Apres Epique

Well I am not sure if that is how you spell epic in French..........

If not for the haplessness of the Jets, the 'Skins would be looking at a three game skid, it all beginning with the 45 point slaughter Belichick's new school put on Mr. Gibbs. However, you cannot take away the Redskins resolve to get the overtime 23-20 win when needed in Giants Stadium against the visitin home team's Minions of Mangini. Of course, the Patriots overcame an evil twin of Tom Brady in the first half and a blatant and despicable attempt to effect the outcome of this great game by higher powers, to stage a surgical 4th quarter comeback and 24-20 victory. Anyone who watched that game objectively, and let's be honest, there were not many, most wanted to see the landlord Pats fall, could not have left it without noticing the absolute bias the referrees were showing the Colts. Be it Vegas or preferred franchise faces of the NFL theories, someone did not want New England to win. Yet, they did. Further proof that barring a Tom Brady injury, this team will not lose. Before the Week 9 matchups for these merger foes, the massacre at Gillette Stadium did see two of the active members of this blog pitted against one another, LaRon Landry and of course Brandon Merriweather.

Landry may possibly have been the only bright spot on the Redskins roster that October afternoon. He had a career(season) day administering 15 takles, 11 solo, and a pass defensed. Merriweather had the unfortunate distincton of being the only victimized Patriot, literally, all day. 3 minutes into the 4th Quarter, he was singled in the slot against 'Skins TE Chris Cooley. Jason Campbell threw a quick hit and Cooley took it to 15 yards to the house, about 12 with Meriweather saddled to his back attempting to bring Cooley down before the endzone. He was unable to get into the statbook, something that plagued him in Indianapolis as well. It's safe to say, Brandon has not progressed as much as Belichick and Pioli would have hoped. He has had the opportunity with the miriad of injuries(and suspensions) to the Patriots secondary. Luckily, the hobbled verterans have played well enough to supliment the offenses' dismantling of the opposition allowing Meriweather the field time he needs to learn the NFL system, however slowly.