Why I Do This

Ever since the point that I stopped watching cartoons in the third grade and began watching Sportscenter before school I knew that I was meant to work in the sports-broadcasting industry. From the crack of the bat, the sound of crashing shoulder pads and the roar of the crowd, to the pageantry of the Super Bowl, the Rose Bowl and World Series there is nothing quite like a sporting event.

As I grew older it went from what I did to a passion. I played every sport I could in high-school, and went on to be a scholarship football player in college. After having kidney failure on the football field my dream of sports broadcasting has become my last connection to the sports I loved playing so much.

I have since gone on to work on my Masters Degree in Broadcast Journalism and before too long hope to be doing this sort of thing full time. I have found the experiences that life has brought me through to cause me to see life in a different way than some people. Hopefully in a way that will be refreshing to some of you who have grown tired of the same old same old in sports blogging. I appreciate the small details, look down on those who think they are above the games that have brought them their fame and refuse to believe that a miracle is impossible on any given moment.

My style is simple and straight forward. I will tell you what I really think, and I don't hesitate to call the kettle black when I see something that isn't right. Welcome to my blog sports fans, it's going to be a wild roller-coaster ride from here so sit down, buckle up and enjoy the ride that promises to deliver "The BottomLine" every time.

A Whole Notha' Level of Ego

Confidence is something essential in order to be successful in any profession consisting of elite talent. Being surrounded by those that are at the absolute pinnacle of what they do can either be intimidating or compelling depending on your personality.

Confidence gives way to something called ego (our sense of self-worth). That sense of self-worth is what allows you and I to handle rejection, failure and opposition without losing the sight of our worth, calling and giftings. Ego according to Webster is the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious, and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.

A healthy ego will allow a gunslinging quarterback like Brett Favre to reinvent himself to prove to everyone that he can still be an elite football player. A healthy ego tells a young quarterback like Tony Romo that despite fumbling a long-snap on the biggest field-goal try of his short career he is still going to be the next Brett Favre. Then ego punches the throttle on his confidence and pushes him to become someone mentioned in the same sentance with the NFL elite.

As much as it takes the combination of ego and confidence to be great in the NFL there are some people that take Ego to a "whole notha' level". Specifically Bill Belichick. The man defines the Super-ego. He is the guy that takes confidence and inflates it into one big arrogant hot-air filled balloon. So lofty has his balloon-sized ego become that it tells him that the rules of the world's biggest professional sports league don't really apply to him. Punishment doesn't seem to faze him either. Despite being given the highest fine in the history of pro football, losing a first round draft pick in next year's draft and being looked at as a cheater by everyone around him, Belichick doesn't seem to give a rip. Other than what he does to the sleeves of his sweatshirt every Sunday afternoon as if to tell the NFL where to stick there dress code.

Since being caught in the "spygate scandal" all Belichick has done is stick one thing after another in the face of everyone in the NFL. He has led the Pats to a perfect 11-0 record and run up the score in almost every game. Pounding the ball into the end-zone and going for it on fourth down late in the fourth quarter. Heck as 45-7 wasn't enough to beat the Redskins why not make it 52-7 late in the game. Obviously Bill is having trouble mediating between the conscious and the unconscious here. He can't even shake stop long enough to look an opposing coach in the eye and shake his hand after the game? Where does this guy get off? Somewhere reality became non-existent and he decided that he might as well show the world that he is the elite of the elite.

The bottomline is that someone has got to be bad enough to step up and smack him and his dream team in the mouth for 60 minutes. I say it is about time that someone take out the old pee shooter and pop ol' belichick's ego once and for all. The crash landing might be just what the doctor ordered to jar him back into reality. If it is going to be done it will be done by the underdog Ravens or the Pittsburgh Steelers. Both have the defenses to compete with the stellar air attack of New England and the guts to kick butt and take names. Someone has to do it. If the Patriots go undefeated this season we may not be able to see the field over Bill's over-inflated head next season.

If you don't believe me video tells no lies. This is Belichick throwing a camera guy out of the way in order to disrespect his former protege Eric Mangini after their first game against each other. He droppped the F-Bomb in the press conference right afterwards. What a class act huh?

Welcome to "The BottomLine"

Hello and welcome to "The BottomLine." This blog has been created in order to give you the reader commentary on what is going on in issues surrounding the world of sports and other stuff.

You could say it is sort of a Barbershop forum for me to present topics of discussion, and for you to share your thoughts on the topic as well.

Each time I will try give you "The BottomLine" on what is going on. From sharp critiques and commentaries to who knows what else "The BottomLine" is just the place for sports fans that want straight talk on real issues in sports.