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My first thought was, how could Fantasy Football possibly ruin your marriage?  Then I took a couple minutes to step back and look at it as an outside observer.  After sending 3 dozen flowers to my wife to thank her for not leaving me I realized that Fantasy Football could very well ruin a marriage.

Here are 10 ways in which Fantasy Football will ruin your marriage.

**Special Note to guys: THIS IS NOT A HOW TO LIST**

1)  Not going anywhere on weekends from September through December.

That is 4 solid months of no weekend getaways, and this includes Thanksgiving with which you are of no help because you refuse to do anything else during the games, so cooking and cleaning is left completely to your spouse.  Then there is the December Holiday season where you are more focused on your play-off game than you are on things like shopping for presents or decorating for the holidays.

If that isn’t bad enough, the draft might as well be a national holiday that takes 2 weeks to prepare for, so your family vacation is an elaborate excuse for you to study and prep.

Bonus Section for the true fantasy football addicts, play-off fantasy football.  You almost had New Year’s and January free from the obsession, but the season starts again, including preparation, draft, and another month of games.

2)  When arguing with your spouse, you use your trade negotiation tactics.

You never lead with your best offer, you always go too far and then are able to retract to the compromise you were willing to start with, but at least you showed some contrition.  It is only a matter of time before they catch on to your game, and that isn’t going to be pretty… not to mention that going for the highly offensive option first may push a simple disagreement way over the edge and have you apartment searching in short order.

3)  You keep forgetting important dates, but know your entire team’s BYE weeks and bad match-ups.

Sure you completely forgot that your 15^th anniversary was last Saturday or that your Mother-in-law’s birthday is next Tuesday… but you know that Week 9 is the BYE week for Aaron Rodgers, Randall Cobb, Brandon Marshall, and Steven Jackson and weeks 11 and 16 your defense plays New Orleans and Denver.  I’ll have to grab someone like the Titans defense off of waiver to match up against Pittsburgh and Jacksonville.  What’s that?  No, I didn’t get the kids’ costumes yet, I’ll grab them tomorrow.  Oh, today is Halloween… but I’m under a lot of stress, my entire team is on a BYE this week!

4)  With games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday it’s difficult to find a night to get out for date night.

Your spouse isn’t stupid, this is the 7^th week in a row you have asked her if she wants to go Buffalo Wild Wings or The Village Tavern.  They are sick of spending a nice romantic night in the bar of the restaurant instead of the dining room and you not paying attention to anything but the game.

5)  After your wife gets on you one more time about being “obsessed” with Fantasy Football, you consider what kind of trade value she would have if you put her on the trade block.

Jack’s wife is cool, but she doesn’t have the consistent production that my wife does.  However, maybe I could move my wife and the cat for Frank’s wife and his dog.  Sure, the dog will take more attention and I’ll have to keep track of him more, but his wife has a much higher ceiling than my wife.  But is it worth the risk, my wife has a higher floor but lower ceiling… maybe I’ll hold off a couple more weeks and reassess.  That reminds me, I should put Ethan’s wife on my watch list.

6)  Every time you are asked to do a chore it reminds you to do something with your fantasy football team and you neglect to do the actual chore.

When asked to take the trash out, you remember to take Trent Richardson out of your starting line-up since Giovanni Bernard is no longer on his BYE week.

Set the table reminds you to set your line-up for this week’s game, even though it’s only Tuesday.

Go through all the old photos and organize them into albums and decide which ones should go into frames reminds you to check your bench to see if there is a player you should drop and scout free agency to see if there are any hidden gems.

Get the stuff arranged for the garage sale makes you wonder what you could get for Steve Smith if you tried to trade him.

7)  Instead of helping with your kids’ homework, you teach them the fantasy football equivalent.

Your kindergarten daughter has a list of site words that she needs to learn.  Instead you sit her on your lap and teach her how to read words like Le’Veon, Marshawn, Davonta, Bortles, Roethlisberger, Kaepernick, and Ajirotutu.

Math homework isn’t that 173 + 47 = 220 it equals 21 and except when you are talking about passing yards then 173 + 47 = 10.

Health turns into a discussion about Ben Tate and Calvin Johnson and the definitions of Probable, Questionable, and Doutbful.

8)  You realize that your team is 5-1 on days that you argue with your spouse, and 4-0 when it ends with you sleeping on the couch.

