Last night my friend called me after the Patriots game and asked me if he should come by to remove all of the belts and shoe laces from my apartment. I told him no, I already had my head in the oven for the past half hour, but then I realized it was an electric oven. Oops.

But I’m better today. Really, I am. Yesterday’s game was nothing but a reminder of the days of old. Well, basically every Patriots season prior to last year. The brief days of dominating opponents has taken a back seat to the traditional “grind it out” and win by less than 7 points strategy.

It might not be as exciting, but I’d rather watch 19 hard fought nail biters than a string of blow outs anyway. One thing is for sure though, yesterday’s loss falls on the shoulder of the New England Defense, or lack thereof. Swiss cheese has less holes in it.

Now before all of the bandwagon jumpers go and blame Matt Cassel, I think you should take a look at the Golden Boy’s numbers from 2001. Tom Brady was an astonishing 12-24 for 86 yards and no touchdowns in a 30-10 loss to the Fins. Cassel was 19-31 for 131 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception yesterday.

I’m not saying Matt Cassel is going to pan out to be the next Tom Brady, but I’m not ready to give up on him yet. You’ve seen first hand how a team can win a Super Bowl despite having an underdeveloped Quarterback at the helm. So if you’re still convinced that the Patriots season is over, do me a favor. Give your season tickets to someone who is a real fan, then get in the kitchen and cook me some bacon and eggs.