league that can replicate this man’s ability to make plays and throw accurate passes. This could be the start of the unravelling of the Patriots organization.
One statistic that has probably been overlooked coming into this season, is that when a team loses in the Superbowl, their next season is not nearly as successful. The reason why not many analysts talked about this, was probably because we’re talking about the Patriots here, not the Bears. But now that their star QB is out for the season, it looks to me that this old tale may remain true. Matt Cassel played the remainder of Sunday’s game but don’t look to him to take the starting spot in New England. Rumor around the league has it that Chris Simms has a workout with the team this afternoon and could be signed as early as this evening. Having said this, if you own Brady on your fantasy league you should drop him and pick up Simms. Matt Cassel will not be starting for the Pats as quoted by Bill Belichek in a press conference this afternoon, September 8.
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