Speaking Of Tired Acts...

Stop me if you've heard this one before - Shank devotes a good chunk of a 'picked up pieces' column to bash the New England Patriots:

The Patriots and their fans need to retire “The Patriot Way.’’ No more, please. No more television commentators (this means you, Cris Collinsworth) watching a former bad guy rip up some yardage for the Patriots and announcing, “These players have baggage, but when they come here, it all goes away!’’

Convicted felon Nu’Keese Richardson is the latest troubled soul to get a shot with the Patriots. Nothing wrong with that. We are a land of second chances.

In other words: drafting Aaron Hernandez = bad; inviting Nu’Keese Richardson to try out with the Patriots = good. Contradict yourself much?

Later in the column, he describes former Celtic Kevin Garnett thusly:

Kevin Garnett was a no-show on the court and in the locker room after the Nets bowed out against the Heat Wednesday night. Tired act by a tired man.

Written without a hint of irony...