Laura's Review Bookshelf: Thankful Thursday on the Shelf

As a life-long Massachusetts resident, I have to pimp out my AFC Champs, New England Patriots. I was absolutely thrilled that we would meet New York G-Men in the Big Game. I have been a long-suffering fan of the Pats when they stunk it up in the late 70s and early 80s.

I remember the beat down we got from the Chicago Bears in the 1986 big game. My heart broke for our team, but we just didn't play well. We went back to the big game in 1997 where we suffered a loss at the hands of the Green Bay Packer and Brett Favre. Turns out that Parcells was leaving the Pats to go coach the NY Jets. And so begins the rivalry between the two markets.

From the moment Belichick came to New England, our football team has been reinvented and we have been on a winning streak that has shocked even some of the hardened fan. We love to win in our hometown and we pride ourselves on being known as a title town. I know there are many people that hate on this man, but he has football in the blood and he bleeds X's and O's.

Tom Brady. What else can I say. From a 6th round pick in 2000, to the best quarterback in the game. With his strong, good looks and athletic ability, we adore this man. He's made a few missteps in the past few years, but we forgave him for that. We see a man who is a wonderful father to two little boys and a husband to a woman who makes much more than him!