BILL BELICHICK SHOWS HIS TEETH (AND GENIUS) ONCE AGAIN

Bill Belichick has long been the most ruthless coach in the NFL. He shows the emotion of
an overworked mortician trying to get by on 20 minutes of sleep. In 2006, his father died just
hours before the team took on the New Orleans Saints. Belichick acted as if nothing happened,
coaching the game no differently than any other one during his career with the Patriots, with
nothing on his sleeve. It was straight business. He'd take care of the funeral preparations later.

If there was a Wizard who could give him a heart, Belichick wouldn't even bother taking the trip down the yellow-brick road to get one.

Belichick just doesn't care what you, me, or any of the so-called experts think. He gets paid to
make tough decisions and does it with a faint pulse. And why should anybody argue with his decision to let Wes Welker go sniff the Mile High air with Peyton Manning and the Broncos for the next two years? Oh, sure, the former Patriots receiver just put together one of the most spectacular six-year runs in NFL history. And he was Tom Brady's favorite receiver and Belichick mustn't ruffle the feathers of the franchise quarterback, right? Wrong.

Have we not learned anything about Belichick over the years? Don't we know that he's as cold,
methodical, and focused as a sniper in a war zone? In 1993 when he was coaching the Browns,
he unceremoniously dumped Bernie Kosar, who was the most beloved player in franchise history outside of Jim Brown. Kosar had roots in Ohio and actually wanted to play in Cleveland when every
other player would much rather go through waterboarding torture than play for the Browns.

But Belichick didn't see a fan favorite, but rather a quarterback in steady decline and he cut him.
You think he cared about the the fans, who already despised him, and what they thought? Hardly.

In 2000, Drew Bledsoe, an established franchise quarterback well on his way to Canton, got
tattooed in the chest by Mo Lewis of the New York Jets and could've died from internal bleeding. When he was healthy enough to return, Belichick pretty much said, "Here's the clipboard and
headset. Now, go stand on the sidelines." He knew  Brady was the better quarterback even
with only about a half-dozen games under his belt. How'd that decision turn out?

In 2003, Belichick cut safety Lawyer Milloy just before the season-opener for salary cap purposes. Milloy was a  four-time Pro Bowler, a team captain, and inspirational leader. EVERYBODY in New England was ticked off  with Belichick over that move. Players, coaches, and fans went nuts. Belichick didn't care because he did what he thought was best for the franchise, which is one of his favorite mantras. Tom Jackson of ESPN stated on live television that "the players hated Belichick." First time Belichick saw Jackson, he gave him the Foxborough  University salute." After losing their first two games that season, the Patriots ran the table, winning 17 in a row, including the Super
Bowl

And people really want to doubt Belichick after he said good-bye to Welker? I understand fans
in New England are emotional with a capital E. They can't let go of anything. Heck, they're still
pissed off because the Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1912.

People in the region were incredulous that the Patriots didn't match the 2-year, $12 million
offer the Broncos gave Welker. Sports talk radio in Beantown was going nuts that the Hoodie
and Robert Kraft didn't pony up a measly $6 million a year for number 83. And then they wound
up giving Danny Amendola a reported 5-year deal worth $31 million, only $10 million of which
is guaranteed.

Perhaps, Belichick has an idea of what the hell he's doing. The guy has a record of 151-57
with the Patriots for a winning percentage of .726. That's winning almost 3 of 4 games every
year, plus they've won three Super Bowls and gone to two others. When Rex Ryan arrived
in New York nearly five years ago, he said he didn't come to "kiss Belichick's rings." The
only thing Ryan has smooched since then are his wife's feet and he probably has rubbed them
quite often, as well.

Maybe he saw Welker start to fall out of line with the "Patriots Way". Remember it was
Welker who made those not so thinly-veiled comments about Ryan being a good "foot"
soldier" and having "good feet" before their playoff meeting several years ago. Belichick
had warned the team not to make any comments about Ryan and his foot fetish scandal.
Belichick benched Welker for part of the first quarter and embarrassed him. The Hoodie
doesn't care how good you are, if you pulled that kind of stunt, you're going to sit, or much
worse. He'll trade you, as Randy Moss found out after he started to get sour about a contract.

