Well, it appears Tom Brady will be out for the season. I think I speak for all of Patriot Nation when I say, ‘dang’.

To call the loss of Brady a blow would be an understatement. This is something more along the lines of a cataclysmic bazooka blast from outer space. Kamikaze Pollard, as the Chief’s safety shall from now on be known, took out the central nervous system of the finely tuned Patriot machine and reduced the team to a motley assortment of loose parts.

Enter Matt Cassel, the stately quarterback from USC, who at best can be called unproven but who more realistically should be labeled a greenhorn (Cassel hasn’t started at quarterback since his senior year at Chatsworth High School in 1999). A bit wet behind the ears? Perhaps. But certainly up to the challenge? Lets hope so.

Fans are already flocking to the Tobin Bridge, waiting for their turn to jump. I say give the kid a chance. Where’s the old can-do attitude, New England? Have we already forgotten how Brady began his short trip to stardom? Lets view the unfortunate situation in a positive light- as a fantastic opportunity for a veteran team to rally around its young quarterback in a show of team solidarity. We shall fortify Cassel’s castle! We shall prove that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts! We shall… oh, who the hell am I kidding. The Patriots are screwed.