Patriots and Running Up the Score
You know it really pains me to say this, because I've actually been a pretty big fan of both Tom Brady and Bill Belichek over the years. I've always admired the way they conduct their business up there, their dedication to excellence, and (of course) their success.
But this year man ... I don't know what's going on. Starting with the whole cheating scandal and the way Belichek handled that and now with this whole running up the score thing.
I mean there's a definite unwritten rule in the NFL that you DO NOT run up the score. Ever. Under any circumstances. Yet yesterday, in the 4th quarter, when they were up by nearly 40 points on the 'Skins and pitching a shutout, Belichek has Brady passing all over the place.
There was no doubt he was trying to score more points. That's just totally inexcuseable in my book. Very classless.
To me, it almost invalidates all the records and everything they're going to set this year because there's a reason no other team put up these kinds of numbers ... they had respect for their opponents. :mad: