This from Shawn Merriman and LT...................... SAN DIEGO - Already on record as calling the Patriots classless, Chargers star LaDainian Tomlinson yesterday ratcheted up his enmity for Bill Belichick & Co. after learning that the NFL is investigating whether the Patriots spied on the Jets in Sunday's victory at the Meadowlands.
"I think the Patriots actually live by the saying, 'If you're not cheating, you're not trying,' " Tomlinson said at the Chargers practice facility yesterday.They showed no class at all," Tomlinson told reporters at the time.
Asked if he still considers the Patriots classless, Tomlinson said, "I guess I'm at the point where it really doesn't matter how I feel about them. I just want to beat them."
Tomlinson left little doubt, however, that he has neither forgotten nor forgiven the celebration. Nor have some of his teammates.
"How I look at that, I don't forget things," Merriman said. "You never forget. But it doesn't add any motivation to play any harder after what they did last year. I was going to play hard in the first place."
This is going to be a hell of a game. I am not thrilled about the charges of spying. Koppen was on NFL radio and had nothing but respect for the Bolts...maybe they outa shut up.