No Class?

LT said:

"I would never react in that way. I was very upset," Tomlinson said. "When you go to the middle of our field and start doing the dance Shawne Merriman is known for, that is disrespectful. They showed no class and maybe that comes from the head coach."

Ok LT, what is the definition of class?

Maybe the quality of your team's play in the game is the definition of class. . .

Things started unraveling in the third and fourth quarters. Chargers cornerback Drayton Florence got a 15-yard unnecessary roughing penalty after Brady was stopped on a third-down sack at the Chargers' 36-yard line. That kept the drive alive, with Gostkowski eventually hitting a 34-yard field goal to cut the Chargers' lead to 14-13.

Tackle Shane Olivea got an unnecessary roughing penalty after an extra point following a Tomlinson TD that put San Diego ahead 21-13 in the fourth quarter. Kicking off from their 15, the Chargers handed great field position to the Patriots.

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"[The San Diego players] talked from the beginning to the end," linebacker Rosevelt Colvin said, according to the Union-Tribune. "We'll take the win."

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OK, I guess I am not sure what class is, but maybe I should just take LT at his word. Defending a known CHEATER who does a dance to taunt opponents in the regular season and then disappears in the playoffs is LT's definition of class. And according to LT, that comes from the head coach. And no matter how much I personally like Marty S., the fact is, there was only one hall-of-fame coach on the field yesterday.

Reche Caldwell had a big day for the Pats. He used to play for the Chargers. You can clearly hear him telling LT after the game "You're better than that." LT is. But he will have to learn that two players the Chargers got rid of, Caldwell and Drew Brees, are still playing. He can ask Payton Manning how much an MVP award, a 14-2 season, and a Pro Bowl trip are worth if you lose the first game of the playoffs at home.

Watching the game yesterday, I was amazed how BIG the charger logo's were. I don't know how you could come off the bench to celebrate and not be somewhere on the logo. There is not a single Pats player that has a dance ("Lights out" or whatever). The Pat's don't have a TO or Horn, or players like that.

You can say a lot of things about the Pats and their Coach; there are more that dislike them than like them. But "No Class" is not something that even Belichick haters will agree with. LT, I realize you are angry and frustrated, but to attack Belichick in your postgame press conference is "no class" and you are better than that.