Hot Dog-Gate

I'm sure many of you have heard about Mark Sanchez's hot dog incident upon his return to Southern California. For those of you who haven't, Sanchez was seen scarfing down a hot dog near the end of the Jets 38-0 rout of the Oakland Raiders this weekend. Sanchez was given grief about it, even though he attempted to conceal the snack from view, and apologized on camera saying that he was sick earlier in the week and was having trouble holding down food, so he needed the hot dog. He has since said that he should have eaten an energy bar instead.

I say...BALONEY! Are we really that obsessed about not hurting each other's feelings anymore by being politically correct every second of our lives? Need I remind everyone that football is a game where the defense's entire point is to crush the opponent's offense into submission? Or why Adrian Peterson's hit on William Gay was the greatest individual highlight of the NFL season so far? I mean seriously, we love watching hits. All of this points out a key attribute for all football players-competitiveness to the point of hating the other person. Nowhere in that job description is caring not to offend the opponent!

So, back to the hot dog. Sanchez was eating a hot dog when his team was up huge on an incredibly bad team. Two points: 1. The guy had a legitimate excuse for eating the snack, and the fact that he tried to keep it discreet should point out that he wasn't trying to "show up" the Raiders. 2. Even if he was gloating, it's the Raiders job to make the game competitive. If we are beating you that bad, you deserve it. You are so bad that people can enjoy a delicious tailgating delicacy, then run out 5 minutes later and throw another touchdown on you. Not even sure that Sanchez was still in the game at that point, but who really cares!

I guess this makes my stance on running up the score clear! Have some pride, and don't let them into your endzone anymore!