
I usually subscribe to the notion 'if you have a problem with us scoring, why don't you stop us.' If the second string is in and running the football well, by all means keep scoring. You can't tell players who don't get the chance very often to just not try.
However, there are two instances where continued scoring is unacceptable: 1) You're throwing deep and 2) going for it on 4th down. Bill Belichick accomplished both on Sunday. Randall Godfrey (who?) of the Washington Redskins was not pleased and told Belichick as much after the game:
A little overboard, but that's fair. I still have a problem with a defensive player complaining (tackle somebody, dude), but when you're throwing deep and going for it on 4th down it IS a blatant show of disrespect. Godfrey did say something incredibly stupid, however, did you catch it?"I said something to (Belichick) after the game," Godfrey said to NBCSports.com. "I told him, 'You need to show some respect for the game.' You just don't do that. I don't care how bad it is. You're up 35 points and you're still throwing deep? That's no respect."
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"You look at all the great head coaches ... I'm just disappointed," he said. "You gotta show some class, show some respect. Joe Gibbs? We wouldn't have done that. Bill Walsh? You wouldn't see those types of guys doing that stuff. I've never seen nothing like that. Most teams, you get up like that you sit on the ball and try to run the time out. They're up 30-some points and they're throwing deep. That was blatant disrespect. I hope we can see them again, definitely. You don't see Joe Gibbs doing that. You can't even imagine that kind of stuff coming from him. Joe Gibbs. Bill Walsh. Bill Parcells. This isn't like college going for power rankings. This is the pros you show some respect, show some class."
"I hope we can see them again, definitely."Really? You have hope to see them again? Good luck with that.
Anyways, Belichick responded exactly how you would guess:
"I've been coaching too long," Belichick said. "I remember being on that side. When I was coaching defense it was my job to keep the score down, not theirs. When you're playing defense it's your job to stop them. It's not (the offense's) job to not score. It's like I tell the offense, what the (bleep) do you think I send you guys out there for? To punt? We have a punt team for that. That's not your job. Your job is to go out there and score points. If you come off the field and you haven't scored points you haven't done your job."A few bloggers aren't pleased either: Mister Irrelevant offers a hearty FU to Belickick, Deuce of Davenport warns that karma is a bitch and The Big Picture believes the Pats crossed the line this time.
Was this a show of disrespect or are you OK with the Pats running up the score if they can't be stopped?
Belichick gets under Godfrey's skin (NBC Sports)



















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You cannot 'accurately recall' something that happened before you were born. That is an oxymoron. It would be the same as saying you 'accurately recall' the fall of the Roman Empire after you read the book.

. Sorry 'Fridge, its time to pass the torch.

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