Friday, January 11, 2008
SPY game vs. Steroids
We have all seen Barry Bonds' career and reputation shattered because of steroid allegations, along with a number of other major league baseball players just the same. This begs the question: Why does no one care that the Patriots cheated? When the Patriots were caught and confronted for spying on other teams signal calling the NFL burned the evidence and the media dropped the story. This is ludicrous!! I would pose the question; What if Bonds knew what pitch the pitcher was going to throw every time he stepped into the batters box? The answer is simple, he would have 1200 home runs and leave all records in the dust. Yes steroid use is cheating by making you unnaturally stronger than the competition but it falls well short of the advantages of having knowledge as to what your opponent is going to do. This is the knowledge that has lifted the seemingly average patriots and below average quarterback to an undefeated force led by one of the "greatest" quarterbacks of all time. Odd? I'd say so. Tom Brady's draft sheet graded him at a C- which is barely enough to get drafted and he had settled into a backup roll with the patriots. His chance came when Drew Bledsoe went down giving Brady the opportunity to start. This was the same time that the Patriots spy games allegedly began. If Brady was this good wouldn't professional scouts have noticed years ago? And how did the same team that had been no better than average for years, become the "best team in NFL history?" Again the answer is simple, any professional quarterback that knows what the defense is doing play after play can escalate themselves to Brady's current status. When we try to explain Brady's abilities it always goes like this; he doesn't have a great arm hes slow and all around not your typical athlete, but he just seems to know what's going on and has exceptional awareness. Interesting to say the least. The type of cheating done by the Patriots is far more game altering than any performance enhancing drug and it is a shame that the league and media drop the issue. (the same media that is relentless on Bonds and other baseball players) I mean we wouldn't want to lose the NFL's darling team. After all, ratings are much more important than fair play. ugh
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