Mighty Midget

Danny Woodhead might be one of my favorite football players.

There's a reason the New England Patriots are my favorite football team. Actually there are a few. One, everyone seems to hate them, which to me spells greatness. On a stage like the NFL, if people don't hate you, you just aren't good enough at your job to hate. Take the hapless Buffalo Bills as an example: hell, they are in the same division as the Patriots and I don't even worry about them.

The real thing I love about them though, is that although they are passionate, they aren't brash. They go out every week and talk through their play rather than their mouths. It may actually get comical at times how little they say and their "party line" answers that flow from the five or six words Coach Belichick regularly says in post-game press conferences. As big of a stage and as large of a spotlight that is shone on every NFL team, they understand that you have to understate things just so they aren't overblown.

Anyway, Woodhead, to me, is a throwback (only to the early 2000's) Patriot. He reminds me of Troy Brown. He will do anything asked of him, understate it, and play larger than he talks. I mean, in the post-game conference last night he was asked what he did on his 50-yard catch and run. He gave all the credit to the line and blocks thrown by receivers and then said "I just had to run with the ball" To be honest, that would normally be an understatement in the NFL. Add in the fact that he is MY HEIGHT, which means essentially a midget, and it becomes incredibly understated. He is running full speed against people a foot taller and hundred or so pounds heavier than him on AVERAGE. He runs like he's 6'2" and 225 pounds instead of 5'8" and 192 pounds. This is the kind of player that exemplifies the New England Patriots and why I root for them.