It's Jets Week!

Which means that I probably won't be seeing my father!

Seriously though, for Patriots and Jets fans, what better week is there? Pats fans have been listening to Jets players and Rex Ryan run their mouths all summer. Jets fans have been... well, they've been listening to Rex Ryan run his mouth all summer too. But it has the opposite effect on them.

Yes, Rex Ryan is amusing. His constant cursing is something I can certainly relate too. His scheduling of snack time is something that makes me think he may not be all that bad. But then he talks too much. And then I feel an overwhelming need to rip his head off. Do not underestimate the damage that a small blond girl can inflict on a fat man.

Now, I have to be breif this week because I need to call Switzerland this morning, but I'm going to tell you what is going to happen:

It's definitely going to be a good match up. How will the Patriots' young defense fare against the Jets' biggest and baddest? Alternately, how will Mark Sanchez do against Tom Brady?

After last week, I'm relatively confident in the Pats defense. They're young and they're inexperienced, but they held their own. Plus, Mark Sanchez isn't exactly the QB Mastermind that Tom Brady is. I watch Tom Brady and I think, "This guy is a genius. He sees everything." When I watch Mark Sanchez I think, "Poor cupcake. He has no friggin' idea what's going on and no connection with his offense."

Our inexperienced defense is smarter than Mark Sanchez. Mark Sanchez showed last week that he just can't cut it when they're down. He's not half the leader that Tom Brady is, he can't look at the field when the Jets need one touchdown to win and lead his team to victory.

And as far as Mr. Darelle Revis goes: Go ahead and shut down Randy Moss. It's not something that I want to see happen, but if you shut down Moss, Brady can still pass to Welker, Edelman, Taylor, and GRONK! ... just to name a few. Moss is a great asset to the team, but he isn't the be all end all of scoring touchdowns.

Conclusion: The Patriots are going to kick some Jets ass. Sorry, Dad.

Samantha Lewis is a sucker for football season and Tom Brady, despite his Beiber-esque haircut. She has contacted Rex Ryan to arrange a duel, but her calls were never returned. You can follow her on Twitter here!

Tom Brady in a Car Accident: Updated w. Video

According to the sister station, Tom Brady was involved in a car accident in Boston this morning. Further reports have stated he is at Brigham and Woman's hospital, but Mike Reiss says he did not go to the hospital.

The jaws of life were reportedly used at the scene on one of the other vehicles, the red Ford minivan which was hit broadside in the accident. An Audi with New Jersey plates was the other vehicle involved.

Update: WHDH has video of the accident and more details.

More as we get it.

WAIT..BRADY REALLY DOESN'T HATE THE PATRIOTS...

ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting "New England and Tom Brady have made enough progress in talks aimed at a long-term contract extension that some believe a deal could be completed this summer, according to sources familiar with the situation"

Full Story HERE

TGIF Links

PHOTO COURTESY BANGOR DAILY NEWS/BRIDGET BROWN
Bruins win fight, lose war in 3-0 lost to Penguins at the Garden.

Red Sox get righty Celestino to complete Kotchman trade.

Brady skipping offseason workouts to stay with family.

Black Bears getting ready for a semi-final showdown with BU at the TD Bank Garden.

Black Bear's Gustav Nyquist and junior defenseman Jeff Dimmen earn All-Hockey East Honors. Nyquist was also named one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.

Boston Herald's Ian Rapoport From Miami, Talking #SB44 and #Patriots

Ian Rapoport from the Boston Herald joined us on The Weekend Warm-Up to talk Super Bowl 44 and Patriots stuff. Among the highlights.

On Bob Kraft's comments on a Tom Brady extension:
"He was not thrilled to talk about it all. Where Jim Irsay said this week Peyton Manning was going to be the league's highest-paid quarterback, Bob Kraft didn't say anything (in reagrds to Brady's contract)."

