Some NFL analysts study trends. Others study stats. Our man, Gonz, does neither. But that won’t stop him from breaking down each week’s Patriots’ game. His picks are for amusement purposes only, since last year he dropped a small fortune to the world’s worst bookie.

Before I go any further, I want this to be noted for the record: The Patriots are good. Very good. In their first three games, they’ve given the Jets, Chargers and Bills unspeakable beatdowns.

But we’re not yet four weeks into the season, and people are already talking about how the Pats measure up against the ’72 Dolphins. For those without a sense of sporting history, that Miami squad was the last team to go undefeated.

Prepare yourself: Beyond the jump lies hysteria.

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Some NFL analysts study trends. Others study stats. Our man, Gonz, does neither. But that won’t stop him from breaking down each week’s Patriots’ game. His picks are for amusement purposes only, since last year he dropped a small fortune to the world’s worst bookie.

What a lame, let down of a week. Less than seven days ago, we were talking about fines and suspensions, draft pick forfeitures and a huge Sunday night game that people couldn’t wait to see. It was a total circus, and thoroughly entertaining from start to finish.

And now? Now all of that has been forgotten. Now we’ve got a game against Buffalo that figures to be a blowout and…uh…and that’s pretty much it. Head coach Bill Belichick yelled at some out-of-town reporter, but that’s about as exciting as it’s gotten this week. The transition feels like going from a party at the Playboy Mansion to a juggling show at MIT.

We must make our own fun this week, friends.

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Some NFL analysts study trends. Others study stats. Our man, Gonz, does neither. But that won’t stop him from breaking down each week’s Patriots’ game. His picks are for amusement purposes only, since last year he dropped a small fortune to the world’s worst bookie.

Week 2 is nearly upon us, and good news, the Pats are undefeated. They thumped the Jets 38-14 in the season opener. Bill Belichick’s boys gave them such a beating that it was almost like they knew exactly what New York was going to do.

Oh. Right. Which brings us to the bad news: they did know exactly what New York was going to do. After the jump, the latest fallout from New England’s Spy Games and what it might mean for this weekend’s Sunday night clash with San Diego.

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Some NFL analysts study trends. Others study stats. Our man, Gonz, does neither. But each week he will break down the Patriots game anyway. His picks are for amusement purposes only, since last year he dropped a small fortune to the world’s worst bookie.

Finally. It’s back. The NFL kicked off its season last night as the Colts crushed the Saints 41-10.

But nuts to all that. Peyton Manning is a poor man’s Tom Brady if you ask me. (Think about it: how many hot female celebrities has Manning impregnated? Exactly.) Besides, that game was just the appetizer. It’s time to talk about the main course: Pats at the Jets on Sunday.

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