When I heard that the New England Patriots had been caught cheating in a game against the New York Jets I could hardly believe it. The Patriots and their coach have had great respect from me for a long time. Now that respect seems badly misplaced.
Why would they even need to cheat against the Jets? You would think they would save the cheating for a game and a team that they would really have to worry about. Surely without cheating they had a very good chance of beating the Jets. Not putting the Jets down but the Jets do not have the team that the Patriots have.
And now it comes out that the Patriots are suspected of cheating in other games. My mental image of the coach of the Patriots as being such an awesome coach has been wrecked. And my repect for the Patriots organization has been badly damaged.
Of course, maybe this kind of cheating is actually common in the NFL. I don't know. But a truly great team should not need to cheat and a truly great organization should be able to rise above all of this kind of stuff.
The Patriots and their coach now have to live with their new image. I hope they enjoy that new image.
Why would they even need to cheat against the Jets? You would think they would save the cheating for a game and a team that they would really have to worry about. Surely without cheating they had a very good chance of beating the Jets. Not putting the Jets down but the Jets do not have the team that the Patriots have.
And now it comes out that the Patriots are suspected of cheating in other games. My mental image of the coach of the Patriots as being such an awesome coach has been wrecked. And my repect for the Patriots organization has been badly damaged.
Of course, maybe this kind of cheating is actually common in the NFL. I don't know. But a truly great team should not need to cheat and a truly great organization should be able to rise above all of this kind of stuff.
The Patriots and their coach now have to live with their new image. I hope they enjoy that new image.