Intentionally starting fights is not a part of the formula for a successful marriage.  But when it’s the league championship game today and you realize this fact… you seriously consider asking your wife if she has gained weight lately or you ask your husband if he thinks the garage door is going to fix itself or should you just call someone else to work on it since he clearly isn’t smart enough to do it himself.

Fights come and go but Fantasy Football Championships are forever… or at least for as long as the league is in existence.  Fantasy before Reality!

9)  You show little or no emotion towards your spouse yet you can experience every single emotion in the spectrum during a single football game.

You get way too emotional for an adult over a single football game, screaming at the quarterback to look to his left or asking the running back to fumble.  You are just about in tears when Marshawn Lynch scores his 3^rd touchdown against you and you wake the kids with screams of Joy when Philip Rivers throws a pick-6 with a minute left in the game to win your first game of the season.

Having a good range of emotions and not being afraid to share them is a good thing for a relationship, just try showing them towards your spouse from time to time and not just towards the people on your 60” HD Television.

10)  Your spouse gives in and decides to take up Fantasy Football and joins your league.

This is a complete no win situation.  At first they will constantly ask for your advice over the silliest thing, “Should I start Alfred Blue in my flex over A.J. Green?  I mean I like the color blue better than green.”

After that, then there comes the inevitable week where you two match-up against each other.  Just trying cheering when your Quarterback and Wide Receiver hook up for a 78 yard touchdown or complaining when their Defense returns another fumble for a touchdown.  Absolutely no good can come from this.  If they win, then you lose in your game and your friends will not let you live it down.  If you win, then you lose at home.  If you ever find yourself in this situation, bring in a lawyer and start drawing up the divorce paperwork right then and there, but at least make it interesting… winner of the game gets the house and choice of car.

Image is of wall decor created by Marla Rae, found on etsy.com

My first thought was, how could Fantasy Football possibly ruin your marriage?  Then I took a couple minutes to step back and look at it as an outside observer.  After sending 3 dozen flowers to my wife to thank her for not leaving me I realized that Fantasy Football could very well ruin a marriage.

Here are 10 ways in which Fantasy Football will ruin your marriage.

**Special Note to guys: THIS IS NOT A HOW TO LIST**

1)  Not going anywhere on weekends from September through December.

That is 4 solid months of no weekend getaways, and this includes Thanksgiving with which you are of no help because you refuse to do anything else during the games, so cooking and cleaning is left completely to your spouse.  Then there is the December Holiday season where you are more focused on your play-off game than you are on things like shopping for presents or decorating for the holidays.

If that isn’t bad enough, the draft might as well be a national holiday that takes 2 weeks to prepare for, so your family vacation is an elaborate excuse for you to study and prep.

Bonus Section for the true fantasy football addicts, play-off fantasy football.  You almost had New Year’s and January free from the obsession, but the season starts again, including preparation, draft, and another month of games.

2)  When arguing with your spouse, you use your trade negotiation tactics.

You never lead with your best offer, you always go too far and then are able to retract to the compromise you were willing to start with, but at least you showed some contrition.  It is only a matter of time before they catch on to your game, and that isn’t going to be pretty… not to mention that going for the highly offensive option first may push a simple disagreement way over the edge and have you apartment searching in short order.

3)  You keep forgetting important dates, but know your entire team’s BYE weeks and bad match-ups.

Sure you completely forgot that your 15^th anniversary was last Saturday or that your Mother-in-law’s birthday is next Tuesday… but you know that Week 9 is the BYE week for Aaron Rodgers, Randall Cobb, Brandon Marshall, and Steven Jackson and weeks 11 and 16 your defense plays New Orleans and Denver.  I’ll have to grab someone like the Titans defense off of waiver to match up against Pittsburgh and Jacksonville.  What’s that?  No, I didn’t get the kids’ costumes yet, I’ll grab them tomorrow.  Oh, today is Halloween… but I’m under a lot of stress, my entire team is on a BYE this week!

4)  With games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday it’s difficult to find a night to get out for date night.

Your spouse isn’t stupid, this is the 7^th week in a row you have asked her if she wants to go Buffalo Wild Wings or The Village Tavern.  They are sick of spending a nice romantic night in the bar of the restaurant instead of the dining room and you not paying attention to anything but the game.

5)  After your wife gets on you one more time about being “obsessed” with Fantasy Football, you consider what kind of trade value she would have if you put her on the trade block.

