Posted on 01/15/2007 4:22:26 AM PST by beyond the sea
LaDanian Tomlinson, usually very mild-mannered, became incensed after the Chargers' 24-21 loss to the Patriots yesterday when some New England players began mocking Shawne Merriman's sack dance on the Chargers' logo.
"I was very upset," said Tomlinson, who went after some of the New England players. "I would never react that way. I'm a very, very classy person. When you go to the middle of a field and you're doing the dance that Merriman does, that's disrespectful to me and I can't sit there and watch that. It showed no class at all, and maybe that comes from their head coach."
Everyone in the house knew the Patriots' first priority yesterday was going to be trying to stop Tomlinson, who scored an NFL-record 31 touchdowns this season.
Tomlinson, though, came right out and gashed the Patriots' defense and did it repeatedly throughout the game, rushing for 123 yards and two TDs. In fact, Tomlinson was generally the Chargers' first option on almost every offensive series. Tomlinson gained 81 of his rushing yards on 10 first-down carries.
I gotta love him--so all I said was: Well, that better team will be sitting on their a$$es next weekend--the Patriots were better when and where it counted: At the end of the game, and on the scoreboard.
If Belichick was the coach of San Diego and Marty Schottenschnitzel was the coach of the Pats...What would be the outcome of that game?
LT is just a little cry baby sissy.
I think there will be a new NFL rule. If you win, you get to do a dance.
LT sounded so silly. "When the Pats stareted to do the dance that Merriman uses when he wants to show up another player, welllll, that just ain't cricket!"
You mean the SD front seven this time?
LT's comments surprise me. Everything I've seen and read paint a picture of a guy with his head on straight. Oh well...
I believe that you can tell a lot more about a person by how they handle defeat, not victory.
Better luck next time LT...
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