Art Imitates Life

So here I am on a Monday night, first weekend where there was no football. If one of you say, "But Port! The Pro Bowl was on yesterday", I'm gonna reach through the screen and thump you in the throat. That wasn't football, but we ain't talking about that.

So anyways, Monday night- no football. Celtics are playing the Pistons, which is a ho-hum game that won't give me the fix I need. I need football so I decide to go give the flick "80 For Brady" a shot. I mean, heck how bad can it be, right?

So the movie is about these four old broads (not all of them are 80, btw) who go on various adventures while attending Super Bowl LI in 2017 where the Pats come back from a 28-3 deficit over the Falcons.

So you know, these ladies are into all sorts of zany wackadoo hijinks. One is a writer who writes erotic fiction about Gronk, another is a retired math professor, one is a cancer survivor and the last (my favorite character) is a degenerate gambler, but she wins. They unknowingly down some high power edibles, one lady wins a hot wing eating contest, the writer meets a former Patriot blah blah blah.

The Pats win the game. The ladies improbably are a part of it. Yada yada yada. I mean, it's a cheesy movie about how no matter the odds are against you, you can come back and win if you just believe.

And that got me thinkin....

Here we are on the cusp of the playoffs and it seems like our favorite basketball boys might have a few chinks in their armor.

Lost to Weatherford

Maddox is out

Home win streak is over

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The cancer lady gets in the coordinators booth and says some inspirational mumbo jumbo to Brady through his helmet. He listens, gets fired up and then screams out a phrase that would probably make Coach Combs want to kick him out of the building. I'll just put the first letter of the words in the phrase and I'm sure you can figure it out.

L. F. G!!!

I don't need to say this, but I will anyway. The Pats win. The lady beats the cancer. Writer lady feels up Gronk. Everyone is happy.

Turns out this is a true story, but back to the Jackets

Guys, it's as simple as those three words TB12 yelled to his teammates. Let's F-in Go!

The Pats had won the Super Bowl before this game.

The Jackets are back to back to back State Champs.

Down 28-3 late in the third quarter.

Lost at home to a probable opponent in State.

Tom willed the team to believe. The Pats showed up and showed the world what they were made of that year.

The Jackets got four more games before district. I believe they will be victorious and carry that momentum on into the playoffs and all the way to The Big House.

Talent, experience, faith, leadership.

Am I talking about the Patriots or am I talking about the Jackets?

Time will tell, Sofies. Time will tell.

If you get the chance, check out the movie. TB12 out the money up for it, and as you may know, he's not working anymore-so he's gonna need all the extra nickels he can get until he can find another gig.

Lord knows the man can pull the dimes, but that's a whole different conversation.

In closing, have faith and believe in yourself and your teammates. Lay it out there and put all the years of practice, games and experience do the work.

L. F. G.