Jack’s wife is cool, but she doesn’t have the consistent production that my wife does.  However, maybe I could move my wife and the cat for Frank’s wife and his dog.  Sure, the dog will take more attention and I’ll have to keep track of him more, but his wife has a much higher ceiling than my wife.  But is it worth the risk, my wife has a higher floor but lower ceiling… maybe I’ll hold off a couple more weeks and reassess.  That reminds me, I should put Ethan’s wife on my watch list.

6)  Every time you are asked to do a chore it reminds you to do something with your fantasy football team and you neglect to do the actual chore.

When asked to take the trash out, you remember to take Trent Richardson out of your starting line-up since Giovanni Bernard is no longer on his BYE week.

Set the table reminds you to set your line-up for this week’s game, even though it’s only Tuesday.

Go through all the old photos and organize them into albums and decide which ones should go into frames reminds you to check your bench to see if there is a player you should drop and scout free agency to see if there are any hidden gems.

Get the stuff arranged for the garage sale makes you wonder what you could get for Steve Smith if you tried to trade him.

7)  Instead of helping with your kids’ homework, you teach them the fantasy football equivalent.

Your kindergarten daughter has a list of site words that she needs to learn.  Instead you sit her on your lap and teach her how to read words like Le’Veon, Marshawn, Davonta, Bortles, Roethlisberger, Kaepernick, and Ajirotutu.

Math homework isn’t that 173 + 47 = 220 it equals 21 and except when you are talking about passing yards then 173 + 47 = 10.

Health turns into a discussion about Ben Tate and Calvin Johnson and the definitions of Probable, Questionable, and Doutbful.

8)  You realize that your team is 5-1 on days that you argue with your spouse, and 4-0 when it ends with you sleeping on the couch.

Intentionally starting fights is not a part of the formula for a successful marriage.  But when it’s the league championship game today and you realize this fact… you seriously consider asking your wife if she has gained weight lately or you ask your husband if he thinks the garage door is going to fix itself or should you just call someone else to work on it since he clearly isn’t smart enough to do it himself.

Fights come and go but Fantasy Football Championships are forever… or at least for as long as the league is in existence.  Fantasy before Reality!

9)  You show little or no emotion towards your spouse yet you can experience every single emotion in the spectrum during a single football game.

You get way too emotional for an adult over a single football game, screaming at the quarterback to look to his left or asking the running back to fumble.  You are just about in tears when Marshawn Lynch scores his 3^rd touchdown against you and you wake the kids with screams of Joy when Philip Rivers throws a pick-6 with a minute left in the game to win your first game of the season.

Having a good range of emotions and not being afraid to share them is a good thing for a relationship, just try showing them towards your spouse from time to time and not just towards the people on your 60” HD Television.

10)  Your spouse gives in and decides to take up Fantasy Football and joins your league.

This is a complete no win situation.  At first they will constantly ask for your advice over the silliest thing, “Should I start Alfred Blue in my flex over A.J. Green?  I mean I like the color blue better than green.”

After that, then there comes the inevitable week where you two match-up against each other.  Just trying cheering when your Quarterback and Wide Receiver hook up for a 78 yard touchdown or complaining when their Defense returns another fumble for a touchdown.  Absolutely no good can come from this.  If they win, then you lose in your game and your friends will not let you live it down.  If you win, then you lose at home.  If you ever find yourself in this situation, bring in a lawyer and start drawing up the divorce paperwork right then and there, but at least make it interesting… winner of the game gets the house and choice of car.

Image is of wall decor created by Marla Rae, found on etsy.com

My first thought was, how could Fantasy Football possibly ruin your marriage?  Then I took a couple minutes to step back and look at it as an outside observer.  After sending 3 dozen flowers to my wife to thank her for not leaving me I realized that Fantasy Football could very well ruin a marriage.

Here are 10 ways in which Fantasy Football will ruin your marriage.

**Special Note to guys: THIS IS NOT A HOW TO LIST**

1)  Not going anywhere on weekends from September through December.

That is 4 solid months of no weekend getaways, and this includes Thanksgiving with which you are of no help because you refuse to do anything else during the games, so cooking and cleaning is left completely to your spouse.  Then there is the December Holiday season where you are more focused on your play-off game than you are on things like shopping for presents or decorating for the holidays.

If that isn’t bad enough, the draft might as well be a national holiday that takes 2 weeks to prepare for, so your family vacation is an elaborate excuse for you to study and prep.

Bonus Section for the true fantasy football addicts, play-off fantasy football.  You almost had New Year’s and January free from the obsession, but the season starts again, including preparation, draft, and another month of games.

2)  When arguing with your spouse, you use your trade negotiation tactics.