On the Patriots decision not to hire a defensive coordinator:
"Part of me wonders if the Patriots don't want a pay a (defensive coordinator)"

On Pepper Johnson:
"Pepper Johnson was not getting this (d-coordinator job)"

In the Crease With Javier Gorriti-The Chin vs. The Neck

This is it. The annual game of the year between the Pats and Colts. Fans from both cities enter this week a little nervous, excited and straining with anticipation. The debate rages. Who is better, Manning or Brady? Clearly they are both great QB's, maybe two of the best to ever play the game.

For the rest of the country the debate never ends. Who is more annoying? Is it Brady with his dimpled chin, good looks, modeling shoots and wayward children, or Manning with his clean-cut persona, goofy charm, and his endless commercials?

Strong cases can be made for both.

The onslaught which is the "Manning commercial machine" has Peyton in our living rooms constantly. It literally never ends. Whether it's Peyton trying to stuff Oreos down our throats, or pimping NFL Sunday Ticket he simply never goes away. I find myself wondering how Peyton ever gets to practice. Of course, every time one watches a Colts game we are reminded about the rout-tree he and his chosen receivers run before every game. We are reminded that the almighty Manning has to invite said receivers to the pre-game tree. No loser third string nobody is going to throw off Peyton's pre-game warm up ritual. We are also reminded incessantly of Peyton's legendary work ethic and attention to detail. The adoration and adulation of the commentators on a weekly basis with regards to said super-QB makes anyone watching feel inferior and lucky to be in the same room, even if he's on our TV. (Editor's note:This is called "The Tim Tebowing of America")

Tom Brady and his supermodel wife remind us all every day of how great it is to be Tom-Terrific and how not great it is to be us schlepping to work every day, hoping we can pay the bills at the end of each month and hoping that our significant others might actually hit the gym at some point. Tom's GQ shoots, or even worse his Stetson ads are revolting. Quarterbacks should be tough and focused. Tom is in focus, but when we see pictures of Tommy carrying Gisele's bags and wearing a Yankee hat while he prances around Greenwich Village, it's very, very difficult to associate toughness with him. Tom has three rings. Tom is a winner. Tom is cool under fire and always comes up big in big games. Tom has a kid in LA he never sees. I don't know if it's the combination of clutch greatness, modeling shoots and the willingness of the media and public at large that chooses to ignore all of Tom's fairly dramatic off field faults that makes him so annoying, but that seems to hit it on the head.

Both of these guys are better than us. We are constantly reminded that they work harder, are better looking and are more successful than we could ever hope to be. They are both perfect in every way and have the love and adoration of their fans. Either could win the Governorship of Massachusetts and Indiana respectively. Brady has said he wants to be a politician when he retires (God help us, it makes me sick to think of having to look at Brady long after he's gone from the gridiron). Manning will probably keep making commercials until he's eighty years old. I guess the question really becomes which one of these two great QB's can sustain their annoyance level the longest. This is a very high standard they have set, but I am confident they can both live up to this standard for many, many years to come. I think in the end, it's a tie.(Editor's note:Which means fans of teams not named the Colts and Pats all lose) Oh, by the way....Pats 38 Colts 35 this Sunday.

Javier Gorriti, UMaine Black Bear from 1994-1998, is a frequent contributor to the CMSB and the co-host of the PM JAB with Chris Sedenka. He is the president of Mermaid Seafoods in Portland ME. and has been working and living in Maine over the past 5 years. He can be reached at javier_gorriti at hotmail.com. Scientists credit him with slowing down global-warming single-handedly, simply because "He's so cool".

Hit Like a Girl-Where Tom Brady Kicks Shoe Shopping's Ass

I’m almost ashamed to share with you what I wanted to do last Monday night. I’ll give you a hint: it did not involve watching the Patriots game.

Internet, I confess: I wanted to shop for shoes.

Last week I wrote about how hard it was to keep track of all the fall and winter sports teams. Well, it’s even more difficult when the September issue of Vogue is on news stands and it is Fashion Week in New York City. Let me tell you something: Fall fashion this year is as much fun as watching the Pats beat the Bills 25-24 with Tom Brady throwing for 2 touchdowns in the last five minutes of the game. I know, I know, Internet, you don’t get how the new line of Ferragamo or Hermes shoes can make a girl’s heart thump with joy.

