Five Thoughts: Week 6 Recap

-For the second time in league history, someone picked against the Patriots. Just to reiterate, the First Amendment has no relevance here at McManus Picks. Any attempt at expression of speech or faith (as it pertains to football) that is seen as damning to the Patriots or that fails to appreciate the true greatness of Tom Brady will result in a penalty, determined circumstantially by the council. In this circumstance, the offender had its heart ripped out by said Brady, finished last this week (with Erin), and now sits in last overall. With Erin. The council will impose no further penalty.

-Cait’s Week 6 marked a turnaround for the ages. After three-straight lasties, capped off by the league’s worst one-week performance of the year, she came back with the league’s best performance of the year. A 12 out of 13, marred only by a Saints loss in Tampa that no other player was able to predict. It allowed her to leap-frog three players [for a giggle, take that literally] in the standings, moving from the closet-with-the-70s-rug section of the basement to seventh.

–The Matt-Pat Get the Winner Some Beers at The Bailey Contest* update: Pat 60, Matt 59

*contestants still hoping to get more concise as the year goes on as far as naming their contest is concerned†

†ditto for footnotes‡

‡Yes!

–BOLD Pick of the Week goes to Uncle T for (hahaha) picking the (oh goodness, hahaha) friggin’ Minnesota (haha am I gonna get through this?) Vikings. Is Jay Cutler a doofus? Yeah. Does his offensive line hate him because they get blamed for how long he holds onto the ball? Probably. But should you ever pick a team that has the possibility of featuring a quarterback trio of Donovan McNabb, Joe Webb, and Christian Ponder in the same game? No, hahaha. Of course not. That last guy’s name breaks all of Dad’s “he shouldn’t be good at football” rules! By the way, this award has only been given out sarcastically so far and since it pleases the Commissioner so much, it will continue that way.

-That’s it, it’s no longer up for debate. You can take away all the records, all the hopes for perfect seasons, all the MVPs. After Sunday’s win gave us a taste of how it used to be, I just want the old Patriots back. Clutch sacks in the red zone. Bend but don’t break mentality. A three-and-out when they absolutely couldn’t do without it. Scaring the opposing coach into conservative calls. And Brady overshadowing a less-than-perfect day by being perfect when it mattered. I no longer want them to be the best at everything. Just winning, like they used to be.

Still though, how sick would 19-0 have been? Shut up, Joe.