No Shame in Losing?

At least it appeared that way just hours after the New England Patriots' 21-17 Super Bowl loss at the hands of the New York Giants, when star tight end Rob Gronkowski was seen dancing shirtless with tackle Matt Light to LMFAO at the Pats' post-Super Bowl party (Tom Brady, Wes Welker, Vince Wilfork, Chad Ochocinco and others didn't attend).

Gronk's high-ankle sprain appeared to have limited him all game against the Giants, where he recorded just two catches for 26 yards after having fifteen receptions in the previous two postseason games. But on the dance floor? See for yourself in the video above: he looked perfectly fine. Sure, not as much stress is put on the ankle dancing as making high-impact cuts on a football field, but nonetheless, his actions still raise questions.

It's especially annoying to Pats fans, who listened in all week to SportsCenter's 24/7 Gronkowski ankle updates. His questionable status didn't appear to be a hoax, either, as his play did seem directly affected.

And of course, there's the matter of losing. I was sitting next to a Patriots fan for the entire game, and he seemed a lot more upset by the loss than Gronk did at that party.

Colts Struggling?

It was another showdown. This time the Patriots came out victorious. The Colts were in field goal range to tie. But a tie would not happen, as Manning was pressured and threw a pick.

31-28 was the score. Brady, with his ridiculous haircut, and the Patriots, left Gillette Stadium with a defining victory. Manning threw three picks, the Colts with their worst 10-game start in years, at 6-4. Sure, many teams would be pleased to be two games over .500, contending for a playoff spot. But this isn't an average team. The Colts contend every year, losing a thriller to the Saints in the Super Bowl this past February.

But Manning will continue to sit in the tape room, watching countless hours of tape. By next week's game, he'll probably have watched his final throw over a hundred times. He'll continue to scout every defense he will face, as well as San Diego next week, and the now surging Cowboys the week after. He will learn the tendencies of every guy he'll see on the opposing defense, which is why the he and Colts will be able to recover. Which is why Manning stands apart.

Randy Moss Waived Abruptly

Just a few weeks ago, Randy Moss proudly held up the jersey of a team he'd formerly been a star with, reunited in Minnesota. But after just four games and 174 receiving yards later, the established receiver finds himself on waivers, released by the Vikings after they gave a 3rd-round pick to the Patriots for him. Maybe it was because he didn't put forth full effort, or some other undisclosed reason; whatever it was, Vikings head coach Brad Childress didn't give any idea. We do know that Moss was disgruntled with the media and with the Vikings, as he was upset that the Vikings didn't listen to what he had to say about the plays the Patriots might run against them. The receiver said he wouldn't speak to the media for the rest of the season after the Pats beat the Vikings, 28-18, (Moss having 1 rec, 8 yds) and the NFL fined him $25,000. Regardless of what actually happened, the reunion didn't go as planned.