The Patriots are very easy to respect but hard to love. Having spent a few days in the belly of the beast a few years ago, I found them very polite and friendly, but more like a bank or an insurance company than a sports team. Robert Kraft has some warmth about him, but Belichick is appalling...
I'm sure I can rely on your sympathy as I spend my week in Arizona wondering if there's anything to write about either team that hasn't been written many times before. Even the Pats' latest piece of, er, gamesmanship with the alleged deflated football feels familiar. Anyway, must dash as I have...