Welker has taken a lot of hits over the last few years and it's always been Belichick's philosophy
that's it's better to get rid of a guy a year too early, than a year too late. Welker is 31, Amendola, 27. They are very much the same type of player who even played at the same college. (Texas Tech)

And just who was Welker before he came to the Patriots? He wasn't that great a player with
the Dolphins. In the year before he arrived in New England, Welker had 67 catches and a 10.3
average yards per catch. In St. Louis last season, Amendola had 63 receptions for an average
of 10.6 per catch. Pretty much the same stats.

Amendola played for Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels for a season in St.Louis and shouldn't have any trouble adjusting to the Patriots sophisticated offense. Plus,  Brady has
 a way of making good receivers even better. He demands that everybody is prepared and plays
with the same type of passion that he does. Sam Bradford is hardly Tom Brady.

Some say that Amendola is injury-prone. Sure, he busted his elbow making a great catch
on the turf a few years ago. Anybody who bounces on the fake stuff like a super-8 ball probably
would've gotten hurt on a play like that, too. It's the NFL. Injuries happen, and happen a lot. Plus,
things are a lot different when you're playing for a franchise like the Patriots as opposed to the
St. Louis Rams. That's no secret. Don't be surprised to see Amendola's productivity match that
of Welker in the very first season with Brady and Belichick.

The Patriots haven't won a Super Bowl with Welker, they can certainly lose another one without
him.

It'd be foolish to doubt Bill Belichick. He's proven that he knows what he's doing and doesn't care if
he doesn't have a heart to put on his organ donor card.

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HAIL TO THE POPE AND ATHLETES NAMED FRANCIS

In honor of the 266th Pope, the SportsRip presents the Top 5 athletes with the name Francis.
Not included are Francis Ford Coppola, Francis Scott Key, or the dude from the movie, "Stripes"
who didn't want to be called, "Francis", or he'd kill you. Francis means "free man".

5. STEVE FRANCIS An All-American guard out of Maryland, Francis was taken second overall
in the 1999 draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies. He had no interest playing there and cried his way out
and eventually got traded to the Houston Rockies just before the 1999-2000 season. He was the
NBA's Rookie of the Year and a three-time All-Star. Made more than $100 million in an NBA
career that saw him average just over 18 points a game.

4. RUSS FRANCIS Former All-Pro tight end who played most of his 13 seasons in the NFL with
the New England Patriots. A native Hawaiian, Francis was a first-round pick out of Oregon in
1975. He caught 393 passes, 40 of them going for touchdowns. One of the true great athletes at
his position.

3. RON FRANCIS Played 23 seasons in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes,
Pittsburgh Penguins, and Toronto Maple Leafs. One of the most respected players in league history,
Francis won the Lady Byng trophy three times, which is awarded to the most gentlemanly player.
His 1,249 assists rank second all-time behind Wayne Gretzky, and Francis is fourth all-time in
points with 1,795.

2. JIM FRANCIS THORPE. Thorpe is unquestionably the greatest athlete on this list, but
because his middle name is Francis, he was moved down a notch. Few athletes matched the
all-around ability of Thorpe. He won gold medals in the 1912 Olympics in the pentathlon and
decathlon. Thorpe also played professionally in basketball and baseball. He was stripped of his
medals because it was discovered he had taken money in semi-pro leagues. However, 30 years
after his death, his medals were re-awarded by the Olympic committee.

1. FRAN TARKENTON. Born Francis Asbury Tarkenton, this diminutive quarterback (5'10")
played 23 seasons in the NFL with Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants. A Hall of Famer,
Tarkenton's 342 touchdown passes rank fourth on the all-time list and his 47,003 passing yards placed him sixth on the all-time list. Sir Francis, as the late Howard Cosell loved to call him, also rushed for 3,673 yards, which is good enough for fourth on the all-time rushing list among quarterbacks.

