Classless Coach Belichick

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Originally Posted by MTRedskinsFan

Belichick did exactly what he should have done. When a team self-destucts on the field of battle the opposition has absolutely no obligation to slow down. If the Skins had an opportunity to do this it would have been the right thing to do as well, but I think we all know that's not how it would play out. Hence the difference between teams with a killer instinct and teams without one. Belichick is a guy I respected but never liked. After today I respect him a little more.

This isn't a "field of battle." It's a professional sporting event and has very little in common with an actual battlefield. Even if it were a field of battle it doesn't justify abusing the opposition once they've been soundly beaten. This isn't the Roman Empire, circa 70 A.D.

I agree with the "It's the Skins responsibility to stop the scoring" to a certain extent. Into the late third or even early fourth quarter and with a point differential of 30-40 points, yeah, the Skins take the blame.

But at a certain point it's a lot more akin to kicking a wounded dog than it is playing an opponent. Do you blame the dog for not "getting out of the way of the kicks to stop the pain?" Nobody is arguing that we were outplayed and outcoached in every facet of the game, but that doesn't excuse Belichick running up the score when there is obviously zero chance of a comeback.

Gregg Easterbrook sums it up perfectly in his Good vs. Evil article. Well worth the read, and I'm with Gregg when I say it's obvious who I'll be pulling for on Nov. 4th.