Sunday, December 23, 2007

A New England Christmas Poem

'Twas the night before the superbowl, and all through the season
Fans, bloggers, and journalists had looked for a reason
To call it a sham, a contortion of sport
In hope that the Patriots soon would fall short

Don Shula stood up and said it wasn't fair
While visions of shared perfection came near
Mangini cried foul, "They're videotaping!"
Then sent Pennington out for a nice Christmas raping.

Collinsworth tried to brand Belichick a cheater
Which made their win vs. San Diego much sweeter
Bradshaw said the rings are now clouded in suspicion,
But St. Terry's naive, and no one really listened.

See, what these old scrooges simply failed to discern
Was the raw talent that proved the Pats' wins were all earned
'Cause taping the sidelines is hardly unfair
And it's not like Brady to Moss needed a prayer.

The defensive formation was copied to view it,
Is it an unfair advantage when all the teams do it?
As far as the asterisk - why? What's the reason?
It's not like it helped them one play this whole season.

As Buffalo and Cinci watched the Pats do their thing.
The Mass-Haters couldn't believe what was happening
Then Cleveland, and Dallas, the Dolphins and Redskins,
Were pummeled and muted, in decisive Pats wins.

Then Indy tried their best to defend their ring,
But Brady continued with the dismantling.
Peyton had been unable to crack the Pats' defensive enforcement.
But he still had his Mastercard, Sprint, and Xbox endorsements.

Then Anthony Smith guaranteed a Pitt win.
And Harrison replied "Who? Never heard of him."
Smith's guarantee soon went up in smoke.
And I laughed when I heard it, a quite jolly ol' joke.

It appeared Belichick's bag of tricks never ended,
And as they kept winning, cries from critics suspended.
The Loss column laid bare, the fans did rejoice,
By the end of the season Gil Santos lost his voice.

Thanks to Brady and Seymour, Watson and Samuel,
to Adalius and Welker, Moss and Coach McDaniels
As they wrap up their fourth ring this decade remember,
Merry Christmas to all, the Pats are the best ever.

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