Classless Coach Belichick

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm not advocating playing dirty or giving out cheap shots... but if I were a coach and the other team was running it up, I would look the other way and tell my guys to do what they gotta do. And if I was a player in that situation I would have no problem sticking Brady right in the chest and pile driving him to the turf, late or not.

Or you could do your job, have some pride and stop them like you are paid to do.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Or you could do your job, have some pride and stop them like you are paid to do.

That would be doing your job. When someone is showing you up, it's your job to let them know that it's not ok.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

That would be doing your job. When someone is showing you up, it's your job to let them know that it's not ok.

Honestly Matty,
Heartbreaking though to watch, they did us a favor. They showed us how it really is to play a top flight team. Where we are in the pecking order. How many weakness's we have a what they are.

[offiss]

Originally Posted by Hog1

Honestly Matty,
Heartbreaking though to watch, they did us a favor. They showed us how it really is to play a top flight team. Where we are in the pecking order. How many weakness's we have a what they are.

Couldn't agree more!

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

That would be doing your job. When someone is showing you up, it's your job to let them know that it's not ok.

So your saying that hitting the QB late is OK.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

That would be doing your job. When someone is showing you up, it's your job to let them know that it's not ok.

I understand what your saying. But in the end, it's our job to stop them from scoring and if you asked most of the players that got beat down yesterday they would probably agree with me. Even our coaches are saying we needed to stop them.

Planting Brady in the ground is weak and that would make us look even worse than we already looked. That would make us look like sore losers.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

That would be doing your job. When someone is showing you up, it's your job to let them know that it's not ok.

There's a difference between doing your job and playing dirty. What you are advocating (after you said you don't advocate it) is playing dirty. Might as well just take your blanky, put your head down, and cry all the way home because what you are talking about doing is just as childish.

As it's been said throughout this thread. If you don't like them running up the score, stop them. If you can't stop them, then you need to get better. That's it. No cheapshots on the QB because your frustrated, while the coach looks the other way...that's petty childish shit.

[dgack]

Good lord people, some of you are hung up on what is legal and allowed by rule when the rest of us are saying there are the rules and there is the spirit of the game. What is this, Clinton's impeachment hearing?

Belichick is the kind of guy who pushes the boundaries of everything and dances on that line of what's "allowed" by rule, then feigns ignorance because it's not his job to care about the spirit of the game.

If that's how he wants to play it, vaya con dios. Somebody will return the favor eventually. It's philosophically no different than the whole "call timeout when a kicker is already in his kicking motion" crap. It might be "legal" but it's bush league and reflects a "win at all costs" mentality that poisons sport in general.

And if you guys think that isn't a problem you've obviously never been to a little league game full of rabid, screaming, overbearing parents, or read all the tragic stories about high school football players roiding out in an effort to stay ahead of the competition.

Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[#56fanatic]

I work with a Patriots fan and we just had a heated, VERY heated discussion about this. Its funny how most of us and sports columnist, experts feel this was classless act by what transpired on the field yesterday, he was flipping out defending his coach and team. I for one am a diehard skins fan and I guess I was brought up during Gibbs 1 and am i guessed spoiled by having a coach with class. Winning with class, losing with class is what I have always known. its amazes me to see how feverishly he was defending his teams actions and didn't think it was classless if not unwaranted behavior by his coach. I eventually had to end the conversation because I was getting a little over heated. It was not the fact we got our asses whipped, it is the fashion at which the patriots were instructed to play by their coach. He just could not see this and kept screaming this is what they are paid to do. I guess I was hoping to have a conversation with a knowledgable fan that understands the meaning of winning with class, but I guess I was wrong.

I just became on of the biggest colt supporters for next week. and who ever else plays their sorry asses the rest of the year. I hope he tries this shit with someone that has no patience or tollerance for that crap.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

I work with a Patriots fan and we just had a heated, VERY heated discussion about this. Its funny how most of us and sports columnist, experts feel this was classless act by what transpired on the field yesterday, he was flipping out defending his coach and team. I for one am a diehard skins fan and I guess I was brought up during Gibbs 1 and am i guessed spoiled by having a coach with class. Winning with class, losing with class is what I have always known. its amazes me to see how feverishly he was defending his teams actions and didn't think it was classless if not unwaranted behavior by his coach. I eventually had to end the conversation because I was getting a little over heated. It was not the fact we got our asses whipped, it is the fashion at which the patriots were instructed to play by their coach. He just could not see this and kept screaming this is what they are paid to do. I guess I was hoping to have a conversation with a knowledgable fan that understands the meaning of winning with class, but I guess I was wrong.

I just became on of the biggest colt supporters for next week. and who ever else plays their sorry asses the rest of the year. I hope he tries this shit with someone that has no patience or tollerance for that crap.

One thing is for sure, the football world will be sharply divided during this game on Sunday. It's so funny how this is drawing contrasting, and depending on which side of the argument you fall on, surprising opinions.

People that rooted against the Colts all their life, just might be pulling for them to put a little egg on Belichick's face this coming Sunday.

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

One thing is for sure, the football world will be sharply divided during this game on Sunday. It's so funny how this is drawing contrasting, and depending on which side of the argument you fall on, surprising opinions.

People that rooted against the Colts all their life, just might be pulling for them to put a little egg on Belichick's face this coming Sunday.

Absolutely right, and regardless of your position on all of this, I think we can all agree that this coming weekend is going to be one hell of a game to watch, especially given how divided and passionate the fans are on both sides.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

I work with a Patriots fan and we just had a heated, VERY heated discussion about this. Its funny how most of us and sports columnist, experts feel this was classless act by what transpired on the field yesterday, he was flipping out defending his coach and team. I for one am a diehard skins fan and I guess I was brought up during Gibbs 1 and am i guessed spoiled by having a coach with class. Winning with class, losing with class is what I have always known. its amazes me to see how feverishly he was defending his teams actions and didn't think it was classless if not unwaranted behavior by his coach. I eventually had to end the conversation because I was getting a little over heated. It was not the fact we got our asses whipped, it is the fashion at which the patriots were instructed to play by their coach. He just could not see this and kept screaming this is what they are paid to do. I guess I was hoping to have a conversation with a knowledgable fan that understands the meaning of winning with class, but I guess I was wrong.

I just became on of the biggest colt supporters for next week. and who ever else plays their sorry asses the rest of the year. I hope he tries this shit with someone that has no patience or tollerance for that crap.

Most of the sports reporters have never ever played sports. They just report on them. So what they say should not really mean anything. Also not all of the people believe what NE did was wrong. I am one of them.

I have heard most of the former Redskin players say that NE did nothing wrong. You have your opinion but as I've said before, the defense is suppose to stop the offense.

[12thMan]

I'll tell you what this game is really headed toward: The day when Roger Goodell has to hand over that Vince Lombardi trophy to Bob Kraft and that SOB Belichick and feign his sincerest congratulations to the Patriots and their city. You think Belichick isn't replaying this in his mind somehow?

[Dlyne8r]

Take a look at a great piece by John Clayton on ESPN.com:

"Running it up: Belichick, Pats take no prisoners"

Among other things Clayton writes: "...On Sunday, Belichick kicked a Hall of Fame coach while he was down, running up the score on Joe Gibbs' Redskins in a 52-7 win..."

ESPN - Clayton: Running it up: Belichick, Pats take no prisoners - NFL

[warriorzpath]

All I know about this is - class or no class, I would be pissed if I was one of the redskins. The rest of the season, I would be looking to tear someone's head off on every play - just to get another chance at putting Brady or Vrabel's ass in the hospital, hopefully in the superbowl.