London Post-Game Thoughts

After today's win, I'm sure the experts and talk show callers will be finding fault. All week,
I've been hearing stuff like "Brady needs to step up." I'm not sure what they want from him. He did throw for over 300 yards today, but had two interceptions. We'll be hearing about this over the next two weeks.

We'll also be hearing the nonsense about the drafted players who are no longer on the team or not performing up to expectations. People are down on 2nd round pick NT Ron Brace, who has been a weekly "inactive". Last year at this time, we were hearing the same about Brandon Merriweather. He's had a great start this year and made one of the key defensive plays of the game.

The offensive line had numerous penalties, including three by Logan Mankins. Coach Belichick brushed aside the notion that the crowd noise was a distraction. As usual, it was about playing better and coaching the play better.

I always get a kick of the report cards that come out by writers. I wonder what grades they will give out. It makes me wonder whether we were watching the same game.