You never lead with your best offer, you always go too far and then are able to retract to the compromise you were willing to start with, but at least you showed some contrition.  It is only a matter of time before they catch on to your game, and that isn’t going to be pretty… not to mention that going for the highly offensive option first may push a simple disagreement way over the edge and have you apartment searching in short order.

3)  You keep forgetting important dates, but know your entire team’s BYE weeks and bad match-ups.

Sure you completely forgot that your 15^th anniversary was last Saturday or that your Mother-in-law’s birthday is next Tuesday… but you know that Week 9 is the BYE week for Aaron Rodgers, Randall Cobb, Brandon Marshall, and Steven Jackson and weeks 11 and 16 your defense plays New Orleans and Denver.  I’ll have to grab someone like the Titans defense off of waiver to match up against Pittsburgh and Jacksonville.  What’s that?  No, I didn’t get the kids’ costumes yet, I’ll grab them tomorrow.  Oh, today is Halloween… but I’m under a lot of stress, my entire team is on a BYE this week!

4)  With games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday it’s difficult to find a night to get out for date night.

Your spouse isn’t stupid, this is the 7^th week in a row you have asked her if she wants to go Buffalo Wild Wings or The Village Tavern.  They are sick of spending a nice romantic night in the bar of the restaurant instead of the dining room and you not paying attention to anything but the game.

5)  After your wife gets on you one more time about being “obsessed” with Fantasy Football, you consider what kind of trade value she would have if you put her on the trade block.

Jack’s wife is cool, but she doesn’t have the consistent production that my wife does.  However, maybe I could move my wife and the cat for Frank’s wife and his dog.  Sure, the dog will take more attention and I’ll have to keep track of him more, but his wife has a much higher ceiling than my wife.  But is it worth the risk, my wife has a higher floor but lower ceiling… maybe I’ll hold off a couple more weeks and reassess.  That reminds me, I should put Ethan’s wife on my watch list.

6)  Every time you are asked to do a chore it reminds you to do something with your fantasy football team and you neglect to do the actual chore.

When asked to take the trash out, you remember to take Trent Richardson out of your starting line-up since Giovanni Bernard is no longer on his BYE week.

Set the table reminds you to set your line-up for this week’s game, even though it’s only Tuesday.

Go through all the old photos and organize them into albums and decide which ones should go into frames reminds you to check your bench to see if there is a player you should drop and scout free agency to see if there are any hidden gems.

Get the stuff arranged for the garage sale makes you wonder what you could get for Steve Smith if you tried to trade him.

7)  Instead of helping with your kids’ homework, you teach them the fantasy football equivalent.

Your kindergarten daughter has a list of site words that she needs to learn.  Instead you sit her on your lap and teach her how to read words like Le’Veon, Marshawn, Davonta, Bortles, Roethlisberger, Kaepernick, and Ajirotutu.

Math homework isn’t that 173 + 47 = 220 it equals 21 and except when you are talking about passing yards then 173 + 47 = 10.

Health turns into a discussion about Ben Tate and Calvin Johnson and the definitions of Probable, Questionable, and Doutbful.

8)  You realize that your team is 5-1 on days that you argue with your spouse, and 4-0 when it ends with you sleeping on the couch.

Intentionally starting fights is not a part of the formula for a successful marriage.  But when it’s the league championship game today and you realize this fact… you seriously consider asking your wife if she has gained weight lately or you ask your husband if he thinks the garage door is going to fix itself or should you just call someone else to work on it since he clearly isn’t smart enough to do it himself.

Fights come and go but Fantasy Football Championships are forever… or at least for as long as the league is in existence.  Fantasy before Reality!

9)  You show little or no emotion towards your spouse yet you can experience every single emotion in the spectrum during a single football game.

You get way too emotional for an adult over a single football game, screaming at the quarterback to look to his left or asking the running back to fumble.  You are just about in tears when Marshawn Lynch scores his 3^rd touchdown against you and you wake the kids with screams of Joy when Philip Rivers throws a pick-6 with a minute left in the game to win your first game of the season.

Having a good range of emotions and not being afraid to share them is a good thing for a relationship, just try showing them towards your spouse from time to time and not just towards the people on your 60” HD Television.

10)  Your spouse gives in and decides to take up Fantasy Football and joins your league.

This is a complete no win situation.  At first they will constantly ask for your advice over the silliest thing, “Should I start Alfred Blue in my flex over A.J. Green?  I mean I like the color blue better than green.”

