As I witnessed the New England Patriots 45-7 massacre of the Indianapolis Colts that was disguised as the 2014 AFC Championship last weekend I did not then, nor will I probably ever forget about the years that Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick, his staff and his chief disciple, QB Tom Brady raped the NFL and the NFL nation of fair play. All of the talking heads regurgitated over, and over and over, about the Patriots victory over the Colts being significant because it was the 20th playoff victory of the duo from New England.
Beware, beware folks, I am about to step up onto my soapbox. The Patriots are again accused of breaking the rules. Mike Reiss from espnboston.com reported after the game that; “The NFL is investigating whether the New England Patriots intentionally deflated footballs during their victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday’s rain-soaked AFC Championship Game. The NFL will investigate whether the Patriots intentionally deflated footballs Sunday, making them easier to grip and catch in the rainy conditions at Gillette Stadium.
A league spokesman confirmed the investigation, which was first reported Sunday by television station WTHR in Indianapolis, to ESPN on Monday morning. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, however, laughed when asked about the report. “I think I’ve heard it all at this point … it’s ridiculous,” Brady said Monday morning during his weekly interview with Boston radio station WEEI. “I don’t even respond to stuff like this.”
It seems easy to laugh and thumb your nose at folks when you know that your marketability and the marketability of the franchise that you perform for, is worth far more than accountability. White America has sent me vicious emails, accused me of being a Black Panther, called me a moron and sent me other “undesirable gifts” via the United States Postal Service. Why? Well all because long ago in a land far, far away, I decided to exit the Brady, Belichick bandwagon when the Patriots were accused and convicted in 2007 of illegally videotaping the practices of the competition.
This is what Bob Kravitz tweeted after the game. “Deflated footballs or not, the Patriots were the better team Sunday, the Colts by nearly 200 yards and dominating both sides of the ball for the majority of the game. It would be a huge stretch to suggest the final score was a product of a football that may have weighed slightly less than usual.”
Yeah Bob and the Patriots would rather lose a few draft picks as opposed to not reaching and winning the Super Bowl.
Heck, if I were a part of the Seattle Seahawks management I would ban janitors and any other non-essential personnel from any walkthroughs and any other pregame activity because history has proven what has been and what is still ongoing; the Patriots are just like “Papa they will beg, borrow and steal to “just win baby.” And do you know what? When they are busted, the evidence against them will again vanish in a puff of smoke thicker than the smoke from a LeGarrete Blount, “blunt.”
Let’s explore the world of sports. In October of 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was exposed for using PEDs and was stripped of seven of his Tour de France victories. American track star Marion Jones was also relieved of all of her awards as a result of “doping.” In December of 2007, Ms. Jones was stripped of all five of her Olympic medals when she was also accused and convicted of using steroids. There is a huge difference. Before her sentencing cnn.com reported that; “Jones broke down as she asked [Judge] Karas not to send her to prison. “I plead with you to alleviate the situation by not separating me from my boys, even for a short period of time,” she said. But Karas noted that “athletes in society … serve as role models to children around the world. When there is a widespread level of cheating, it sends all the wrong messages.” “People live with their choices,” he added, “and the choice not to play by the rules has been compounded by the choice to break the law.”
Wait a minute is it only “athletes in society” that serve as role models to children around the world? When there is a widespread and systemic level of cheating by particular coaches too, doesn’t that send all of the wrong messages as well?
I assume that it sends “a “message from the right” to imprison a Black female with small children because of the possibility that the betting public stationed in Las Vegas and beyond may have won or lost a ton of money based on her track and field performance. Also the money that she made as a result of her “enhanced performances” could not even cause the needle on the NFL “money meter” to even quiver. Judge Karas also had one final dagger for Ms. Jones he had the audacity to say to her; “There are times when a sentence can have a deterrent factor.” The Patriots never received a “real” sentence for their transgressions, so what penalty will serve to deter them from future violations? Oh it’s the New England Patriots, what violations? (cnn.com and espnboston.com are the sources for this report)
Aubrey Bruce can be reached at: abruce@newpittsburghcourier.com or 412.583.6741
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