Bittersweet victory is an understatement. The Patriots, without Welker, Gronk and Woodhead, are simply not the same offense. They have reverted back to their old, boring ways, back when they had slow, plodding runners like Antwan Smith and uber criminal Corey Dillon. Yes, I know they won Super Bowls that way, but were they a team any of us really rooted for?
And now they have perhaps the NFL's most odious player in Lagarette "Lightning" Blount. It's bad enough that he's mixed in the game plan, but for the past several games, he has been THE focal point of the offense. Why has he been promoted over the more talented Ridley and Bolden, and the infinitely superior Vereen? I'm sorry, but I can't get past how offensive this clown is. Without the NFL, there is no question he would be in prison.
And once again, we are treated to a long TD run from the league's slowest "halfback." How many times can one RB be that lucky, to waddle through a huge hole and somehow have the entire defensive backfield disappear? By contrast, how has one of the league's fastest runners, Danny Woodhead, never had this experience? Does this make any sense at all?
If Blount weren't there, the Patriots would be my unquestioned favorite team. But alas, this one particular player is in the Lawrence Phillips category, in my book, and he has now inexplicably gone from being inactive some games to becoming the star of the offense.
This really shouldn't surprise me, as Blount has plenty of company in his category; the undeserving, the unqualified and the unlikable. The NFL, like the NBA, is so thoroughly criminal, so intrinsically corrupt, that it has to reject the rare Tebows, and just as surely has to keep extending opportunities to the Blounts, and his fellow criminal teammate, Aquib Talib.
As for the other game, I didn't see any of it until the last few minutes. I'm guessing that the Saints defense, like every other defense the 5'10 Wilson has played, was somehow unable to bat down any of his passes. I think I saw a stat that said Luck had 8 passes batted or deflected tonight. And we are still awaiting this midget's first batted down pass?
If the Patriots get to the Super Bowl, of course I'll be rooting strongly for them against any of the three despicable, black quarterback-led NFC teams. But it just won't be the same with Blount waddling into the line time after time, and no Gronk, Welker or Woodhead. Yes, Edelman and Amendola being out there is great, but they will never be allowed to be the focal points of this offense, in the way that Gronk and Welker were. And how can anyone maintain that Kembrell Thompkins should be playing ahead of Austin Collie?
Okay, enough negativity. It is great that the whitest team in the league won, and is on the verge of another Super Bowl. Maybe I am just that hard to please.
Do we really know or care if Ridley and Vereen are "better people" than Blount? Vereen had his chances to shine but kept failing to make catches and Ridley has been a serial fumbler this season. Blount is a power back who has some running skills. I guess it will take an all-White roster that goes 17-0 every season to pacify some.
