Thursday, October 12, 2006  Notes mode  Ten free minutes for me,
10 free half-formed opinions for you:  1. Three scattered
thoughts on the Pats: 1) I love the Jabar Gaffney signing. If he
caught 55 balls last year playing with David Carr, he's more
than qualified to be a third or fourth receiver for Tom Brady.
2) Stephen Gostkowski hasn't won my confidence when it comes to
putting the ball through the uprights, but his booming kickoffs
are justification enough for a secure place on the roster. He
gives the Patriots a tremendous advantage in field position. 3)
I'm glad to see Hank Poteat found work during the bye week,
signing with the Jets. I trust he'll be released from
Manginiville in time to rejoin the Pats next weekend at Buffalo.
2. The more I hear from Lou Piniella during his playoff stint in
the Fox broadcast booth, the more I wish the Yankees had hired
him to replace Torre. Piniella is everything the Yankees don't
need at the moment - he's rash, temperamental, and judging by
his broadcasting gig, sho