Sunday night after the biggest choke in recent memory I noticed a general depression had settled over my social network. The guys who I would classify as stoic working class men where completely in denial. They refused to put the news on televisions and would not pull up and of the most popular sport websites as if by not acknowledging the loss would make the hurt go away. We all got so emotionally involved that it was like watching our best friend get married only to be stood up on the altar . We all saw it happen, but we all pretend it didn’t so both our friends shame and our own are not brought to light.
Today , five days after The Loss people are just coming to grips with the season being over. I am slowly seeing the sport websites up and the local news programs on. I am still quick to change the channel if anything negative starts to appear about the Patriots. I will not yet listen to the NFL network on satellite yet. I probably will not watch the pro-bowl this weekend for fear of hearing about how this Patriot team will go down in football infamy.
Then again there is hope on the horizon. Red Sox pitchers and catchers report in eight days.
Keywords: Belichick, Choke, Depression, Eli Manning, Giants, New England, New York, Patriots, Red Sox, Super bowl XLII, Tom Brady
