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The Press v. Belichick

September 18, 2007 | by Keith | Categories Newspapers, Sports Radio, Television |

My goal for this blog has always been not to dwell on things, to keep the information fresh.  But I have to add two short examples as to how the press does have a bias against Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

The first occurred last Saturday.  There was an article in one of the Boston area papers by a columnist taking Belichick to task for not showing enough remorse over his fine and loss of a first round draft pick.  It outraged me that they expected so much from the coach after he issued a written apology to the team and the fans. 

I wrote the columnist (unnamed because it is not important) the following e-mail:

I enjoy your columns but I must take you to task on your Saturday column looking for Bill Belichick to say he was sorry for Video-Gate.
 
He issued a written apology?  What more do you guys in the media want Blood?  You want to hear it from his lips.  OK.  But if he doesn’t say
it, does it mean he was not apologetic?
 
One of the definitions of apology is the following (from dictionary.com):

1.  a written or spoken expression of one’s regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another:
 
Stop with this vendetta against the coach because he doesn’t give you
guys all the answers you want.  He is arrogant.  He did a ridiculously
stupid thing.  He’s been punished.  His reputation will always be
tarnished (falsely so in my opinion).  You guys know how he deals with
the press.  It’s not going to change.  Let it go.
 
Thanks for reading.  I enjoy the dialogue.

Here is his response…as I received it:

Yes, Keith, it DOES mean he’s not apologetic. And it also means he IS
arrogant.

No bitterness there.

The second example came from today’s New York Post.  It was a very subtle gesture by the paper in the NFL standings section of the sports page:

Classy.  Any questions?

(Photo courtesy Sports By Broooks)


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