Aside from a late touchdown by reserve running back Shane Vareen in garbage time, all of the Patriots’ meaningful points were scored by white athletes (12 points for Gronkowski, 6 points for Edelman, and 9 points for Gostkowski).
A by-product of Welker (2 catches, 22 yards) being blanketed by multiple defenders (on nearly every play) is the continued dominance of Rob Gronkowski, the NFL’s most dynamic tight end of 2011. Through 10 games, Gronkowski has amassed 56 catches, 805 yards and 10 TDs. He’ll need to average 33 receiving yards per game in the remaining 6 contests to achieve his first 1,000-yard season…
CAPTION: White Man vs. Black Boys
When was the last time white teammates (Welker and Gronkowski) both had 1,000 receiving yards in the same season? The mid 1980’s? I can’t recall this occurring in my lifetime (1986-2011).
Woodhead was effective again, gaining 55 yards on 7 touches. Naturally, I wish he’d become the “feature back,” but Green-Ellis, though slow, was certainly running hard. At the very least, doubling Woodhead’s touches would be more appropriate.
It was a truly a night of redemption for Julian Edelman. The often-injured, fumble-prone speedster who was recently arrested for allegedly “groping” a woman on the dance floor of a Halloween party, finally shined. During the night, Edelman played safety, dime cornerback, punt returner, kick returner, and wide receiver.
As a defensive player, Edelman had a few nice tackles and even drew a critical holding call against Leonard Pope, erasing an important Chiefs first down. With his speed and ball skills, how could he fare any worse than the Patriots’ current collection of plodding, china-doll secondary players? Hopefully his 2-game stint as a defender will continue, as will his health, for the remainder of the season.
A photo from his electrifying 72-yard punt return for a touchdown…
CAPTION: White Speed Humbles Affirmative Action Beneficiaries
Prior to kickoff, John Gruden was attempting to “praise” Wes Welker. He was shouting “compliments” such as
“He’s the smallest receiving target in the entire league!” and
“He’s sneaky fast!” Later, the undeservingly-Aryan twit began to “plead” for a resolution to the ongoing NBA lockout. He then began listing his favorite NBA players, suggesting that these slow-motion, uncoordinated stick-figures would be dominant NFL players at various skill positions. Of the 15-20 NBA players he listed, the only white player mentioned was Steve Nash. All in all, though, the ceaseless blathering of the three Human-Hemorrhoids in the booth wasn’t too Casteon. Then again, white players were dominating the field (scoring 31 of the 37 total points scored)…so how could it be without them appearing utterly foolish?
