September 14, 2007
Big Ole Black Eye
I AM a football fan. In particular a Pro Football fan. I am NOT a Pats fan. Oh, they're good and all, but I could and would never call myself a fan.
That being said, I really feel bad for the Patriots players right now.
Thanks to their coach, Bill Belichick, they will all have to live with the doubt, the murmurs, that maybe their record is so good because they cheated. Maybe they didn't REALLY deserve all that glory.
And they do. Tom Brady is one of the best QBs I've seen. They always seem to be "the team to beat" lately.
And the coach has tainted that. By choosing to cheat, to tape signals from the other team. On the first game day of the season. How silly is that? It's not the playoffs. It's not "crunch time". It was Opening Day. Really, bottom line, it's not gonna help all that much.
So the TEAM will bear the shame. The TEAM will always have a taint to them for the years he was the leader.
A great leader brings a team/unit/group to glory. Hones their skills, brings out the best. For a while, I would have said that Belichick was one of the greatest. Now? Not because of anything more than a bad decision, I'll never be able to comfortably say that again.
The Patriots won three of the last four Super Bowls Belichick has led them to. But all that will be marred by a big "Yeah, but..."
Good goin' Belichick. You have an incredible group of athletes and THIS will be what will haunt that legacy.
Posted by Tammi at September 14, 2007 05:11 AM | TrackBackThis really is a pathetic situation. But don't think the players are 100% innocent either.
Posted by: Contagion at September 14, 2007 08:00 AMWOW! I had not heard about this until now. Personally, as good as Belichick has been, I'm surprised that he has not stepped down as coach voluntarily or was flat out fired. Unless the owner knew what was going on in the first place.
::shakes head:: Such a shame that this should be another lesson for our kids. He may have wanted to win at any cost but he has also taught the kids who look up to the sport that it's ok to cheat... unless you get caught.
Posted by: Lemon Stand at September 14, 2007 10:54 AM