Stop Whining? Stop Asking!

For "The Wizard," @ The Sports Generals.

Chargers runningback and NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is being criticized by ESPN for continuing to talk about the Patriots' postgame celebration.

He's being called a "whiner." He's being told to shut up and get over it.

One thing that's never brought up when a player is called a "whiner," or that he needs to "get over it," is that the player is just answering the question that is asked.

How hypocritical is it to ask a guy the same thing over and over and then criticize him for giving the same answer?

Maybe if sports media were more imaginative, they wouldn't have to deliberately press buttons to create a story out of nothingness.

True enough, Tomlinson's team lost and he should graciously accept defeat.

True enough, the Patriots did mock the dance that Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman does after sacks and tackles.

True enough, Tomlinson wasn't happy about that and refused to speak to certain members of the Patriots' team after the game.

True enough, Tomlinson has been highly critical of the Patriots ever since.

But is it true that he would still be talking about it if sportswriters weren't always asking?

It is true that at the heart of a lot of sports controversies, there's a sportswriter stirring the pot. Maybe they need to point the finger at themselves for once.

The Majestic One has spoken.