Haven't blogged for awhile but figured I'd throw a few thoughts out there about the Pats and the G-Men............

• The NFL Network could not be happier based on the quality of the game that America got to see tonight but the quality of the production.....nothing to write home about.

• Is it just me or did the cadence for Rich Eisen's voice change since he's left ESPN? He almost sounded like he was doing a bad Howard Cossell imitation. Not to pile it on ol' Rich, but he also looks like he aged about 20 years since he left ESPN. What must Alycia Lane be thinking now?

• As much as I love Deion Sanders and Marshall Faulk, there pregame commentary was about as useless and uninsightful as could be. Even Steve Marriucci's pregame commentary seemed geared toward folks that have never watched football. I must say though that Deion and the boys looked sharp as usual.

• And on the opposite end of the "sharp" spectrum, who dresses Cris Collinsworth and Bryant Gumbel? Collinsworth looks like he got his suit at the thrift store and Gumbel looks like he's off to teach a Literature class.

• While I'm on the subject of Bryant Gumbel, I must say that he is a positively awful play-by-play announcer. He should stick to conducting interviews. How rough it is for Collinsworth to have to work with someone who always seems on the verge of wanting to cross examine him. I'd imagine Gumbel caught an afternoon matin