Kige goes out of his way to rip Buffalo in two of the three facets of his weekly NFL recap. Tom Brady was his performer of the week, and the Bills were his disappointment of the week in which he called an "embarrassment". I guess the Steelers losing to my pitiful New York Jets wasn't an option for the biggest disappointment. Kige also calls the Cleveland/Baltimore ending the best he's seen in seven years. Didn't know watching refs discussing a call for 10 minutes constitutes great action. Kige must have some funky fetish.
Another week, another opponent the New England Patriots have steamrolled. With the 56-10 romp of the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park Sunday night, the Pats once again asserted that they are the best team in the NFL. But does perfection really have to be so classless?
The NFL has only ever seen one perfect team, the 1972 Miami Dolphins. And every year the remaining members of that team get together and toast with champagne the first loss of the final undefeated team in the NFL, knowing that their immortality is, at least for one more year, safe. When asked if anyone will ever be as good as they were, the answer is always a definate no. So, it makes you wonder, does perfection make you classless?
My answer is yes.
Bill Belichick and the Patriots lack all the class in the world at the moment. Up 35-7 against an inept Bills offense, Belichick had his players go for it on 4th and 1. They made it, and a touchdown was scored a few plays later, making it 42-7. The next time the Patriots get a chance to score, 4th and 1 again. Again, the Patriots go for it, a few plays later, another score. 49-7. This isn't the first time we've seen this happen. Numerous times the Patriots have been accused of running up the score on opponents. I don't really think it's accusations anymore, I think it's fact. Bill Belichick and the Patriots have no class, and no respect for their opponents. Even against the Bills, a team Belichick has stated that he likes, he runs up the score. Why? Who knows. Pride? Ego? Tom Brady said this to Yahoo! Sports last night, "Coach says he puts you out there to score when you touch it, he doesn't put you out there to punt." That may be, but respect is part of the game. You don't respect an opponent when you run up the score. It's fine to punt when you're up 35-7, or 42-7. And when you bring out a defenseman for your punter late in the game, that is just showing how low the Patriots can truly sink, and how obsessed with winning they have become. Winning is important, but it isn't the only thing. Respect for the fans, your opponents, and the game itself are more important than winning. And that's why when someone finally lays out Brady, and it will happen, and maybe injures him, everyone will stand up and cheer.
Maybe the Belichick should eat a piece of that "humble pie" he's preaching to his players. Maybe the Patriots won't be hated by everyone in the league then. Because I know one thing. If it turns out that the Patriots and Cowboys make it to the Super Bowl, for the first time in my life, I will be a Cowboys fan because I refuse to cheer for a team that lacks any class whatsoever.
To follow up Ben Amey's post last night, Bills TE Kevin Everett has "sparse movement" after surgery Sunday, that according to Everett's agent Brian Overstreet. Everett went down after a helmet-to-helmet collision with Denver's Domenik Hixon on the kickoff to open the second half.
"The next couple of days is going to be critical," said Overstreet, responding to a question about paralysis. "Our concern is for him to come out of this healthy and, hopefully, be able to walk again."
Everett is a second-year player out of Miami who figured to play a large role in Buffalo's passing attack. He is 25-years-old.
As much as watching the Bills lose to the Broncos on a last second field goal hurt (literally last second. By the time the holder got his hands on the ball, the clock read 0:00), there are times when other events overshadow the outcome of the game even more.
The latest news out of Buffalo is that reserve tight end Kevin Everett has a cervical spine injury, and is currently in surgery. While it is almost certain that Everett will be out for the rest of the season, right now the worry should be whether Everett's quality of life will be affected by this injury, and whether he will ever be able to walk again, let alone play.
It's at times like these where we are forced to realize that, as much as winning seasons are nice, as much as playoff appearances and Super Bowl wins are what these teams strive for, we are all still human. We are all still incredibly vulnerable.
All Everett did was drop his head. He dropped his head after charging 60-yards down-field to make a tackle on a player from the opposing team. He dropped his head, his head hit the opposing player's helmet/shoulder, and Everett dropped. After that, the only movement that came from him was muscle twitching. His eyes were moving and blinking when they loaded him into the ambulance.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Everett and his family. My prayers go out to the Bills team and the organization. I know that, right now, while the loss hurts, it really doesn't matter to the team. The health of their teammate does.
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