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DENNIS RODMAN: A DIPLOMATIC WORM

Dennis Rodman figured out the "Look at me!" game about mid-way through his NBA career.
Despite being one of the greatest rebounders and defenders in league history, Rodman never got
the attention he deserved, mainly because he was always overshadowed by more talented and
media-friendly players.

In Detroit, there was Isiah Thomas. In San Antonio, David Robinson was the officer and
the gentleman everybody loved. And of course, there was some guy named Michael Jordan
in Chicago, who was the ringmaster of the greatest show on earth.

So Rodman came up with a plan to be the freak show in the circus, the one who people just
couldn't take their eyes off of.

He dipped his body in ink and emerged with crazy tattoos from his toes to the tip of his head. He
saved that small area for not ink, but dye, casting fluorescent colors in his hair, making him the
beacon of freak and attention for the Chicago Bulls. But that just wasn't enough for "the Worm"
who clearly became addicted to his newfound attention. He pierced nearly everything on his
body and often wore mascara and wedding dresses to photo shoots around the Windy City.

Rodman got what he wanted in the worst way: attention.

He was finally a somebody. Unfortunately, when he retired, he became what most professional
athletes fear: a nobody. Outside of a few appearances on the pro wrestling circuit and as the train
wreck on "The Apprentice", Rodman became irrelevant. No longer in the spotlight, he wandered
aimlessly through life and court appearances for bankruptcy and being a deadbeat dad, a result of
going all Shawn Kemp and having about nine kids with six different woman.

But now, Rodman is back on center stage as an American "diplomat." I thought we had seen the
world's biggest circus with the Manti' Te'o scandal, but the sight of Rodman traveling the globe
to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong-Un is truly mind-boggling. He has discovered his fountain
of freakishness and gotten another fix for his addiction to attention.

Before his trip to North Korea with the Harlem Globetrotters, Rodman didn't know Kim Jong-Un
from Kim Bassinger. I can guarantee Rodman didn't know anything about the crimes against
humanity the North Korean regime is responsible for. Rodman didn't know anything about the
200,000 people in a network of political prisoner camps, who are deprived food and water and
tortured on a regular basis.

However, after meeting Kim Jung-Un for a few hours, Rodman concluded that he was, "a cool guy." Kim Jung-Un must've have gone all Gangnam-style on the Worm, or something. What could they possibly have talked about?

 

Kim Jong-Un was smiling for the photo opportunities and back-slapping Rodman, but you

kind of got the feeling he was telling his interpreter that Rodman was a bigger horse's ass than
Lance Armstrong, and making the Worm the butt of all his jokes.

Rodman didn't care because people were talking about his act once again. He showed up on
ABC with George Stephanopolous, proving once again, the media and networks will do just
about anything to make a buck or move the needle. What a joke.

But Rodman is taking the ball and running with it again. He knows this country loves to watch
a good train wreck and he is it, once again. Now he's planning on going on vacation with Kim
Jong-Un. Maybe a trip to Disney World is in order, or perhaps, a visit to the set of
"The Kardashians", the clan who has taken attention-hoarding to a whole new level.

Rodman also wants to meet with the new Pope. Now anything Rodman wants to do, he just
blurt it out or tweets it and the media will come running. Say this about Rodman, he can't
budget his money, keep track of his kids, or find a job, but the man knows how to promote
himself. Heck, Rodman should try to find a way into the conclave and have all the Cardinals
vote for him to be the next pontiff. Good, Lord, help us.

Why can't the Worm just find a good sinkhole to get lost in? He really needs to disappear for

good.

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TOP 10 SPORTS FIGURES WHO COULD FILABUST

Senator Rand Paul took the floor on Wednesday to challenge President Obama's drone program.
He didn't stop until nearly 13 hours later. That was well short (by 11 hours) of Strom Thurmond's
record for filabusting, but still goes down as a great effort, not to mention ridiculously boring.
The filibuster by Paul got me thinking about who from the sports world could talk forever about
a certain subject. Here is my Top 10 list:

10. MANTI TE'O The former Notre Dame linebacker can talk on the phone like the biggest
gossip queen in junior high school: forever. Records showed than Te'o talked with his imaginary girlfriend who didn't exist for a period of four months. During that time, he made or received
more than 1,000 calls totaling 500 hours! First of all, in this day and age of texting, Twitter, and Facebook, nobody talks on the phone for more than five minutes, not even to family members. 500 hours with a person you've never met is absurd. 110 of those calls were for more than 60 minutes
and a few of them lasted several hundred minutes.

