I’m very excited that the NFL is coming back. It’s been a long time, and I’m looking forward to seeing the Patriots make another run at the Super Bowl.

Here are today’s football thoughts, for what they’re worth:

For the past few years, my favorite player on the Patriots has been Vince Wilfork. His number 75 is the jersey I wear on the Patriots game days. (Sadie has number 12; Lucy has number 54). It looks like he’s gone after this season. I hope it’s not the case, but I’ll wish him the best of luck on hope we can send him off with the another Super Bowl ring, matching the one from his rookie season. Plus, he’s the only member of the Patriots to ever comment on my blog. How cool is that?

My man Darius Butler has looked really good in the first two pre-season games. I hope that he ends up doing really well, because it would be ten tons of cool if I can get us all jerseys with “Butler” sewn on the back. (It’s the little dreams in life that count…)

I wish that the NFL Network would stop taunting me with the promos for NFL Red Zone. I had it for the few weeks we could tolerate DirecTV in 2006, and it’s truly hypnotic. Come on Verizon Fios, bring it on board!

I’m not thrilled with Brett Favre, but I think that the Minnesota Vikings will be the team coming out of the NFC in January to meet the Patriots in the Super Bowl. They have so much beef on the lines, they have the best running back in football in Adrian Peterson, and Percy Harvin is going to have a Randy Moss-like impact on defenses. I’d rather see the Chicago Bears make it, but I think that it’s going to be the Vikings.

We watched a little bit of the Kansas City Chiefs exhibition game. Matt Cassel looked good, but the rest of the team looked really bad. I lived through the endless 2-14 seasons. I know how bad it is, and I’m dreading the days those seasons return to New England. We just need to enjoy this Bill Belichick / Tom Brady magic for as long as the ride lasts.

If you haven’t already, you should sign up for WEEI’s Patriots podcast. It pulls together all the Patriots interviews, including Brady and Belichick. It’s a great will to fill up the iPod for your commute.

Alright. That’s enough for now. We’ll see if I can pull it together enough to write some more during the season.

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