A couple of observations regarding last night's Patriots jackbooted crushing of Viking dissent at the Metrodome:
1. The Tony Kornheiser experiment on Monday Night Football is a complete and utter failure. He adds nothing to the broadcast. In fact, his lame little attempts to be witty are such an annoyance that one has a strong temptation to hit mute and watch the action sans sound. I'd rather listen to the inane blather and cliched-filled commentary from one of the legion of boring, dough-headed ex-players than hear Kornheiser open his yap again on MNF.
2. Tom Brady could be the best NFL quarterback of all-time. Yes, it's a big COULD, but it's not completely unthinkable. One of the most impressive aspects of his achievements is that he is essentially throwing to a revolving cast of no-name characters. Most of the top-notch NFL quarterbacks of the last forty years had one or even two excellent receivers to chuck to. Terry Bradshaw had Swan and Stallworth. Staubach had Drew Pearson. Marino had Duper and Clayton. Elway had Sharpe. And while Joe Montana certainly had Hall of Fame talent, would he be considered among the best ever if Jerry Rice wasn't around hauling in his passes?
Today, Peyton Manning has Marvin Harrison and Brad Johnson has Troy Williamson (heh, heh). Meanwhile, Deon Branch leaves the Patriots for Seattle and Brady merely nods and throws the ball to whoever steps in his place. Four TDs last night to four different receivers. He could very well be the best ever.
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