Chiefs vs Patriots - Matchups to Watch
I was doing a little thinking today (crazy I know) and I got to thinking about some of the intriguing matchups this week as the Chiefs take on the Pats in Boston.
Randy Moss vs Brandon Flowers: I know Surtain will probably line up against Moss to start the game, but Flowers covering Moss will happen. Flowers has looked very good in the preseason and his work against the Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldon was very encouraging, but its Randy FREAKIN Moss. Moss will makes plays I know but hopefully Flowers will hold his own, and I think he will.
Branden Albert vs Richard Seymour: Are the Chiefs really going to start Branden ‘Phat’ Albert this soon after coming off of an injury? Seymour is an All-Pro and will likely school the first round pick a few times. The coaches would know better than I would, but I just don’t see why they should rush Albert back from this injury. Herb Taylor has looked pretty solid. Maybe they could jsut ease Albert in and play it by ear.
Brodie Croyle vs Brodie Croyle: Yes, that does say that. Will the new and improved Brodie come out to play or when things start to go south with Croyle fallback on his old habits and try to go ‘Brett Favre’? We will soon find out if Chan Gailey and Dick Curl have prepared their QB mentally to make the right decisions.
Tom Brady vs Chiefs Defense: Yeah, this is the gimme matchup to watch but that doesn’t mean I won’t mention it. 
Basically this boils down to one question: Is Brady healthy? If Brady is not healthy it could really affect the outcome of this game because after watching the Super Bowl everyone now knows that you need to get pressure on Brady to have a chance to win, so Brady’s mobility could be a big factor in this game. One last question: Is Brady seriously hurt or is Belichick just getting inside all of our heads?
What do you think of these matchups? Are there any other matchups you think will be interesting?
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Open Letter to Coach Belichick
Dear Coach Belichick,
Please bench Tom Brady this week.
I think it would be in the best interest of a lot of people if you didn’t play him and let him rest this week. It is being reported that Brady has a cracked bone in his foot and if that is true it will only take one 300 pound linemen (offensive or defensive) to step on that to keep him out for a lot longer than he would be otherwise.
Yes, as a Chiefs’ fan I would absolutely LOVE to see Matt Cassel under center this Sunday, but from a Patriots perspective there a multiple reasons to keep Brady out.
- Playing Brady now before he is fully healed is risking further injury. Even if you win week 1 because Brady played it won’t make up for not having him weeks 2 – 17.
- If Brady is hurt does he really give your team the best chance to win? Okay, judging by the preseason the answer to this may still be yes, but in general most people would agree that playing an injured player could hurt the team more than it helps.
- If you don’t play him and lose, you already have that out of the way: Since you are returning most of the players that you went 16-0 with last year expectations are very high for this year. While no one likes losing it might be better to just “get one out of the way” so to speak. You can say what you want, but everyone knows the players feel added pressure to keep wining and possibly go undefeated again.
- Brady is a marked man: There is absolutely no way the other 31 NFL teams want the Patriots to repeat their perfect 16-0 regular season. Therefore it would make sense that Brady will be paid special attention to, and possibly blitzed with the same ferocity the New York Giants did when they upset the Pats in the Super Bowl. That doesn’t sound like something someone with a cracked bone in their foot would want to go through.
So as you can see there are many reason that Tom Brady should not even sniff a jock strap this Sunday, but the question is, will you stop him from suiting up? I am aware that he has started quite a few games in a row and that his streak would be snapped, but is that really worth risking further injury? All it takes is one play to screw up a season.
Please take this into consideration this Sunday Coach.
Good luck not going 16-0 this year and I hope you don’t even sniff the Super Bowl… we are all tired of hearing about you and your team. Good day.
Signed,
Chiefs Fans everywhere (along with the fans of every other 30 NFL teams)
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