Now you’re all mumbling, “Uhhh….poor girl…probably needs more protein in her diet…” So let’s move on…

When I arrived at my boyfriend’s house Monday night after my day job, I let him know I wanted shoes. I needed shoes. In fact I said, “I think I’m going to skip the game and go buy shoes at Aldo.”

The poor boy believes it is football season; I know it is shoe season. Heels, ankle boots, above the knee boots…it’s slightly more complicated than Belichick’s playbook, and possibly more crucial. He stared at me as if trying to find out if his girlfriend was a victim of alien abduction and I was some clone the space creatures had left in her place. That’s how I look at him when I’m trying to get his attention after a new video game has come out. He seems to be sitting in front of me, but actually, he goes away somewhere, far off, to a distant mental galaxy. It’s sort of a religious experience.

“It’s the first Patriots game of the year,” he explained.

“It’s just a game,” I said.

His jaw collided with the ground.

He likes me, so he explained, patiently. “It’s the Patriots. It’s Monday Night Football. Tom Brady. Patriots. First game back.”

I listed every typical woman excuse I could think of starting with, “I’m really tired,” to “I have a headache,” to “I have work to do.” All were true, I swear.

“But it’s the Patriots,” he said, as if the fact needed no further explanation. Go explain water to a fish.

So after much coaxing and guilt-tripping, I gave in. We went to his friend’s apartment to watch the game. I’m glad I went. In fact, I’m ecstatic that I went. In case you missed it while you were drooling over some Nine West Booties, Tom Brady threw thunderbolts to help the Pats come back from an 11-point deficit with five minutes left in the game.

I still can’t believe that happened. I saw it. In fact, just writing that makes me smirk while shaking my head in disbelief. A light was turned on in the gloom over Foxboro Stadium and a mighty voice from the sky intoned, “ I am Tom Brady. Lo and behold, I have been gone a year, but I have returned. Believe, puny Mortals, lest I smite thee with my right arm!”

It’s almost unfair, isn’t it? The man is a star quarterback, looks like a Greek God, and is married to a supermodel. A supermodel with great shoes.

Seriously though, how much fun is it to watch Patriots games? Did any of you forget in the off season? I sure as hell did. Thinking back to season’s past, we can all remember multiple games the Pats could not win—until they did, like magic, coming back from some ridiculous deficit. I’m missing patches of hair, my nails are gone, and I have a red mark on my forehead from all the times I smacked it in frustration. I’m going to die young if I continue to follow this sports team, but I’m not sure that I mind. There’s nothing like a fall breeze, football food, and a touchdown pass completion from Tom Brady to Randy Moss.

My boyfriend was right; it’s impossible not to get psyched about the Patriots. Even if you’re relatively clueless to the rules of the game, it’s physically impossible not to jump out of your seat and dance around, boogie, chest bump, whatever, when the Patriots invent a chance out of nothing to come back and win a game. In five minutes. This phenomenon still makes less sense to me than shoes, but damn it, I’ll take it.

In my shoe-loving defense,however, how in the hell am I supposed to steal Tom Brady away from Gisele without sexy, above the knee boots?

Samantha Lewis is the author of "Hit Like a Girl". She is the Creative Director of Northshore Editorial in Salem, MA and can be followed on Twitter

SATURDAY QUICK LINKS

Maine Senior QB Mike Brusko

• Article pre-viewing The Maine Black Bears Football Season. Don’t forget, The CMSB will be right there in Orono for the matchup against Cloud St. We will bringing you lots of coverage brought to you by MBR.ORG.
• The Lewiston MAINEiacs beat Shawinigan 4 – 1 in a pre-season tilt.
• The Portland Sea Dogs opened up a series with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats with a 6 – 2 loss in NH. Saturday’s double header has already been scrapped, moving it to Sunday, due to the tropical storm. Dice K will now be scheduled to pitch the 1st game for the Sea Dogs at 4PM Sunday.
• New England Patriots Nation holding it’s collective breath as Tom Brady leaves the game in the start of the 3rd quarter and is nowhere to be found postgame. Oh yeah the Patriots won 27 – 24
• The Boston Red Sox weathered Josh Beckett’s storm and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6 – 5 Friday Night.

