My4Albany

Why have the N.Y. Giants tollerated the antics of one Plaxico Burress all these years? If you believe the reports out of NY (and, frankly, when has anything untrue ever come out of the Gotham media) Buress has been fined by the team 40-50 times since he joined the club in 2005. Add to the mix the Domestic Abuse allegations and what you have is a pro athlete clearly out of control.

And, on the other side of the equation, we have Head Coach Tom Coughlin, a control FREAK. A hard ass. No nonsense. Takes nothing from nobody. At least that's what we're supposed to believe. And yet Coughlin, and the entire Giants organization, has been putting-up with crap from Burress so long it's coming out their ears.

And why? Because they needed him to win. And he helped them win. They looked the other way and it paid off. But it's funny how a Super Bowl championship can change one's perspective. All of a sudden Plaxico can't get away with his hijinx. All of a sudden the Giants have found a backbone. Now when Burress doesn't show-up for a meeting he gets fined ans suspended.

Nice. That's what we want from the leaders of our sports teams: consistancy. I'm not sure who's more to blame here - Burress for being a jerk or the Giants for allowing this guy to have his own way for all this time...just because he could catch a football.

But I do know this - both of them should be ashamed of themselves.