After that, then there comes the inevitable week where you two match-up against each other.  Just trying cheering when your Quarterback and Wide Receiver hook up for a 78 yard touchdown or complaining when their Defense returns another fumble for a touchdown.  Absolutely no good can come from this.  If they win, then you lose in your game and your friends will not let you live it down.  If you win, then you lose at home.  If you ever find yourself in this situation, bring in a lawyer and start drawing up the divorce paperwork right then and there, but at least make it interesting… winner of the game gets the house and choice of car.

Image is of wall decor created by Marla Rae, found on etsy.com

My first thought was, how could Fantasy Football possibly ruin your marriage?  Then I took a couple minutes to step back and look at it as an outside observer.  After sending 3 dozen flowers to my wife to thank her for not leaving me I realized that Fantasy Football could very well ruin a marriage.

Here are 10 ways in which Fantasy Football will ruin your marriage.

**Special Note to guys: THIS IS NOT A HOW TO LIST**

1)  Not going anywhere on weekends from September through December.

That is 4 solid months of no weekend getaways, and this includes Thanksgiving with which you are of no help because you refuse to do anything else during the games, so cooking and cleaning is left completely to your spouse.  Then there is the December Holiday season where you are more focused on your play-off game than you are on things like shopping for presents or decorating for the holidays.

If that isn’t bad enough, the draft might as well be a national holiday that takes 2 weeks to prepare for, so your family vacation is an elaborate excuse for you to study and prep.

Bonus Section for the true fantasy football addicts, play-off fantasy football.  You almost had New Year’s and January free from the obsession, but the season starts again, including preparation, draft, and another month of games.

2)  When arguing with your spouse, you use your trade negotiation tactics.

You never lead with your best offer, you always go too far and then are able to retract to the compromise you were willing to start with, but at least you showed some contrition.  It is only a matter of time before they catch on to your game, and that isn’t going to be pretty… not to mention that going for the highly offensive option first may push a simple disagreement way over the edge and have you apartment searching in short order.

3)  You keep forgetting important dates, but know your entire team’s BYE weeks and bad match-ups.

Sure you completely forgot that your 15^th anniversary was last Saturday or that your Mother-in-law’s birthday is next Tuesday… but you know that Week 9 is the BYE week for Aaron Rodgers, Randall Cobb, Brandon Marshall, and Steven Jackson and weeks 11 and 16 your defense plays New Orleans and Denver.  I’ll have to grab someone like the Titans defense off of waiver to match up against Pittsburgh and Jacksonville.  What’s that?  No, I didn’t get the kids’ costumes yet, I’ll grab them tomorrow.  Oh, today is Halloween… but I’m under a lot of stress, my entire team is on a BYE this week!

4)  With games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday it’s difficult to find a night to get out for date night.

Your spouse isn’t stupid, this is the 7^th week in a row you have asked her if she wants to go Buffalo Wild Wings or The Village Tavern.  They are sick of spending a nice romantic night in the bar of the restaurant instead of the dining room and you not paying attention to anything but the game.

5)  After your wife gets on you one more time about being “obsessed” with Fantasy Football, you consider what kind of trade value she would have if you put her on the trade block.

Jack’s wife is cool, but she doesn’t have the consistent production that my wife does.  However, maybe I could move my wife and the cat for Frank’s wife and his dog.  Sure, the dog will take more attention and I’ll have to keep track of him more, but his wife has a much higher ceiling than my wife.  But is it worth the risk, my wife has a higher floor but lower ceiling… maybe I’ll hold off a couple more weeks and reassess.  That reminds me, I should put Ethan’s wife on my watch list.

6)  Every time you are asked to do a chore it reminds you to do something with your fantasy football team and you neglect to do the actual chore.

When asked to take the trash out, you remember to take Trent Richardson out of your starting line-up since Giovanni Bernard is no longer on his BYE week.

Set the table reminds you to set your line-up for this week’s game, even though it’s only Tuesday.

Go through all the old photos and organize them into albums and decide which ones should go into frames reminds you to check your bench to see if there is a player you should drop and scout free agency to see if there are any hidden gems.

Get the stuff arranged for the garage sale makes you wonder what you could get for Steve Smith if you tried to trade him.

7)  Instead of helping with your kids’ homework, you teach them the fantasy football equivalent.

Your kindergarten daughter has a list of site words that she needs to learn.  Instead you sit her on your lap and teach her how to read words like Le’Veon, Marshawn, Davonta, Bortles, Roethlisberger, Kaepernick, and Ajirotutu.