THURSDAY QUICK LINKS

LOOK WHO'S BACK

• The University of Maine Men’s Hockey team got 2 more verbal commitments.
• The Portland Sea Dogs drop an extra inning tilt 9 – 8 to the Altoona Curve.
• The Portland Pirates released their schedule on Wednesday. Remember the 2010 AHL All Star Game to be player right here in Portland.
• The Maine Red Claws released their new Uniforms and Schedule. Click the links to check it out.
• Justin Verlander was still throwing 100MPH in the 8th inning on the way to a 2 – 0 Detroit Tigers win over the Boston Red Sox.
• The New England Patriots and more importantly Tom Brady return to the football field. Brady threw for 2 TD’s playing the entire 1st half in the way to a New England Patriots 27 – 25 Win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

WEDNESDAY MORNING LINKS

John Farrell apparently had something to say to Jim Leyland

• The Maine Teams are ousted from various youth tournaments…Bangor Daily…Portland Press.
• The Portland Sea Dogs winning streak was halted at 6 games, losing to the Altoona Curve 10 – 3.
• Tom Brady looks to start Thursday for the Patriots against the E-A-G-L-E-S.
• Junichi Tazawa kept his composure, after a rough 1st inning and a Kevin Youkilis and Robert Porcello battle, going 5 strong to help the Sox to a 7 – 5 win over the Tigers at Fenway.

Friday Quick-Hits

Photo Courtesy Maine Red Claws

The "Apparently it's my day to do the links" version of the quick-hits.

• The Red Sox survived a home plate umpire with a quick thumb and beat the Twins 3-1 to earn a split of 4 game mid-week series. The Sox will start a series with Toronto tonight at the Rogers Center/SkyDome.
• The Sea Dogs used a decent pitching performance from Junichi Tazawa to beat New Hampshire.
• The Red Claws showed everyone the new parquet floor yesterday. One word-Stunning.
  
• Tom Brady injured his knee 263 days ago, and seems to be back to 100%(so far).
• Mark Rogers is on the road to recovery from injury.
• Maine high school scores are right here.
• Remember tomorrow morning will bring us another edition of the Big Jab Weekend Warm-Up, from 9-11a on 96.3 The Big Jab!
  

Wednesday Morning Quick Hitters

John Smoltz after his rehab start with the Portland Sea Dogs (CMSB/Pierre's of Exchange St)

• John Smoltz made his 2nd rehab start, this time for The Portland Sea Dogs in Manchester, NH. Oh yeah, there was a game too..Aaron Bates blasted his 5th HR in the 5 - 1 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
• Maine High School scores HERE
• Cue King type music....TOM BRADY IS ON THE FIELD AGAIN!!
• Jon Lester was not his usual self once again and Big Papi was dropped to 6th in the lineup as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Minnesota Twins 5 - 2.
• Kevin Garnett has knee surgery.

WEDNESDAY MORNING QUICK HITTERS

Paplebon and Kottaras after the Sox 2 - 1 win over the Jays (COURTESY BOSTON.COM)

• Maine High School Sports score from the Portland Press Herald are available HERE
• The Portland Sea Dogs were held to 3 hits by The New Hampshire Fisher Cats picthing staff, leading to a 3 - 0 win Tuesday at Hadlock. The 2 teams return tonight to Hadlock while the promotions team have come up with a doozy...Sea Dogs Survivor. There will be some form of the TV hit Survivor for fans at Hadlock tonight...I'm guessing that is a not to be missed event.
• Kevin Garnett will have knee surgery next week to repair his bone spur and other issues.
• Seems talks about the Oakland Radiers Derrick Burgess are heating up in Foxboro
• Tom Brady has yet to be seen in Foxboro..maybe next week..
• Tim Wakefield to the rescue again! Wakefield held the 1st Place Toronto Blue Jays to 5 hits over 8 innings and Jonathan Paplebon closed things out in the Red Sox 2 - 1 win.
• Mark Recchi describes his surgery prior to Game 7 for kidney stones.

