The sports talking heads need some perspective. Tom Brady did not die. He was not paralyzed like the remarkable Kevin Everett was last year was in Week 1. Brady tore his ACL and will have season-ending surgery. It sucks for him. But it happens to players all over the league every year. Knee problems end many football careers, including the careers of those who have not made as much money as Tom Brady, won MVP, won Super Bowl rings, etc. (or shacked up with Gisselle) He may well be an "ambassador for the league". He can still be that representative. Brady's knee injury is not the end of the world, or of this NFL season, or even of the Patriots season. A fan hates to see any player get hurt, but it happens. Shut up about it.
Brett Favre retired. Lots of people retire and change their minds and don't get to craft the details of their return to work. Just let everybody play football and shut up about it.
The Cowboys look good. Former Razorback and first-round draft pick Felix Jones scored a TD on his first NFL regular season carry. Woo Pig! Poor Darren McFadden's Raiders looked terrible. I hope Jamarcus Russell and Run DMC can put something together and turn the season into something positive for the Raider Nation.
Lest you thing I am slacking on writing about food and wine, I put careful consideration into what to eat while watching the Monday Night Football double header last night. I opted to cook and made some flatbread pizzas. I got enough ingredients to make some pasta to eat this week too. I like this flatbread call Tandoori Naan. It is available at Whole Foods. It is so yummy heated and plain, but also makes a great pizza base. I used mozzarella, zucchini, yellow squash, spinach, feta, tomato-based sauce and chicken Italian sausage. Yum. All of that stuff minus the cheese also went into the pasta, plus artichoke hearts. I didn't like the wine I drank. It was a fume' blanc that does not merit discussion.
lovin me some Felix Jones! Go Cowboys!
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