Math homework isn’t that 173 + 47 = 220 it equals 21 and except when you are talking about passing yards then 173 + 47 = 10.

Health turns into a discussion about Ben Tate and Calvin Johnson and the definitions of Probable, Questionable, and Doutbful.

8)  You realize that your team is 5-1 on days that you argue with your spouse, and 4-0 when it ends with you sleeping on the couch.

Intentionally starting fights is not a part of the formula for a successful marriage.  But when it’s the league championship game today and you realize this fact… you seriously consider asking your wife if she has gained weight lately or you ask your husband if he thinks the garage door is going to fix itself or should you just call someone else to work on it since he clearly isn’t smart enough to do it himself.

Fights come and go but Fantasy Football Championships are forever… or at least for as long as the league is in existence.  Fantasy before Reality!

9)  You show little or no emotion towards your spouse yet you can experience every single emotion in the spectrum during a single football game.

You get way too emotional for an adult over a single football game, screaming at the quarterback to look to his left or asking the running back to fumble.  You are just about in tears when Marshawn Lynch scores his 3^rd touchdown against you and you wake the kids with screams of Joy when Philip Rivers throws a pick-6 with a minute left in the game to win your first game of the season.

Having a good range of emotions and not being afraid to share them is a good thing for a relationship, just try showing them towards your spouse from time to time and not just towards the people on your 60” HD Television.

10)  Your spouse gives in and decides to take up Fantasy Football and joins your league.

This is a complete no win situation.  At first they will constantly ask for your advice over the silliest thing, “Should I start Alfred Blue in my flex over A.J. Green?  I mean I like the color blue better than green.”

After that, then there comes the inevitable week where you two match-up against each other.  Just trying cheering when your Quarterback and Wide Receiver hook up for a 78 yard touchdown or complaining when their Defense returns another fumble for a touchdown.  Absolutely no good can come from this.  If they win, then you lose in your game and your friends will not let you live it down.  If you win, then you lose at home.  If you ever find yourself in this situation, bring in a lawyer and start drawing up the divorce paperwork right then and there, but at least make it interesting… winner of the game gets the house and choice of car.

Image is of wall decor created by Marla Rae, found on etsy.com

One of the lead stories in the NFL the past week has been the growing feud between Tom Brady and the Patriots’ organization. It came as a shock to most when they heard that the NFL’s most successful franchise the past 15 years is having internal trouble. It happens more often than you may think, but this one is unique because of the fact it’s the Patriots.

The Patriots on the outside looking in appeared to be the model franchise, along with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA, in all of sports. It still is a great organization, but could change be coming to the New England Patriots sooner rather than later?

Tom Brady displayed his disgust with the lack of player moves the Patriots have made the past few years. Brady has even taken pay cuts to help the team add pieces to help win more Super Bowls. Instead of adding, the Patriots have seemed to lose valuable pieces and to rival teams to make it worse.

Wes Welker was Brady’s favorite target for years and he not only got away, but went to join his rival Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. He has not seen the Patriots add a real deep threat down field that could make a season changing difference since the team signed Randy Moss in the mid 2000’s.

If the Patriots hope to have any chance at winning a Super Bowl in Brady’s last few seasons they must be more proactive in adding pieces that matter. So, I raise the question if Brady and the Patriots somehow have an ugly breakup and it all goes south what team best suits Brady for the last few years in his career?

I have thought about this question and the one team I feel would be great for Brady would be the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs have exactly what Brady needs to get another Super Bowl before he retires.

Here is how I came to this conclusion of choosing the Chiefs as Brady’s best option. The Chiefs have wide receivers that could become pro bowl talent with Brady leading the way. Dwayne Bowe is a star wide out from LSU that has elite speed and with Brady those two could become a dynamic duo.

The next thing is Brady would have one of the best running games in the NFL supporting him. Jamaal Charles is one of the NFL’s best running backs and this would take so much pressure off of Brady and vise versa.

The final thing is the Chiefs have one of the best coaches the NFL has seen in the past two decades. Andy Reid came over from the Eagles and instantly made Kansas City contenders. He led the Chiefs to the playoffs last year in a year that little to nothing was expected of them.

The Chiefs did this with Alex Smith leading the way and could you imagine the offensive machine this team would be if Brady came in to lead the way. Yes it would be another horrible moment in the career of Alex Smith, but the NFL is a business and if you can get Brady you take him.

The Chiefs also have a defense that is one of the NFL’s best. Brady, during his Super Bowl years, had amazing defenses and once again he would have a fast and athletic defense in Kansas City. The situation just seems perfect for Brady.