Joey Galloway is happy to...WHAT???

Just one of the things editors miss that sickos like us see. Look at the Joey Galloway Story about his, well, excitement level for signing with the Patriots! (just click on the picture)


and here is the zoom

I wonder if the fortune cookie rule applies here? (Add "In Bed" to the end of every sentence). CBS has since updated this to "New Patriot Galloway happy to have Brady as QB".

Steeler Fans Still Can't Quit Tom Brady

Although the Patriots are not playing in this weekend's game, Steeler fans are still making shirts involving Tom Brady. Classy. (I assume they mean AFC Title ring)

Meanwhile Patriots Fans are looking to make photos of this picture of Ben Roethlisberger with a random college skank...

Thanks to Shoe over at The Big Jab for the top photo which he got from a listener

Brady's 2009 May Be In Jeopardy

Photo Courtesy Boston Globe

Tom Curran, formerly of the Providence Journal, and currently of MSNBC, reports an NFL league source tells him Tom Brady is far from ready to rehab his knee.

The 5 Stages of Grief for a Pats' Fan

STEP #1: SHOCK AND DENIAL

"Tom's fine, he may have sprained his knee or something minor like that. I think Belichick is just jerkin the league around and hopes that he can remove the target off of New England..............................no way is Tom Brady out for the year, uh-uh, no way.





Maybe a lesser man-ning couldn't have their knee hyper-extended like this and bounce back to find #84 23 times this season.....but we all know that Tom Brady was born on the planet Krypton and is invincible."




STEP #2: PAIN AND GUILT

"I should have been there, I should have been there to block Pollard..........I would have thrown all 5 and a half feet and 146 pounds of me into him. I may have died in the process and left nothing but a stack of bills for my wife and three kids to pay, but at least Tom would be okay. At least my kids would have Tom Brady to watch every weekend until the cable was shut off and child services took them. Oh god, no more number 12 out there behind center, no more sweet long balls to Moss, no more sticking it to the Bills and the Jets."



STEP #3: ANGER AND BARGAINING

"Goddamned Pollard.....and what the hell is Morris doing.....you take the penalty and keep your QB healthy.......and why did we have to go get Randy Moss, huh? If he couldn't stretch the field and our offense was dink and dunk, Tom never would have held the ball so long and Pollard could never have stuck his helmet right through Tom's knee and the collective hearts of Pats' fans everywhere. Why? Why did this have to happen? Maybe if we still had Reche Caldwell things would be okay. Sure we would get freaked out everytime there was a close up of him, but seeing this...............






Is a helluva lot easier than seeing this..........

Okay God.....I know I just got a little irrational back there, but if you could please make Tom Brady able to play all season, I will stop dr--I mean my brother will stop drinking and unwrapping those magazines at the local Rite Aid and read them while standing in line only to tell the cashier that you aren't buying because someone unwrapped it.........huh, whaddua say? Do we have a deal?"

STEP #4: DEPRESSION

"Oh god, he's really gone and he is not coming back.....nothing I can do can make him come back. What will I do without seeing Tom on our annual Fall, Sunday dates? Who is going to remind me that with all the evil-doers out there like the Mannings and LT that there is still some good to believe in? I know I've got school and my career, but what does that matter without Tom? I don't care about the rest of the team.....don't give me that sh*t, we don't have Tom......and Tom is more valuable than 100 USC QBs. What good is Randy Moss without Tom huh? Wes Welker isn't going to be the man in the middle without Tom. You can't convince me that the team will be fine.....we might as well be Jets fans, they don't have a decent starting quarterback either."

