Blame The Writer

When are teams, or those affiliated with them, going to learn?

Throughout the year the New England Patriots have been receiving bulletin board material all year long to keep that fire going inside of them. You know they thrive on the stuff, so why feed it to them?!?!

In this edition the Jacksonville Jaguars can thank the jaguars.com Senior Editor Vic Ketchman for giving the Pats something to seethe over. Ketchman released his weekly NFL power rankings following the end of the regular season.

Harmless, right? Not entirely. Ketchman had the Pats at the top of the list, but with an asterisk next to their 16-0 record. Scroll down and it says "Cheated in one game."

Sure the Pats' Rodney Harrison has said this of using comments as motivation: "If you need that to get you pumped up for a playoff game, you're crazy."

But you know it will be in their minds.

Didn't Ketchman know there was the possibility of the Jaguars facing the Pats in the playoffs?

I kind of liked the Jags chances in this game until I saw those power rankings and the asterisk that accompanied the Pats perfect record.

Ketchman, good luck getting an interview with the Jags' players after they lose.

(*The cheerleader in this post is, in no way, affiliated with Ketchman. I searched 1.5 seconds for a picture of Ketchman before giving up and going with a J-Ville cheerleader.)