NFL Week 1

Tom Brady threw for a record 50 touchdowns during the regular season last year.

Monday's MRI could change the entire NFL season.

Dr. Doughtie says Brady is through for this year. All of a sudden, the MVP of the NFL may not throw one touchdown this year.

I hate to see anyone get hurt, but if Brady is out for the year, the Pats may be in a mad scramble to even make the playoffs.

I found myself rooting for Philip Rivers to beat Carolina today, but clearly the best team won the game.

The Panthers showed a running game that if they can do that all year, they may be in the Super Bowl.

If the Chargers can't stop the run any better than what they did Sunday, they won't be playing in the Super Bowl.

Rivers played great, but the Chargers' defense was mighty porous. It almost reminded me when he was at N.C. State and the Wolfpack had to score 50 points to win games.

Michael Turner is no longer a backup running back any more. The Matt Ryan Era starts off very well for the Atlanta Falcons, but Turner stole the show with over 200 yards rushing.

I know this week the news media will start pushing the Dallas Cowboys as the team to beat for the Super Bowl after their romp over Cleveland

I would like to see them win a playoff game first. Dallas has not won a postseason contest since 1995.

Dallas and the New York Yankees are a lot alike. The media loves both of them because they are glamour teams.

The Carolina Panthers have been to more Super Bowls this century than Dallas, and the Florida Marlins have won more World Series than the Yankees.

If the Rocky Mount Gryphons can learn one thing from the opening week of the NFL season is that you have to win them on the field.

All the talk about how good you are only counts when you prove it on the field.

The Gryphons get to the hard part of their non-conference schedule with J.H. Rose and Hertford County back-to-back. Both are 6-0 combined.

Every game so far this year has had rain doubts and depending on what Hurricane Ike does, rain may be in the plans for Friday.

If any of you know of any local athlete playing on the college level, whether it's a Gryphon athlete or from another school, please let me know so we can pass the info on about all of our local athletes.