Our New England Patriots lost to the New York Giants again in the Super Bowl this past Sunday.

Everyone on the radio seems to be looking for reasons. Is Tom Brady losing it? Is  Gisele having an effect on his concentration? Is Belichek not as smart as he thinks he is? Should they think twice about paying Wes Welker the big money he deserves? Why can’t they win the big game? For crakin’ eye, think about it for a half second. They had a great year. The week and the day and the minute before the game, these same Pats were everyone’s sports heroes. Tom has been compared to Joe Montana. Wes is probably the best wide receiver in the game today and takes the blame personally for dropping the one pass that might have made the difference in the fourth quarter; a catch he has made and will continue to make every time. Fernandez and Gronk are the most exciting things to happen to this team in a while and Aaron was maybe looking down field when he dropped one in his hands because he wanted so much, maybe too much, to turn and get the same yards after a catch he’s been making all year. What did Tom say right after the game, about those missed catches. ‘We just didn’t connect.” Wow. May we all learn from that.

Let us all not forget that the owner’s wife died this year after a battle with the dreaded cancer that strikes too many of the good people in this world. The team dedicated the year to her and had her initials printed on the front of their shirts for all to see. Maybe this time, to a man, the reason they wanted to win the big one was more powerful than all the other reasons we all like to win. Maybe that pressure got to them a little. They made so many un-Patriot like mistakes. Some mental, some physical, but maybe they just wanted it more than they ever have and if that’s true, I say good for them. Thanks for the thrilling Sundays this year and congratulations for making it to the Super Bowl.

Peter Andrew

Cross Street