Sour Grapes?

Let me start this post by saying what an amazing, talented football player I feel LaDainian Tomlinson is. From everything I have seen and read, he carries himself on and off the field in an extremely classy way.

That said - I think it smacks of sour grapes for him to be whining about the Patriots players showing "No class" by celebrating at midfield after eeking out a hard fought closely contested victory.

In case you hadn't heard he was upset after the game because several of the Patriots players were doing Shawne Merriman's sack dance on the Charger logo at midfield. He said the players showed no class and that maybe it comes from their coach.

No class?? For celebrating a playoff win?? A hard fought one at that in which they were clearly outplayed but through sheer force of will (and because they kept their heads about them and made the big plays when they needed to) they won!

LT made no mention of the headbutt by Chargers DB Drayton Florence (a simply moronic move) or the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty (after an extra point no less) by one of his offensive linemen that cost his team field position by making them kick off from their own 15yd line. Maybe these are "classy" acts in his mind or more likely - he was upset not at the Patriots celebration but his own teams inability to get it done when it mattered the most.

He did say that the Patriots were the better team yesterday and that he hoped that the Chargers would learn something from this loss.

That sounds alot more like the LT we have all come to know and love.