STEP #5: ACCEPTANCE

"You know, Matt Cassel isn't Tom Brady.....then again who is........but we've got talent around him and the defense is solid. Now maybe if Ellis Hobbit learns to cover someone the secondary won't be that much of a concern. And hey, we've got about 1,000 running backs on the roster......not to mention the greatest coach in the history of the NFL. Now I am not saying Super Bowl, but there is still a chance for the AFC East and maybe a run to the Conference Championship....then who knows. Man, I am going to go buy supplies for Sunday...like the Sox said 4 years ago when things were looking bleak:

IT'S TIME TO COWBOY UP

Monday Morning's Painful Quick Hitters

Well is there any other story, really, that matters to most of the NFL world today. Here is a round-up of stories regarding Tom Brady and his apparent ACL tear. Sirius NFL Radio reported and confirmed that Chris Simms and Tim Rattay are heading to Foxboro Monday.

Boston Globe Patriots Page
Boston Herald Patriots Page
ESPN Story
Yahoo Sports
Ron Borges of WEEI.com
Adam Schefter of The NFL Network

Well now to the game. The Matt Cassell era has begun in a 17 - 10 win over the Chiefs.

Former BC Eagle Matt Ryan throws a 62 Yrd TD pass on his 1st NFL attempt on the way to an Atlanta Falcons stomping of the Detroit Lions 34 - 21.

The Buffalo Bills special teams lead the way to a 34 - 10 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

Brett Favre's debut goes well in Miami, with a 20 - 14 win over the Dolphins.

Reggie Bush and Drew Brees combined to lead the New Orleans Saints over the Tampa Bay Bucs 24 - 20.

The Pittsburgh Steelers pound the Houston Texans 38 - 17.

The Tennessee Titans beat the Jacksonville Jags 17 - 10, but lose QB Vince Young.

Baltimore Ravens rookie QB Joe Flacco leads his team past the Cincinnati Bengals 17 - 10.

Jake Delhomme connects with Dante Rosario in te last seconds of Sunday's game against the Chargers for a late win, beating the Bolts 26 - 24.

The Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers 23 - 13.

The Dallas Cowboys wallop on the Cleveland Browns 28 - 10.

I saved a little sunshine for last....

The Chicago Bears christened Lucas Oil Stadium, beating the Indianapolis Colts 29 - 13.

As all of New England is distracted by Tom Brady's injury, the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 7 - 2 behind Paul Byrd and Big Papi. The win combined with Tampa Bay Rays 1 - 0 loss to the Blue Jays, leaves the Red Sox just 1 1/2 games out of 1st place.

The AL Central stayed the same Sunday as the White Sox lost to the California Angels 3 - 2 and the Minnesota Twins lost to the Detroit Tigers 7 - 5.

The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies split a day night double header keeping the Mets lead over the Phils at 2 games in the NL East.

The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers both lost on Sunday, so the Cubs lead over the Brew Crew stays at 4 games. Chicago loses to the Reds 4 - 3 and the Brewers lose to the Padres, as Chris Young loses a perfect game bid in the 8th inning, 10 -1.

The Loas Angeles Dodgers go 1 1 /2 games ahead of the Diamondbacks by beating Arizona 5 - 3.

Brady Update-Welcome to the Matt Cassel Era

A Patriots Players has told ESPN's Trent Dilfer that "Cassel is our QB for the rest of the year"

Pro Football Talk is reporting Brady has a torn ACL

There is a rumor out there now that Brady will have an MRI tomorrow, however I don't think a Pats player would make a comment like that. I do not know if Gillette has an MRI machine, but let's put it this way, I doubt we see Brady again this year....

UPDATE:From WEEI.COM

An NFL source close to the situation has told WEEI.com's Ron Borges that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has a torn ACL in his left knee. -- Rob Bradford (Aug. 7, 7:24 p.m.)

The Nut Kick Stomach Cramps

Today's causes of Nut-Kick Stomach Cramps, because nothing hurts worse-

-Tom Brady's knee injury
-Vince Young's knee injury
-The Panthers last second win against the Chargers (I took the Panthers to win straight-up, but I am sure Chargers fans and people who took SD on the money line had some cramps)
-Cleveland fans watching their defense