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By Jesse Pugh | Patriots
February 5th, 2008 |
Pinning the blame of big game loses on the athlete’s girlfriend — it’s all the rage.
There was Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren. While they dated Tiger played through the longest span without a major victory in his career.
This past season we couldn’t avoid the media obsession with Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson. Tony and his Cowboys went 0-2 with Jessica in the stands, including that loss to the Giants in the playoffs.
And now, now that Tom Brady and the Patriots went down in Superbowl XLII, in what many think is the biggest upset in Superbowl history, its only natural to think of Giselle Bundchen. Sure, Brady hasn’t won a Superbowl since Gisele was first spotted waiting for him outside the locker room in San Diego in 2006. Sure, the Patriots uncharacteristically blew a significant lead to the Colts in the 2006 AFC Championship game the following week. Sure, Brady’s minor high ankle sprain came at the most inopportune time, especially for a quarterback that - other than that right shoulder of his - has been relatively injury free throughout his career.
When Tom and Giselle became an item they became a sensation larger than football. They became a supermarket aisle phenomenon. They couldn’t go out to eat without paparazzi close behind. I’m not denying this and I don’t know how you can be a normal human being and not let this kind of attention distract you. The thing is, up until now, Brady was not a normal human being. While on the football field Brady was nothing less than superhuman. Brady can tune out everything on the field, including 300 LB lineman looking to crack his ribs, but not the paparazzi and not his girlfriend? This isn’t about distractions. No, there is something else going on here and I’m not talking about Giselle.
I’m taking about being cursed by the one you traded away. The one you dumped. The one you betrayed. What I’m talking about is the revenge of an ex-girlfriend.
The Curse of Bridget Moynahan.
Just like Babe and the Red Sox, Brady and the Patriots had plenty of success while Bridget was around. The question is what happened to the winning after she left? The Pats did manage to have the best regular season of any team in NFL history, but didn’t that make the Superbowl loss all the more devastating? How could a team go 18-0 and then loss to a WC team? It seems to me that if Ms. Moynahan wanted to cause Brady the most possible pain this would be the way to do it. Let him and his team have all the success in the world. All the regular season records. Let them turn into the juggernaut team they were always the antithesis of. Let them come this close…then take it all away. What I’m asking you to do when looking for answers for what went wrong stop looking in the present. Look into the past.
Bridget named her and Tom’s son “John Edward Thomas Moynahan” — Tom’s first and middle names in reverse order. It now appears the Patriots are the ones going backwards.
What is the saying? Hell has no fury like a woman scorned?
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11 Responses to “Forget Giselle, it’s The Moynahan Curse”
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February 6th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Amen.
February 6th, 2008 at 11:09 am
What I wouldn’t do to twist her out.
February 6th, 2008 at 11:10 am
I think you need to put the blame on the Panty Model’s parents in attendance as the curse! Bridget was a good luck charm for the team - like the Herald said “2 for 2″ Superbowls for her, 0-1 plus one Championship for Gisele. Who’s the curse here?
February 6th, 2008 at 11:38 am
18-0 without Gisele in the stands. 0-1 with her there.
Brady spends the week in New York out partying until 3 am with his girlfriend.
Doesn’t it seem like he should catch some of the heat they gave Romo?
February 6th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
no, the offensive line, the pass coverage, and the play callers should be the one taking the heat.
February 6th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Breaking news From WGS reader, Penni:
“I don’t know if anyone noticed, but if Bridget named their son John Edward Thomas Moynahan then his initials are JET Moynahan! Brady’s son is named after their division rivals!”
February 6th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Jesse & jc speak the truth. The Patriots problems in the Super Bowl mostly had to do with the Giants, merely the hottest team in the league. But JET Moynahan?! New York gets a double whammy on Boston again. I hope the Bostonians are enjoying the World Series win, it seems like the Celtics will be the next to come thisclose and spit the bit.
February 6th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
hey jc
you don’t think brady should be taking some of the heat? sure the o line played terrible and maybe some of the play calls were suspect but did you see some of the throws brady made? just to name a few: the one about 10 feet over welker’s head and the one thrown very early to moss in the end zone. now i’d say that’s pretty atypical of one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the game wouldn’t you? i’d say he at least deserves a good amount of blame
February 7th, 2008 at 7:03 am
has tb even seen his son since october? you stupid ass boston freaks give him a pass when it comes to being a father. all these pics of him in nyc with gisele, but no photos of him in cali with his son. just wondering.
February 7th, 2008 at 7:56 am
When you father a child out of wedlock, to a woman that most (99.9999%) of the guys in the world would give their left arm for and then dump her for a Brazilian Super Model who parties all night and makes you get a metrosexual haircut, you have some bad karma coming your way. How does he show his face in the lockerroom.
Although it wasn’t as blatant as Cabo and Romo, Brady had some comeuppance due to him. Misters Strahan, Tuck and Usmeniyora were glad to provide it.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I was stunned when I saw the pics of Brady in NY before the SuperBowl. We should say the same things about him that we said about Romo — shouldn’t he be studying the playbook, in the weight room, or watching film? Can’t you just wait a week and party after the game is over? He was awful in the game and he’s an absent parent. His new girlfriend has a great body but a face that’s hard to look at.