Bill Simmons had an all-Brady mailbag today. This question reflects the sentiments of a lot of friends, some more vested in the home teams than others, but all of us feeling the pain.
Q: Brady’s out. That really sucks. But it could be worse — you could be a Seattle sports fan. Let me break it down for you: The Mariners are struggling through one of their worst seasons ever. Our Sonics, the only team to win a professional title in Seattle, moved the team to Okla-friggin-homa and stuck us with the Storm. And the Seahawks — in Holmgren’s final year, mind you — are now without their TOP FOUR RECEIVERS! Imagine losing Moss, Welker, Gaffney AND Kelley Washington. Plus our quarterback is having back problems (including rumors of bulging discs), and our best running back left last week’s game with an injury. Of course, a 6-10 record might win our division, which means we get to lose in Round 1. Oh, and the travesty that was the excessive celebration call on Washington’s Jake Locker. But on the bright side ǃ? well, I give up. Be thankful you don’t live in Seattle.
— Dan Gomez, Seattle