Okay, I believe the word is OVERKILL. Everywhere you look it's someone praising or bashing Whitlock's take on Sean Taylor. So for a little something different:
Shhhhhhhhh. You have to be able to keep a secret now. I find myself rooting for the evil ones. Belicheck and his group of bullies. Why would I do this?
1. I have Tom Brady on my fantasy football team as well as the Patriots defense and special teams. Times are good. VERY GOOD. I found myself rooting for not just Brady and the D/ST, but for the Patriots team.
2. I root for all the guys who went to Michigan to have success. Never in anyone's wildest dreams did they have Tom Brady having this much success in the NFL, but it's fun to watch Brady just prove people wrong time after time.
3. I find myself rooting for success lately. Don't know what it is, but I'm not rooting against teams I would normally despise. Maybe it's an appreciation that Tom Brady could throw 50 touchdowns this season. It's admiring the fact the Patriots could go 19-0.
I was on the "Belicheat" bandwagon like everyone else earlier this year. Then I asked myslef, " Why are you watching the Patriots play if you're not enjoying the game?" It is just a game, someone wins, someone loses. It's not the end of the world if the Pats shred the NFL apart, it's actually a little fun knowing they can kick #### and take names. Who wouldn't want their team to be able to do that? It takes a lot of misguided energy to ridicule the success of a football team. And a lot of jealousy also.
Which brings me to another point- Why can't anyone appreciate greatness? Why is it we all have to bash the coach, rip on the owner, or wish injuries on players? What have they ever done to us? IT'S JUST A GAME!!!!!!!!!
So if the Pats beat my boy Peyton and the Colts in the playoffs, there will be no rooting against them. I want to see history. I want to see the Pats run the table. I want to see Brady and Belicheck win their 4th Super Bowl ring, further cementing their legacies. Sure, there will be numerous posts praising the Patriots, but as they say, "To the victors go the spoils".
Born and raised in the great state of MEE-CHI-GAN. Had a one year stint in Indianapolis where I grew to love all things Hoosier and watched the Colts bring home a Super Bowl trophy. My primary teams remain the Tigers, Pistons, Lions, Red Wings, and Wolverines and I wouldn't trade any of them. Still follow NASCAR, but it's not the same without the black number 3. My favorite sport by far is college basketball. I'll watch pretty much any game between November-Febr uary and March is the pinnacle of it all with the MADNESS. It can't be beat.
