"I told you it would be ugly, and I warned you that it would be unfair.

But I also told you it is what it is. Yes, people take this stuff too seriously. This is the nature of big-time professional sports. People have a passion for sports.

That is one reason my job is so rewarding. People need plumbing; they don't need sports columnists. But unless one floods your house with a shoddy pipe job, a plumber can't get you riled up like I can.

I feel for Jacoby Jones, I do, he is as likable as they come. But athletes get roasted when they mess up. That is the professional sports beast in America.

You know I have never said athletes are overpaid, but let's not ignore the fact that they are paid a lot of money to entertain crazed fans. And football players are paid a lot of money to accept the likelihood of getting injured in a violent sport."