Filabusting topic: The sexuality of Manti Te'o

 9. CURT SCHILLING The former major league picture and ESPN analyst is an expert on just
about anything and everything. The Big Schill has some big lungs and it takes a lot for him
to get winded. He's articulate and very good when it comes to passing on his knowledge of the
game that made him famous.

Filabusting topic: How he despises Bobby Valentine.

 8. RICK PITINO The coach of the Louisville Cardinals just loves to hear himself speak. He
usually does it in the off-season as a motivational speaker where he's been know to go on, and
on, and on some more. There's no doubting his camera presence, fluidity, and knowledge for
the game and when he retires, Pitino will make a seamless transition to the broadcast booth for
a major sports network.

 

Filabusting topic: How to avoid extortion plots from woman obsessed with you.

 7. CHAD OCHOCINCO The former NFL receiver is one person I might just sit around
for hours on end to listen to. The guy is wildly entertaining and doesn't come off across as
obnoxious and unlikable. He has a quick wit and appears to be up on pop culture.

Fiabusting topic: The origin of the River Dance and the most effective ways to Tweet and
gain more than 2 million followers.

6. RAY LEWIS I'm not sure what got into Ray Lewis during the final two months of his
career, but the Baltimore Ravens linebacker would not shut up. God is god, good is great,
blessed is the man who doesn't fear the lord, yada, yada, yada. Gimme a break. He was
spitting out Psalms like he used to chew up running backs. I'm sure he'll do just fine next to Keyshawn Johnson next year on ESPN's  "NFL Countdown."

Filabusting topic: Positive growth from Deer Antler Spray.


5. KEVIN MILLAR The former baseball player knew after his stint in Boston that television
would be his post-career vocation. He not only loves the camera, but is addicted to the
microphone. Millar is knowledgeable, entertaining, and pretty funny.

Filabusting topic: How he invented "Cowboy Up"

4. BOBBY VALENTINE Bobby V was a shoo-in to make this list. The man can flat-out
talk about anything and when it comes to himself, well, let's just say he probably could break
Strom Thurmond's all-time record for a filibuster. Bobby made a living for a while on ESPN
talking baseball and reportedly has never turned down an interview with anyone in his life.

Filabusting topic: How he invented the sandwich wrap.

3. JOE BUCK The Fox broadcaster once hosted a NFL playoff game and the World Series
in the same city on the same day, back-to-back. Now that is talent, not to mention strong pipes.
Buck certainly has them. He's as good as it gets in sports today. Not sure though, how many people could stand his act for nearly 13 hours like Senator Paul

Filabusting topic: How hair plugs really worked for him.

2. MIKE FRANCESSA The grand poo-bah of sports talk radio gabs about the games for nearly
six hours a day, so he'd had no problem excelling at filabusters. Football, baseball, horses, you
name it, Francessa can talk about it---and forever. He can not only put viewers to sleep, but himself, too. Check it out on YouTube. Classic.

 

.Filabusting topic: How he's better off without Chris "Mad Dog" Russo

1.  DICK VITALE A no-brainer. Give him the floor and the microphone, and Dickie V just
won't stop. Ever. Thurmond's record would be smashed tomorrow if the ESPN basketball became
a politician and decided to execute his own filibuster. If you like obnoxious and loud, Vitale is
for you, baby!

Filabusting topic: How I became a PTP-er. (Prime Time Player)

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JOSH BOOTY: THE DOS EQUIS GUY OF SPORTS

 

The Dos Equis guy is a fascinating mythical figure and one that a lot of men try to emulate.
He is cool, cultured,  and without a doubt, the most interesting man in the world. When
he drives a new car off the lot, it increases in value. When he goes to sleep, the sheep count
him. And he lives vicariously...through himself.

