Win Or Lose The Super Bowl Tom Brady Has Already Won

 When Tom Brady decided to leave New England many people felt Brady was making  a mistake after all, could he actually win without Coach Bill. Brady was betting on himself when he went into free at agency. Eventually, Brady ended up in Tampa Bay a team that hasn't sniffed the playoffs in a number of years. Brady thought he was the missing piece this talented Buccaneers needed to be a winner.

Brady went through growing pains as he tried to get his teammates to understand  what it takes to be a winner. During a stretch Brady and the Bucs struggled but he kept preaching  patience and commitment to the process. Slowly, the Buccaneers started to gel  and his dream of another Super Bowl was a plausible reality. Once the Buccaneers got into the playoffs Brady knew anything was possible.

Winning three road games would not be easy but we are talking about Tom Brady. After Brady completed the win over the Packers Brady could feel a sense of accomplishment as he now completed  part of the mission. Getting to a Super Bowl is tough and winning it is even harder. We are talking about Tom Brady so nothing should  surprise us anymore.

Is The NFL Strike Nearing The End?

NFL Football fans are hoping the NFL strike is winding down as both sides seem poised to settle it. Many people thought that it would end close to this time and I was one of them as well. The NFL and it's owners stand to lose a lot of money along with the players if they do not reach a deal. It's sad that it even came to this and the NFL fans had to sit through this, but hopefully it is about over.

It will be good to talk about football once again with the season basically only a few months away. The Hall Of Fame game is in August and that really is not too far away. If the NFL wants a pre-season they will need to settle by next week. Maybe soon we can start writing and talking about NFL football instead of the strike. There are really no winners in the strike and having NFL football again is what everyone wants anyways.

NFL Schedule

Thursday, November 19th

Miami 24 Final
Carolina 17

Sunday, November 22nd

Washington 1:00
Dallas PM ET

Cleveland 1:00
Detroit PM ET

San Francisco 1:00
Green Bay PM ET

Pittsburgh 1:00
Kansas City PM ET

Seattle 1:00
Minnesota PM ET

Atlanta 1:00
NY Giants PM ET

New Orleans 1:00
Tampa Bay PM ET

Buffalo 1:00
Jacksonville PM ET

Indianapolis 1:00
Baltimore PM ET

Arizona 4:05
St. Louis PM ET

San Diego 4:15
Denver PM ET

Cincinnati 4:15
Oakland PM ET

NY Jets 4:15
New England PM ET

Philadelphia 8:20
Chicago PM ET

Monday, November 23rd

Tennessee 8:30
Houston PM ET

Houston Texans My Sleeper Team

Every year it seems we have a team in the NFL we just do not plan on doing well and this year it was the Arizona Cardinals who came out of nowhere to really surprise some people. Who could be the next team that steps up to surprise a lot of people. My personal pick will be the Houston Texans. I know everyone will say I am crazy, but they have enough talent to get it done and they are young and only getting better.

The Texans finished up last year real well and the schedule should not be too tough for them. They have plenty of weapons and if they can just get consistent play out of the quarterback position they will be fine. Last year the quarterback position cost them some games and turnovers was another big problem. I like the Houston Texans and the direction they are going so we will see if I am right or if it is just another blown hunch I've had.

Troy Polamalu Thinks NFL Becoming Like Touch Football

With the recent rules that the NFL has implemented it seems fines are on the rise for stupid things and Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers are not at all happy with it. The NFL in his mind has become nothing more than a glorified touch football league and in certain instances I tend to agree with him. Guys that played many years ago would never be able to play in this new NFL that players play in right now.

It seems you have to watch how you hit a player or a fine could come. This is something that Troy Polamalu is not a fan of. When you force players to be scared to hit someone hard because he will get fine than that is a problem. I say let them play as getting hit is part of the game. Yes, fine people who go over the edge, but do not fine everyone because some of these fines are not justified.

T.O. Frustrated With The Drug testing Issues

Terrell Owens is frustrated that he has been put in a program where he will be tested more often because of a lack of communication. T.O. who missed a random drug test now must be tested more often as that is the result of his missed test.

Now T.O. has said you can test him 10,000 times and he will come up clean everytime because he does not do anything illegal. That is probably true, but T.O. rules are rules and they must be followed no matter who you are. Just take the damn tests and you will be fine.