Obama is a Patriot…

Thing is, he may be a New England Patriot.

Just like Tom Brady and team last January, he’s expected to win. He’s on a roll. He’s had a “perfect season.”

And that could be his problem.

You see, in football (and many sports- see Alain Bernard), when you are expected to win, that’s when you get conservative (not politically, of course!), but in actions.

You start playing not to lose instead of to win.

You begin to hesitate.

You want to defend your position.

And this is where and when you are most vulnerable.

The election is Obama’s to lose. He knows it. Everybody knows it.

McCain is like the Giants. He’s got nothing to lose. That’s not to say he won’t make mistakes (maybe the Palin choice was, maybe it wasn’t), but he can afford to take bigger risks…and sometimes, yes only sometimes, those high risks mean high rewards.

In football, there’s a concept knows as the “Prevent” defense, when teams that are ahead put a lot of players deep to cover against long touchdown throws. And that’s when their opponents march down the field in a series of short steps to score.

As some say, “the only thing the prevent defense does is prevent you from winning.”

So, one thing to watch for between now and November…does Obama start playing a “Prevent” Defense?

I know I am spending a lot of time on politics these days, but hey, it’s the season.

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