After yesterday’s game, CBS should be embarrassed. Maybe CBS/WBZ might also include clips from the 9/8/04 broadcast of 60 Minutes II and the worst of Survivor and Big Brother after every Pats loss from now on. Maybe shows on ABC/WCVB, NBC/WHDH, FOX/WFXT, CW/WLVI, MyNetworkTV/MyTVNew England and local access programming. CBS, you done it again. Take a bow. That’s what a network that gave us Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Richard Hatch, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake and Katie Couric and Dan Rather has given the NFL. A new restaurant/meeting place/whatever, and after a 38-13 beatdown by a 1-15 team, which aired on CBS, this is the worst thing that has happened to the network since Dan Rather and Memogate. I’m sorry, but Matt Cassel just won’t do. In fact, Pete Carroll (former Pats coach) should be proud of himself. His former USC QBs have tanked: Carson Palmer (Bengals),0-3. Matt Leinart (Cardinals), backup, horrible preseason. John David Booty (Jets), 3rd stringer. Matt Cassel (Patriots):yesterday’s game. That’s why on November 23, because of all that QB disasters, Charlie Weis (former Pats offensive coordinator) and the Fighting Irish will destroy Mark Sanchez and the Trojans 76-0, just because Pete Carroll’s QBs are sucking this year. Meet me at http://www.rakesofmallow.com and let’s hope USC will lose every game in 2008 because of the ineptitude of Palmer, Leinart and Cassell. GO IRISH!

to warrent a hit and run, hide and deny drunkfest like his. Actually, there’s nothing in the world that would justify that.

Who knows? It’s his second start. I’m not ready to pan the guy yet and, anyway, he’s the guy. We’re not going to run out and buy some fancy used car that’s been shined up to look good. Cassel’s the guy. Next year, Brady’ll be the guy again. If he improves (along with the rest of the team—holy shit, by the way) we’ll be ok.

Moss is a bigger concern, and I thought the same thing on that play—and others. I think he felt like the game was done and he wanted to get out of there without getting smacked. He needs to pick it up and lead. It’s easy to lead on a winner. It’s a lot harder to lead on a team that really needs you, and might not win every week.

As with Cassel, we’ll see. The third game of the season is way too early to draw many conclusions—other than we do have our work cut out for us.

Hard to make a decision about Cassel yet. He’s still too tentative but I don’t know if that was the game plan or him personally. Look at Falcon’s Matt Ryan…great first game, got creamed in the second, and played good enough to beat KC today.

Today’s huge problem was defense…or lack thereof. They looked lost out there and actually no one looked prepared for anything the Dolphins dished out.

I’m not willing to throw Moss out either ‘cause he’s been talking the company TEAM line, but I will revisit my assessment come mid-season. I’m sure hoping these next two weeks bring some serious Moss/Cassel work-outs to improve their connection and to get Cassel somehow more comfortable throwing the ball, and the coaches comfortable with his readiness.

Please read Little Nicky 21’s note. A well written comment, honestly looking for Pats fan’s opinion on a subject. Also, a pretty darn good assessment of some player’s (Moss) issues. Please print and keep it next to your computer for reference on how to visit and write at opposing blogs.

I’m not sure about Cassel’s playoff potential or lack thereof right now, and probably won’t be sure until several more games have gone by. While he is definitely not Brady, yesterday’s beatdown is attributable as much to the defense’s inability to stop Ronnie Brown and the Miami offense (if not moreso) than to the anemic offense. Miami came in with a great game plan and hit us in Patriots nation right in the mouth — it’s not often that you see Bill Belichick get outcoached this badly, but to me the difference in preparation and scheme was apparent and was a huge difference. (Pennington lining up as a wide receiver? Brilliant.)

Your fanbase in renowned for their arrogance(and bandwagoniness) So dont whine about how Fin Fans are rubbing it in your faces because you know damn well that had we been on the ass end of an ass kicking you would have pulled the exact same thing.

In what universe, is one loss seen as the total demise of a team?

Brady isn’t dead, for crying out loud, or even close to retirement. He had a season-ending injury that the team is dealing with. Heck, Brady wasn’t even Brady in his first season, but no one will grant Matt Cassel a bad game? Amazing.