There are a couple of ironic things related to the Chiefs being the best landing spot for Brady however. First off, the Chiefs were the team Brady went down to in week one of the 2008 season with a serve leg injury.

The irony of that speaks for itself and an injury that in all honesty began the downfall of the Patriots dynasty.

The next ironic part is that his rival, Peyton Manning, also went to the AFC West to end his career. Manning, after basically being left for nothing by the Colts, went to the Broncos and has set NFL record left and right.

He has led the Broncos to a Super Bowl and has had some of the greatest years of his career with Denver. Brady could look at this and think maybe I could do that same thing to and join Andy Reid to duplicate what Manning and the Broncos have done the past three seasons.

This is obviously just a rhetorical idea, but the idea for diehard fans of Brady has to be intriguing. Just as Manning fans followed him to Denver, the same would be done for Brady and the Chiefs. I believe the Chiefs would become an instant success if Brady was to join them, but at this point the idea of this is just a fantasy.

The drama between Brady and the Patriots seems too grow each week, but if it slowly dies in an ugly breakup the spot for Brady could be in Kansas City.

The sports world of Kansas City is at an all-time high with the Royals in the playoffs for the first time since 1985 and the thought of Brady coming to town is like Christmas. KC is the place to be currently and Brady could be saying the same thing before too long.

One of the lead stories in the NFL the past week has been the growing feud between Tom Brady and the Patriots’ organization. It came as a shock to most when they heard that the NFL’s most successful franchise the past 15 years is having internal trouble. It happens more often than you may think, but this one is unique because of the fact it’s the Patriots.

The Patriots on the outside looking in appeared to be the model franchise, along with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA, in all of sports. It still is a great organization, but could change be coming to the New England Patriots sooner rather than later?

Tom Brady displayed his disgust with the lack of player moves the Patriots have made the past few years. Brady has even taken pay cuts to help the team add pieces to help win more Super Bowls. Instead of adding, the Patriots have seemed to lose valuable pieces and to rival teams to make it worse.

Wes Welker was Brady’s favorite target for years and he not only got away, but went to join his rival Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. He has not seen the Patriots add a real deep threat down field that could make a season changing difference since the team signed Randy Moss in the mid 2000’s.

If the Patriots hope to have any chance at winning a Super Bowl in Brady’s last few seasons they must be more proactive in adding pieces that matter. So, I raise the question if Brady and the Patriots somehow have an ugly breakup and it all goes south what team best suits Brady for the last few years in his career?

I have thought about this question and the one team I feel would be great for Brady would be the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs have exactly what Brady needs to get another Super Bowl before he retires.

Here is how I came to this conclusion of choosing the Chiefs as Brady’s best option. The Chiefs have wide receivers that could become pro bowl talent with Brady leading the way. Dwayne Bowe is a star wide out from LSU that has elite speed and with Brady those two could become a dynamic duo.

The next thing is Brady would have one of the best running games in the NFL supporting him. Jamaal Charles is one of the NFL’s best running backs and this would take so much pressure off of Brady and vise versa.

The final thing is the Chiefs have one of the best coaches the NFL has seen in the past two decades. Andy Reid came over from the Eagles and instantly made Kansas City contenders. He led the Chiefs to the playoffs last year in a year that little to nothing was expected of them.

The Chiefs did this with Alex Smith leading the way and could you imagine the offensive machine this team would be if Brady came in to lead the way. Yes it would be another horrible moment in the career of Alex Smith, but the NFL is a business and if you can get Brady you take him.

The Chiefs also have a defense that is one of the NFL’s best. Brady, during his Super Bowl years, had amazing defenses and once again he would have a fast and athletic defense in Kansas City. The situation just seems perfect for Brady.

There are a couple of ironic things related to the Chiefs being the best landing spot for Brady however. First off, the Chiefs were the team Brady went down to in week one of the 2008 season with a serve leg injury.

The irony of that speaks for itself and an injury that in all honesty began the downfall of the Patriots dynasty.

The next ironic part is that his rival, Peyton Manning, also went to the AFC West to end his career. Manning, after basically being left for nothing by the Colts, went to the Broncos and has set NFL record left and right.

He has led the Broncos to a Super Bowl and has had some of the greatest years of his career with Denver. Brady could look at this and think maybe I could do that same thing to and join Andy Reid to duplicate what Manning and the Broncos have done the past three seasons.

