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With two games played, Patriots fans now face more questions than answers. The team has been largely disappointing thus far, falling behind a lackluster Bills team (necessitating a near-miracle comeback) and putting up a hard-to-watch effort on Sunday against the Jets. Tom Brady has not looked quite right in either game: it appears obvious he has not fully recovered from his traumatic knee injury. It could be mental, or there could still ...

To really understand the NFL, one must know that it is a quarterback-driven league. Quarterbacks are the central focus of the offense; they control where the ball goes. Quarterbacks dominate the league's marketing. Quarterbacks get the biggest contracts. Quarterbacks are legion in the broadcast booth. Even though football is less star-driven than many other sports, quarterbacks make up the most recognizable figures in the game today. The league recognizes this, and has taken steps to ...

In 333 BC, a young king came to the ancient city of Gordium and was presented with an ancient puzzle: the Gordian Knot. It had been prophesied that the man who untied the knot would become king of Asia. Many men had attempted to undo the knot; all met with failure. The king took a look at the knot, unsheathed his sword and cut the knot neatly in half. The young man had ...