Bellichick cares about only one thing, and it is not ethics or character


When New England Patriots Coach Bill Bellichick was forced to face the media after the arrest of his tight end, Aaron Hernandez, in 2013 for murder, he talked about how the player did not reflect the Patriots' "values."

The question, of course, is whether or not the Patriots actually have any "values."

Bellichick said at that time more than three years ago that the Patriots "have always emphasized the need for our team and our players and our organization to represent the community the right away both on and off the field."

And that is why Bellichick picked up former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd after he was cut by the team earlier this month for being arrested on a drunk driving charge with a blood alcohol level of .217, which is considered "extreme" under Arizona law, something that could require mandatory jail time, according to USA Today.

Bellichick said that he did not know the extent of the blood alcohol level when they claimed him off waivers. Scottsdale, Ariz. police released the blood alcohol level and a video of the arrest on Wednesday, leading Bellichick to defend himself against picking up damaged goods.

Floyd will, however, play for the Pats tomorrow against the Jets. Yes, great character Bill.

While defending his team in the Hernandez murder case, Bellichick said this, "We spent a considerable amount of time evaluating our current players and educating them on not only football, but many other life experiences and off-field subjects. We stress high character, and we stress making good decisions."

"We stress high character?" Remember something. Hernandez has been indicted for two more murders and will face that trial next May. All of these took place when he wore number 81 for the Patriots.

Guilty of three murders while he was a member of the Patriots? Great character, Bill.

The truth is that the Patriots should have had not just red flags when they looked at drafting Hernandez in 2010. One case included an accusation that he shot at a car filled with men leaving a Gainesville nightclub in 2007, and the other was that he assaulted a restaurant employee who threw him out in 2007 because he was underage. He ruptured the man's eardrum, but the case was settled out of court.

He was also a disciplinary problem for the University of Florida.

Truth

Many NFL teams decide to take chances on athletes who have tremendous potential, as Hernandez did. As an All-American for Coach Urban Meyer at Florida, on a national championship team, Bellichick thought that Hernandez was worth the risk.

With Floyd, he knew the risk and lack of character, but he took the chance anyway.

Bellichick is the best coach in the game today, but he is sleazy when it comes to rules. Deflategate was only the tip of the iceberg there. They had been doing this for many years.

However, when he says that the Patriots have values and teach character, I have to laugh.

[We Steeler fans used to brag about the character of our players, those in the franchise. No longer. For the past decade, we have been continually embarrassed by the players -- and a coach who refuses to sit down players for a preseason game after they were arrested for smoking pot in their car.]

Bellichick: I did not know about Floyd

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2016/12/22/bill-belichick-michael-floyd-dui-new-england-arizona-cardinals/95755272/

Bellichick: We teach character

Read more at: http://nesn.com/2013/07/bill-belichick-says-he-was-personally-disappointed-and-hurt-by-aaron-hernandez-situation-transcript/

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