Wilfork Fined Again

It really does disappoint me that Vince Wilfork is continually getting fined this season for unsportsmanlike hits. All I can tell anyone outside of Miami who didn't know him before the NFL is that he never pulled those kind of stunts while he was a 'Cane. He has to have learned that while in New England.

In fact, I am absolutely sure he has. He isn't the first guy to be characterized as a dirty player on the Patriots. Rodney Harrison has a reputation as one of the dirtiest players in the league. Both Matt Light and Richard Seymour have been publicly criticized by opponents as taking cheap shots. This is clearly a New England thing.

Even Wes Welker was a class act while in Miami and has now turned into a bonafide scumbag. On more than one occasion he has caught a pass and blatantly taunted the defender he beat for the reception. That never happened in Miami. Ever. Then again, he rarely got a chance to beat defenders while in Miami...

There is something in New England that makes otherwise classy players resort to cheap tactics (I wonder who they get this from?). And that's a shame, because despite their unlikable nature, this is potentially the best football team in the NFL's history. They should act as a team that the NFL and it's fans can be proud of. Instead, they play the role of bad guy and enjoy every minute of it.