maverick4
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Both have done a few things that ended up getting blown up by the media.
Belichick pushed a reporter, and the whole world said he was a bully and an ass and that it reflected his character. Every one of Belichick's handshakes or press conferences are scrutinized and painted to reflect his horrible personality somehow. Spygate, essentially doing 60 in a 45mph zone, has branded him a cheater and some of the worst things I've heard about a coach in awhile. And who can forget Tom Jackson's 'they hate their coach' line.
It's the same thing with Randy Moss. The guy fake-mooned after a touchdown once, and he left a blowout game early with seconds left once. He was frustrated (like Corey Dillon was) in Oakland playing for freaking Art Shell. Each time he's done something imperfect, somehow we were led by the media to believe he was one of the worst human beings and locker room cancers in the league.
Bottom line, this coach and player are all about winning. One may have had social grace issues coming into the league, the other may have had some immaturity issues, but both were blown up so much that the myth about them didn't match up at all to what they were actually were like. Belichick obviously has another side to him off the football field, and Moss is a lot more humble and about winning and team-play than most give him credit for.
Belichick pushed a reporter, and the whole world said he was a bully and an ass and that it reflected his character. Every one of Belichick's handshakes or press conferences are scrutinized and painted to reflect his horrible personality somehow. Spygate, essentially doing 60 in a 45mph zone, has branded him a cheater and some of the worst things I've heard about a coach in awhile. And who can forget Tom Jackson's 'they hate their coach' line.
It's the same thing with Randy Moss. The guy fake-mooned after a touchdown once, and he left a blowout game early with seconds left once. He was frustrated (like Corey Dillon was) in Oakland playing for freaking Art Shell. Each time he's done something imperfect, somehow we were led by the media to believe he was one of the worst human beings and locker room cancers in the league.
Bottom line, this coach and player are all about winning. One may have had social grace issues coming into the league, the other may have had some immaturity issues, but both were blown up so much that the myth about them didn't match up at all to what they were actually were like. Belichick obviously has another side to him off the football field, and Moss is a lot more humble and about winning and team-play than most give him credit for.
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