2008 New England Patriots: Epilogue To An Injury-Filled Season

Way back in July, when Tom Brady was still upright, Rodney Harrison was getting ready to make up for the Tyree catch, and Fernando Bryant looked like our starting left cornerback, Randy Moss told the Boston Globe he was scared.   With the entire record setting offense of 2007 returning, a cream puff schedule that looked like 12-4 at worst and a host of promising rookies on defense, the expectations of what the 2008 Patriots could do frightened the record-setting receiver.   In hindsight, all of Patriots Nation should’ve been scared too.   Perhaps the preseason appearance of crutches in Brady’s locker, a joke played on reporters by the team, was an omen.   It took 14 offensive plays for the 2008 New England Patriots and their reigning NFL dynasty to forever be altered, and become literally scary for it’s fans, players and coaches.   The images of Tom Brady limping off the field with a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee, the massive GU patch ... (link)