Ladainian Tomlinson; A Far Cry From a "Class Act"

With a remarkable win over a highly favored San Diego Chargers squad, it would only seem fitting for sportswriters to commend the New England Patriots on their recent upset victory

Afterall, this is the same Patriots team who critics so often scrutinize on a weekly basis. One would naturally assume that a playoff victory over a 14-2 league powerhouse might attain some well deserved respect. Immediately following the conclusion of the game, however, it became evident that the Patriots were still subject to unneccesary criticism.

Rather that appropriately complementing New England on their victory, league M.V.P Ladainian Tomlinson labled the Patriots "classless" as a result of an onfield celebration following their game winning field goal. Tomlinson went on to imply that New England adopted this mentality from their head coach. Whats more upsetting than these preposterous allegations is the fact that the majority of the media has taken the side of Ladainian, reiterating his belief that the Pats have no class.

The only aspect of this ordeal exceeding Tomlinson's level of disrespect is the idea that his remarks towards New England are legitimate.

In the past five years, the Patriots have undoubtedly defined "class" in the National Football League. For one player to belittle a dynasty because of a dance is simply absurd. For an entire media of jouralists and sportswriters to agree with Tomlinson is beyond comprehension.

Ideally, league M.V.Ps have a tendency to focus on significant aspects of the game. With an abrupt end to an excellent season, it would have only seem fitting for Tomlinson to display sportsmanship in his post game interview. Rather than display sportsmanship, he seemed hellbent on defending the rights of his teammates dance. Any player in the league who becomes that emotional over a dance deserves to be the M.V.P of a cheerleading competition, not the National Football League.