PATCH BOOK CLUB: Four for Football Fix

War Room, Moving the Chains, Patriot Reign and Tom Brady vs. the NFL are four books that will fill in the time when no games are being played.

If all the talk on sports radio and TV during the week isn't enough for you, these four sports books will fill any need you have more information about the New England Patriots. "Tom Brady Vs. The NFL" by Sean Glennon: The author makes a case for No. 12 being No. 1 all time. The book tracks Brady from his college experience at the University of Michigan to being a seventh round draft pick by New England up until he found stardom. The first part of the book is about the history of Brady's rise to all-pro status, followed by numbers match-up against other quarterback, Terry Bradshaw, John Elway, Johnny Unitas, Brady's boyhood idol, Joe Montana, Steve Young and Peyton Manning to name a few. Read and let the debate begin. Montana wins the …

•  1 Comment
• Photos (4)

AN INSIDE LOOK

Trip Home From Buffalo was a Long One

Surprising loss by Patriots makes shuffling off to Buffalo a little tougher.

It's always a lot of fun to travel to a Patriots game on the road, especially when you are going with a bunch of guys and staying at a nice hotel. But when the Pats lose - especially unexpectedly - the ride home ends up being a lot longer than the ride to the game. As I write this, I am in the van traveling back from Buffalo. We make this trip almost every year. There were eight of us this time, including my two sons, but only five of us made the ride across Route 90. My son and his good friend flew in from Baltimore and we picked them up at the airport. That was much easier than dropping them back off at 6 a.m. on Monday. We laughed a lot on the way to Buffalo, even when my older son's friend hit his head getting into the van - three …

•  2 Comments
• Photos (1)

Bill Gouveia

11:42 am on Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Yeah, that ride back is a lot shorter when you win! By the way, this is my last week with Patch and I just wanted to thank you for all your comments and for reading!   more ›

PatchCast: Patriots, Town Management Survey and Irene Response

Your region roundup of news for Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Follow these links for more on today's featured stories:

• Videos (1)