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Tom Brady's blow-up blown out-of-proportion...

In Sunday's 34-27 win over the Washington Redskins, New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady got into a rather heated discussion with offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien after the star quarterback was picked off in the end zone. He contended his target was open and should have fought harder for the ball. Brady looked serious and pissed, perhaps seriously pissed would be the proper phrasing.

Yeah, sure, it looked bad since the argument was caught on camera, but let's get serious. How often do these kinds of things happen? At practice? In the locker room? On the field? On the sideline? You name it... Did the incident make Brady look bad? Sure. But was I surprised? Did it make me think any differently than him? No, of course not. The guy, like all professional athletes, is a competitor. He wants to win and has done a lot of that throughout his NFL career. This is coming from a guy who is pretty darn sick of the New England Patriots. It's like the Brian Kelly incident at Notre Dame, when he was caught swearing a great deal at his players. Again, it looked bad because it was caught on camera, but are we going to be naive and say that doesn't happen at most programs? I'm not saying swearing profusely or flipping out on someone is morally right or wrong. I'm just saying that it's commonplace in the sports world, especially when we're talking about paid professionals.
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