I'm not going to pretend that this isn't biased. I'm a huge Patriots fan, and I have been since before I can remember. My first NFL jerseys were Curtis Martin and Drew Bledsoe, before they defected to the state of New York. So if you're looking for objectivity, look elsewhere. I'm on my soapbox for a little while, and there's something that I just can't comprehend.Question: Why the hell are people cheering about an injury? I realize everyone is insanely jealous of the Patriots. For some reason, the Super Bowl loss did nothing to quench the insatiable masses, who would love nothing more than for their team to even compare to the Patriots. I understand the jealousy. I really do. Back when the Patriots were going 1-15 and 2-14 in 2 of 3 years, I was looking at teams like the Cowboys, wishing the Patriots could be like them.
But I wasn't among the fans cheering when Michael Irvin got hurt. I wasn't happy to hear about Shawn Merriman's potentially career-threatening injury. I wasn't glad that Ben Roethlisberger doesn't practice motorcycle safety.For all the talk last year about the Patriots being a "classless" team by running up the score, this certainly takes the cake. It's amazing how people will take a game so seriously that they consider it offensive that men who are paid millions to play it, continue to play it even when the outcome is pretty much decided. And then those same people will cheer when a man suffers an injury that could potentially negatively change the rest of his life. Hello Pot, this is Kettle. Have we met?
Bills fans, Jets fans, be hopeful. Maybe you have a chance at winning the AFC East this year, an accomplishment that the Patriots have monopolized for nearly this entire decade. Colts, Chargers, Jaguars fans, congratulations. Maybe your road to the Super Bowl just got a little easier. If you are happy for the improvement in your team's chances, then that's fine.
But let's not lose focus. As much as you may hate Tom Brady, and be jealous of anything he has accomplished, he's NOT a Michael Vick, Bill Romanowski, Shawn Merriman, or anyone like that. No matter how jealous you are of his trophies, his accomplishments, his girlfriend(s), his looks, or whatever else would inspire contempt, he's NOT a bad guy.Cheer his injury if you want to, but just know one thing: you're a worthless piece of crap.
Like I said... slightly biased. But that's how the cookie crumbles.
Manhattan Cheered Tom Brady's Injury. Did You? [NY Times]


























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