Classless Coach Belichick

[TheBigD]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Or maybe it's the reason why everyone thinks the Pats lack class. It's akin to beating a guy in a boxing match and then just stomping on his head as he sits there motionless. Sorry, but that's a punk move.

I was listening to the John Thompson Show on sports talk 980 and he was saying what I was thinking. Be quiet and play, why beg for mercy. He gave examples of the Skins running the score on the Giants and their 45-0 win against Detroit years back. Why do overpaid men want sports teams to take it easy one them? I am not too fond of the Redskins, obviously, but I really wanted them to beat the crap out of NE. I wanted the Skins D to beat up on Brady. The whole week leading up to it, it was our safties this and our safeties that. How can they let Brady their back up QB score running TDs?

BTW, the example you gave doesn't apply to this situation. The game was not over, maybe the Redskins thought it was but it actually wasn't.

Finally, I'm tired of hearing people say that we are crying like babies for calling the Pats out for showing no class. I'm not crying, I'm pissed. Perhaps you cry when you are angry, but I don't.

I think you are not getting it right. In this case, crying is more like whining. I have no problem people here whining, but players, come on.

[dgack]

Originally Posted by TheBigD

I think you are not getting it right. In this case, crying is more like whining. I have no problem people here whining, but players, come on.

First of all, Godfrey was the only one who said anything, and the dude's a veteran. I believe he used to wear your colors, hmmm...

Second, the other players and the coaches all said "the right thing" and said they didn't do enough to stop the Pats. So let's not start projecting a bunch of message board angst onto the team. But don't get it twisted, either -- everyone on that team knows what New England did to them, and everyone on the Patriots knows full well what they are doing to other teams. I'll say it again, karma is a bitch.

Third, there are PLENTY of people who are not Redskins fans who have called this what it is, and it's running up the score. We can all argue over whether sports commentators know what the hell they're talking about or not, but there's really no question that most commentators outside of Boston are taking notice of what this team is doing. I've even read some stories from the Boston media that refer to it as Belichick "raising a middle finger to the NFL".

And let's not forget that during the Ol' Ball Coach's brief run, we were accused of running up the score in that exhibition game.

CJOnline.com | Handheld Version | Spurrier answering questions about running up score 08/07/02

I thought it was an arrogant and tacky move then when we did it, and I think it's arrogant and tacky now. When the day comes that a key player gets injured late in a game where they're pulling this BS, you better believe the second-guessing will start flying.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by TheBigD

I was listening to the John Thompson Show on sports talk 980 and he was saying what I was thinking. Be quiet and play, why beg for mercy. He gave examples of the Skins running the score on the Giants and their 45-0 win against Detroit years back. Why do overpaid men want sports teams to take it easy one them? I am not too fond of the Redskins, obviously, but I really wanted them to beat the crap out of NE. I wanted the Skins D to beat up on Brady. The whole week leading up to it, it was our safties this and our safeties that. How can they let Brady their back up QB score running TDs?

BTW, the example you gave doesn't apply to this situation. The game was not over, maybe the Redskins thought it was but it actually wasn't.

I think you are not getting it right. In this case, crying is more like whining. I have no problem people here whining, but players, come on.

There was a nice little article on what you said on PFT i believe. To discount what you are saying, A Joe Gibbs team WILL NOT humiliate an oponent by running up the score. the Detroit game we ran the ball from mid 3rd quarter until end of the game. When we ran the ball down to the 2, we knelt down so we wouldn't score. The 49ers game from 2005, we didn't throw a pass after mid 3rd quarter, portis didn't touch the ball the 2nd half. and Ramsey played the last quarter or more. I dont want anyone saying Gibbs ran the score up on anyone, never happened, never will. Even if we played NE tomorrow and we up 38-0 in the 3rd, he would sit on the ball. He would not go for revenge, he would show class something the other dickhead knows nothing about.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

There was a nice little article on what you said on PFT i believe. To discount what you are saying, A Joe Gibbs team WILL NOT humiliate an oponent by running up the score. the Detroit game we ran the ball from mid 3rd quarter until end of the game. When we ran the ball down to the 2, we knelt down so we wouldn't score. The 49ers game from 2005, we didn't throw a pass after mid 3rd quarter, portis didn't touch the ball the 2nd half. and Ramsey played the last quarter or more. I dont want anyone saying Gibbs ran the score up on anyone, never happened, never will. Even if we played NE tomorrow and we up 38-0 in the 3rd, he would sit on the ball. He would not go for revenge, he would show class something the other dickhead knows nothing about.

Maybe it's about damn time we start humiliating someone, dontcha think? By the way, Wilbon has nice article about all this too.

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