A Baltimore Raven Criticizes the "Bitchassness" of the Patriots

Funny, but I was just mentioning in yesterday's post how so many people seem to try and diss the Patriots all of the time.

Now, headlines are already being made to stoke the fire of what is already a pretty intense rivalry between the Ravens and the Patriots.

Ravens Brendon Ayanbadejo went off about New England, claiming that he "can't really respect" them, because they use to many "gimmicks".

Here is part of what he posted on Twitter:

"New England does some suspect stuff on offense. Can't really respect it. Comparable to a cheap shot b4 a fight. Are you watching the game pats vs texans? If so you see the hurry snap offense catch em b4 they set up. It's a gimmick.

"Their offense is good enough to be successful with out that...In a sport that is predicated on mano y mano, lets hurry up n snap it = bitchassness."

That's bad enough. But Ayanbadejo did not just stop there. He harkened back to the past, using some of the demons of the Patriot's past against them.

"You know the same organization that did spygate and cut a guy the day b4 the Super Bowl."

When he received criticism from Patriots fans, he responded simply with: "18-1", a reference to their 2007 bid for an undefeated season that ended in disappointment as they lost in the final minute of the Super Bowl.

He hardly seemed repentant. At least, not until the morning after, when he issued an apology:

"I made selfish comments on twitter last night that reflected poorly upon myself, my teammates, and the organization. For that I apologize."

Indeed, his trash talking does seem exactly like the kind of thing that football coaches really frown upon. But then again, these two teams never really made any secret that they don't really like one another.

One thing this should do is add spice to an already intriguing match up. I'm not sure how much it will actually prove to be a motivating factor or anything, but it certainly adds quite a bit to the anticipation, doesn't it?

Here are a couple of links to articles where I got the quotes and information that I used in writing this article.


"Brendon Ayanbadejo says he "can't really respect" Patriots' offensive style" by Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-brendon-ayanbadejo-critical-of-patriots-offensive-style-says-cant-really-respect-it-20130113,0,2070292.story

"Brendon Ayanbadejo: Patriots' offense "a gimmick" by Gregg Rosenthal, editor of "Around the League" on NFL.com:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000126222/article/brendon-ayanbadejo-patriots-offense-a-gimmick