Why all the hate for Ray? After the first quarter of the NE/BALT game that the Pats at least controlled if not dominated the game, I though how many times have I seen a team win the battle and lose the war? After all that effort all they had was 3 points. But I still thought the Pats would win. They were 4-0 in AFC title games at home and something like 67-0 at home when leading at the half. So will the Pats really let Welker go in free agency?Scott Merryfield said:
Because he's a scumbag felon who should be in prison.Johnny Angell said:
Maybe. This much is true: somebody should be in prison for what happened to two men in Atlanta thirteen years ago, and Ray Lewis knows who. At best, he's an accessory to a double homicide, perhaps an accomplice to a double homicide, and at worst, he's a murderer. His supporters will claim he's a reformed man who has done so much good in the community, he's a role-model, a man of faith, a man of integrity, blah, blah, blah. Nonsense. Integrity demands truth, not lies. Integrity craves justice, not cover-ups. A superb football player? One of the best ever. A man of integrity? Please. Go Niners.Jim Mcc said:
I think that was a very close call, Patrick. The defender is allowed to contact the receiver within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage, which is where the contact was. So, there was no illegal contact. Whether they were still engaged when the ball arrived was a close call.Patrick_S said:
I would agree that it was a close call, and the Falcons' cause wasn't helped by the referee being distracted from the play by having to duck out of the way of the pass. My pick for the Super Bowl, Ravens by a field goal. (I think the 49'ers are a more complete team, but I think the intangibles favor the Ravens.) - Walter.
Walter, I think this is very well said, and I believe it is what will occur as well, although maybe not by a field goal. I want the 49ers to win, but I believe Baltimore will win for those 'intangibles' that favor the Ravens. And as we know, the best team does not always win the Super Bowl -- not even the best team on a given day. I think it would be a lot of fun to see an overtime game in the Super Bowl.Walter Kittel said:
Welker's wife is not helping things... http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/8867098/anna-burns-welker-wes-welker-wife-apologizes-ray-lewis-commentsJohnny Angell said:
Why, did every other person at the club that night "lose" their blood stained suit and eventually agree to a plea bargain for obstruction of justice? As for Welker's wife, family members of pro athletes should be banned from Twitter. Nothing good ever comes from it.Aaron Silverman said:
Who saw a blood stained suit?
Here is one account of the events. http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/47958/remembering-the-ray-lewis-controversyRobert Crawford said:
There are always two sides of a story. People can believe what they want to.
That's why it's called the Court of Public Opinion.Robert Crawford said:
Well, for those in the Court of Public Opinion that believe Lewis killed those two guys, they are in for a rough two weeks then.