This is obviously just a rhetorical idea, but the idea for diehard fans of Brady has to be intriguing. Just as Manning fans followed him to Denver, the same would be done for Brady and the Chiefs. I believe the Chiefs would become an instant success if Brady was to join them, but at this point the idea of this is just a fantasy.

The drama between Brady and the Patriots seems too grow each week, but if it slowly dies in an ugly breakup the spot for Brady could be in Kansas City.

The sports world of Kansas City is at an all-time high with the Royals in the playoffs for the first time since 1985 and the thought of Brady coming to town is like Christmas. KC is the place to be currently and Brady could be saying the same thing before too long.

As a youngster, football was something our whole family watched. Whether it was Saturday or Sunday, my daddy had his football “schedule” for the weekend and well, we all abided by it. But watching football on Monday night was a privilege. Chores were done. Homework was complete. We were bathed and in pajamas in record time.

Watching football at night with my daddy was a treat.

ABC\'s NFL Monday Night Football is not only the longest-running and most successful primetime sports series in television history, but it has also become a way of life. On any given Monday evening, more than 50 million Americans -- at home, in bars, in restaurants and dorms -- adjust their social and business schedules to view the telecast.

Monday Night Football first burst onto the airways on September 21, 1970 as the Cleveland Browns played host to the New York Jets, but that was not the beginning of the concept. The National Football League earlier had begun to explore the possibilities of primetime football, initially with CBS and NBC. However, not wishing to disrupt their primetime entertainment schedule of the "Doris Day Show" and "Laugh-In," respectively, they declined the NFL\'s offer.

When ABC finally received the proposal, the imaginative Roone Arledge, then president of ABC Sports for the network and currently chairman of ABC News, seized the opportunity and was able to win over his more skeptical colleagues. Thus Monday Night Football was born.

Once he finalized the contract, Arledge had to convince a primetime audience that Monday Night Football was more than a game. It had become a pulsating show, combining outspoken journalism with abundant dashes of entertainment. His first decision was to create a visual and technical tour de force. While most Sunday games at the time were using four or five cameras, ABC would employ nine, including one sideline and two hand-held cameras.

Arledge created the broadcast team of Howard Cosell, Keith Jackson and Don Meredith, Monday Night Football\'s first broadcast team. When play-by-play man Jackson became the voice of ABC\'s College Football after Monday Night Football\'s inaugural season, Frank Gifford assumed the role and was a mainstay on MNF telecasts for 28 years.

Over the years, the MNF steam has slowed. Dennis Miller, Tony Kornheiser and other “gimmick” announcers have ruined the flow and ruined the style. Maybe sensibilities and changing demographics have weighed on the concept, but it just does not have the pizazz it did when I was growing up some 30-plus years ago, but in its 44^th season could be better if it was tweaked a bit.

Here are some general ideas for improvement.

THREE FEMALE BROADCAST BOOTH

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could watch three pretty women on the television set who know a little something about football? We make such a big deal about sex appeal and “hot” sideline reporters, it would be an ideal change of pace to see someone like Alex Flanagan or Jenn Brown or Jillian Barberie leading the charge. There is nothing sexier than a woman talking a little football.

BRING IN MARK SCHLERETH TO THE BOOTH

“Stink” is great as a commentator. I like it when former players get on network television or the four letter network and not only explain the nuances of the game, but add a little insight to situations as they used to be involved in them. One of the great things a Michael Irvin or Ray Lewis does is make you feel like you are there, Schlereth is great at telling a story.

ADD JAWS BACK TO THE BOOTH

I was pissed off when ESPN reassigned Ron Jaworski and he was taken off the Monday Night lineup. His insight is some of the best we have ever seen. I know Jon Gruden is the “quarterback” guru, but “Jaws” is a former NFL quarterback who knows a thing or two about playing the game. I have always thought Ron Jaworski would be an awesome quarterback coach. His knowledge is indispensable.

PREGAME WITH TERRELL OWENS

He’s not doing anything and he is certainly entertaining. Everyone loves watching the train wreck in living color. Owens has been on Dancing with the Stars, had his own reality show and when the going got tough, he had a slew of reporters at his home when he decided he wanted to hold out at one point. Who knows – maybe he could add something to the football world.

A GAME CALLED BY FRANK CALIENDO

The man of 1,000 voices could impersonate Chris Berman or Mike Tirico or Chris Collinsworth and show us all a good time. There are times when comedy is the best medicine and when the ship appears to be sinking – as it is at times on MNF – Caliendo is the great elixir.