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Patriots Links for Tuesday, 1/15
Published 1/15/2008 by MichaelMcCoy <info@patspulpit.com> at Pats Pulpit
... Gerry Callahan believes the disparity between the Pats and Chargers is so great that the Chargers should not even bother to show up. ...

Tuesday Hashlines
Published 1/15/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Shaun Powell of Newsday says Manning shouldn't try to be like Favre. Neil Best is always a fun read when it comes to sports media coverage. Some good stuff on the "What about Bob?" blog this morning. Bob Glauber's already emailed this morning to tell me that Hashmarks had gone an hour without an entry. Smug Alert! Gerry Callahan wonders why the Patriots should even have to show up Sunday. ...

Tuesday Hashlines: Cowboys postmortem edition
Published 1/15/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Shaun Powell of Newsday says Manning shouldn't try to be like Favre. Neil Best is always a fun read when it comes to sports media coverage. Some good stuff on the "What about Bob?" blog this morning. Bob Glauber's already emailed this morning to tell me that Hashmarks had gone an hour without an entry. Smug Alert! Gerry Callahan wonders why the Patriots should even have to show up Sunday. ...

Boston Herald Thinks Chargers Shouldn't Even Show Up for AFC Championship Game
Published 1/15/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... This is sure to quiet those Chargers fans who feel like no one is giving San Diego a chance in Sunday's AFC Championship game: the Boston Herald ran this headline in today's edition: "Why Bother Showing Up? Chargers no match for Super Bowl-bound Pats." ...

Link Dump!
Published 1/16/2008 by McD at Rumors and Rants
... The final link is this article in the Boston Herald, just for the title and sub-title. Keep taunting the football gods, Boston, keep it up. I especially enjoy the part where he says that Junior Seau was a Chargers' castoff. The guy retired and then came back to play in New England. Not like we ran him out of there. I want to win on Sunday, sure, but I really just want to hurt every New England player in the process. Make them question why they got up in the morning. F**k Boston. It's on.

Blizzard
Published 1/16/2008 by Pacifist Viking at Pacifist Viking
... There are those who make the argument we're supposed to be particularly impressed with the Patriots' success this decade, because they're doing it in a league with rules designed to prevent teams from sustaining success. The latest to make this argument is the Boston Herald's Gerry Callahan, who calls the Patriots "A true dynasty in an era that was designed to prevent dynasties" (via ...