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Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux
Well it was a close match but the Patriots came out on top. I still think they're one of the dirtiest football teams out there. 10 penalties for 146 yards? Wow. Way to stay classy. Besides just the usual interference calls that come with any football game, you had personal fouls, tripping of linemen, and even holding someone out of bounds during a return. And Belicheck couldn't even acknowledge Tony Dungy after the game. I loathe the Patriots.
See you in the playoffs. With Marvin Harrison.
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I don't think you should view a heavy penalized team (like the Patriots were yesturday) as dirty or unsportsmanlike. If a team is penalized alot, it usually means they are undesciplined or routinly out of position. For example, the reason you commit a pass interference is because you are out of position and you need to stop the reciever from catching the ball; if you were in position there would be no need to grab the WR. Its the same with offensive holding; if you had the d-lineman blocked well, there is no need to hold. Penalities only mean a team is undisciplined and out of position, not because they are dirty or unclassy.