Yes, the Patriots whipped the Redskins. But I have no respect for their coach anymore.
New England Patriot's coach Bill Belichick had little response to the comments of Washington Redskins linebacker Randall Godfrey , who criticized the coach for going for it on fourth down twice in the fourth quarter of New England's 52-7 victory.
Godfrey told NBCSports.com that he approached Belichick after the game and told him he needed to "show some respect for the game."
"You look at all the great head coaches . . . I'm just disappointed," Godfrey told NBCSports.com. "You got to show some class, show some respect. Joe Gibbs? We wouldn't have done that. Bill Walsh? You wouldn't see those types of guys doing that stuff. I've never seen nothing like that. Most teams, you get up like that you sit on the ball and try to run the time out. They're up 30-some points and they're throwing deep. That was blatant disrespect. . . . This isn't like college going for power rankings. This is the pros, you show some respect, show some class."
Yes, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series(again), but I lost respect for the organization in it's cockiness. Very easily could have lost to the Cleveland Indians and never made it to the World Series. And all this talk of "building a team within" - the Red Sox payroll was $147 million this year!!!
Because the plan called for it, and to the Red Sox, baseball is just that: a task, a philosophy, a process – and one they seem close to perfecting. For the second time in four years, the Red Sox hoisted the World Series trophy, sprayed champagne and kissed their wives with the passion they haven't since their wedding day. Joy abounded at Coors Field, where the Rockies slinked off the field embarrassed by a Red Sox team that, like the group that assembled it, went about its business ruthlessly.
The Red Sox throttled the Los Angeles Angels in the first round and overwhelmed the Indians, outscoring them 30-5 in the final three games of the series. And the World Series was even more lopsided: a combined 29-10 score that, even in its disparity, does not illustrate the difference between the teams.
Personally, I will take the class acts of the Redskins and Rockies over the two Boston teams.
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