The Brady crunch

I had a good laugh at work today: There are four of us reporters that sit together--Anthony and I are often talking about the latest in sports, while Stef and Geoff like to scoff at our pitching matchup discussions and fantasy football gripes.

Amidst today's weekend wrapup discussion, Stef (who had never been to a professional sporting event until two weeks ago) says, "The only thing I care about in football is Tom Brady... because he's hot."

Well, I hate to break it to ya, Stef -- and New England fans -- but your golden boy's season is dunzo.

The team announced today that Brady, who suffered a left knee injury in the first quarter of yesterday's opener, will need surgery. The exact injury hasn't been disclosed yet, but all signs point to a torn ACL.

"It will all be OK. I’m excited to see what our team is made of … I still like our chances." - Tom Brady, in an e-mail to NBCSports.com.

Matt Cassel stepped in Sunday and guided the team to victory, and he will start Sunday versus New York Jets. A friend of mine last week told me he was stoked about the upcoming Favre v. Brady matchup he had tickets to, mmm...not so much.

Brady brought the team to three NFL titles since 2001 and led them to a perfect 18-0 record in the regular season last year before one GIANT loss in the greatest Super Bowl to ever have been played (I'm a bit biased).

The Patriots should take a page out of Ocho Cinco's English-to-Spanish book and say adios to the Bowl de Super.

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