Pats have a lot to be Thankful for....

Before you settle down for your Thanksgiving feasts. I would like to give you all an extra serving of potatoes with a whole lot of gravy. Let us look back and appreciate what the National Football League has given us this year. This is for you NFL. Thank you!

First off we should all say thank you to the New York Jets. Without Eric Mangini's whistle-blowing trick, the Patriots are the heavy favorites to win Super Bowl XLII.

We can not forget to show gratitude our brothers in Little Havana (Miami). Don Shula's asterisk comments have given the Pats extra motivation to go 19-0 and to become the first team since the '72 Dolphins to go undefeated.

I want to express great thanks to Peyton Manning. If it were not for Manning leading the Colts to come-from-behind victory in the AFC Championship game, then we would not have Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Donte Stallworth and Adalius Thomas. Good things come in unusual ways.

Other thank yous from the Patriots across the NFL:

• To football commentators for questioning the Pats past three championships, they would not be able to be 10-0 without your words to motivate the Patriots.
• Tony Dungi and his comparisons of Bill Belichick to Barry Bonds. That only increased the Pats motivation to beat the Colts two weeks ago.
  
• Wade Phillips for saying the Patriots Dynasty is "tainted." Taint this, Wade: 10-0!!!
  
• Dennis & Callahan for adding words of inspiration by saying the Pats are running up the score. Then being slapped down in the face by Tom Brady. (Brady was waiting to say that to someone.)
• The Philadelphia Eagles, who came out and said in week 2 "they had to have been stealing our signs, they knew all the screen plays we had." Those words will only add fuel to the fire this coming Sunday.
  
• LaDainian Tomlinson for "being classy" saying that "if we played [the Patriots] 10 times, we'd win nine times." Thank you for those inspiring words, LaDainian. Oh and by the way, the Chargers have lost the last two games against the Pats therefore nullifying your comments.
  

And last but not least we must express our sincere appreciation toward Roger Goodell and the National Football League. As much as the Patriots hate to lose a first round draft pick, but we will thank you when we are picking fourth in the draft over all.

Happy Thanksgiving and GO FALCONS! (Even though the Colts will probably win but one could hope.)