Whining Starts at the Top, I Guess

As if Ray Lewis blaming his team's inability to win and his teammate's inability to catch a pass on the officials was bad enough, John Harbaugh went one step further. The Ravens coach is planning to submit video of the Patriots-Ravens game, complete with complaints about "preferential treatment" of Tom Brady and tear stains on the paperwork.

Really? Shouldn't the Ravens be focusing on their next game? It's already Tuesday. The game ended more than 48 hours ago. I hope that Harbaugh spent more of that time teaching Mark Clayton how to catch a football and the Ravens' secondary how to stop a pass than he did looking for Brady getting preferential treatment.

But really, the rules have been like this for a few years now, ever since Kimo von Oelhoffen jumped on Carson Palmer's leg in the 2005 playoffs. The rules became stricter when Bernard Pollard did the same thing to Brady last year. We know how the whole thing unfolded. So why are the Ravens making an issue of it now?

Seems like sour grapes to me. Every other team in the NFL could complain about this, too. Surely they'll express them at future league meetings. In the meantime, play football, Baltimore.