Week 1-Man Down

Week 1, Patriot nation took probably one of the heftiest blows possible. Tom Brady, after going 7-11 in passes, and throwing for 76 yards, took a serious blow to his knee and he is done for the season. He will undergo some sort of surgery on his knee to fix the problem, and should be able to play by training camp next year.
Now, some players don't play the same after surgeries like this. Daunte Culpepper had surgery on his knee and never was up to caliber as he was before. Actually, Culpepper used to throw to Randy Moss, back when he really was an amazing quarterback. His days are done at this point though. And frankly, I don't want to talk about that aspect...and possibility. He could very well come back like Phillip Rivers of the Chargers. Rivers started yesterday and after having surgery on his knee, played strong against the Panthers even though they eventually lost. Tom Brady is a very durable quarterback, and he tends to bounce back fast. I def. hope that his situation turns as well as Phillip Rivers.
What a lot of people are forgetting though is...we are still a team with or without Tom Brady. Thank goodness backup Matt Cassel decided to finally play well when needed. I was thankfully surprised to see him bullet a touchdown to Randy Moss. And I plan to see a lot more of that with the outlook of coming season. Also our running game stepped it up with 50 yard games from both Laurence Maroney, and Sammy Morris. I'm sure there will be a lot more of a running game this season with our franchise quarterback out of commission. And honestly, against the Chiefs, our defense not only played a better game than most last season, but had a huge goal line stand in the end! Granted, it was the Chiefs. But, we were down and without Brady and our team made a stand.
We won and I still believe, with all the other captains on offense and defense, we still, at least will make a serious playoff run. Week 1 is in the books, and what a painful week it was. But, we are 1-0 without Tom Brady. I think that should mean something. Heck, It's not like Bill Belichick got injured.
And like I said earlier, our defense was amazing. Limiting NFL icon Larry Johnson to little more than 70 yards was incredible. Kudos to the Pats, who always find a way to win, and are veterans when it comes to overcoming immense adversity.