The Dos Equis man has no equal, but I'm starting to think he's really Josh Booty in disguise.
Booty has lived a life that most men who care about sports and being an athlete, would die
for. Gifted by the God's with a powerful right arm, Booty, like Bo, knows what it's like to
play professionally in two different sports. He played in college stadiums packed with more
than 100,000 fans and even got a World Series ring.

Yes, like the Dos Equis guy, Josh Booty lives vicariously...through himself.

Today, at the age of 37, Booty is getting another shot at the major leagues. He won a reality
show on the MLB Network called the "The Next Knuckler", that earned him a ticket to the
big league camp of the Arizona Diamondbacks where he is trying to earn a spot on the
team's  pitching staff as a knuckleball pitcher. Don't bet against Booty making the team
because he always seems to do what he wants and make it happen.

To fully appreciate the life and times of Booty, you have have to hit the rewind button and
go back to Shreveport, Louisiana where Booty grew up. The Shreveport area is unofficially
known as the cradle of quarterbacks. It has produced NFL signal-callers like Terry Bradshaw,
Joe Ferguson, Stan Humprhies, David Woodley, and Brock Berlin. Bert Jones and Bubby
Brister grew up just down the road near Ruston.

None of them put together a high school career as good as Booty's. Not Bradshaw. Not Jones.
Not Humphries. Booty played at Evangel  Christian Academy, a school that was built to
support a football program. They ran a version of the spread offense 10 years before the
spread offense became the rage in football. The school recruited the best players in the area
and with it, came allegations of cheating or at least, bending the rules until they nearly broke.

Booty was a phenom. He threw for 11,700 yards and 126 touchdowns on his way to being
named USA Today Offensive Player of the Year and National High School Player of the Year
by six different publications. Booty was selected to the All-Time High School football team,
the other  quarterbacks mentioned were Joe Namath and John Elway. Booty signed a letter-of
-intent to stay in state and play for LSU.

Baton Rouge would have to wait. As a power-hitting shortstop with thunder in his bat and
lightning in his arm, Booty was drafted 5th overall in 1994 by the Florida Marlins, signing
for a then-record $1.6 million.

As a professional baseball player, Booty struggled for the first time in his life. He had a
couple of 20-plus home run seasons in the minor leagues, but he struck out once  every three
at-bats. Still, Booty persevered and made it to the major leagues with the Florida Marlins,
picking up a World Series ring after the Fish won it all in 1997.

But Booty had the itch to play college football at LSU in front of 90,000 fans at Death Valley
in Baton Rouge. He said good-bye to the Marlins and hello to the Tigers. He won the starting
job as a sophomore and in his two years as the starter, tossed 24 touchdowns and was named
first-team All-SEC quarterback.

Yes, Booty was living vicariously...through himself. It was his sports sandbox and we were all
just playing in it.

Booty made himself eligible for the NFL Draft in 2001 and was taken by the Seattle Seahawks
in the 6th round. He also had stints with the Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders, but never
played a down in the NFL, but at least he could say that he was good enough to get drafted and
sign an NFL contract.

Since leaving football, Booty has been an entrepreneur and even had a few roles on the soap
opera, "Days of Our Lives." But when the MLB Network came calling, Booty jumped at the
chance to the "The Next Knuckler". Off course he beat out the likes of Doug Flutie, David
Greene,and younger brother, John David,  to win a ticket to Arizona's big league camp.

Booty is in camp with the DBacks fighting to earn a spot on the team. The odds are stacked
against Booty, but as he has showed us through his wonderful life, do not bet against him.
Booty may not have reached the two-sport stature of Bo Jackson or Deion Sanders, but what
he has done is pretty incredible.

He blazed his own trail, and as the most interesting man in sports, he has lived vicariously
through himself---and what a life it has been.

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PAT BURKE VOTED IN TO 'DANCING WITH THE STARS'

Patrick Burke, a former All-American lacrosse player at the University of Maryland has won
a national vote to be the wild-card entry to the 16th season of "Dancing With the Stars". Burke,
a native of the tony town of New Canaan, Connecticut, home to celebrities like Harry Connick,
Jr. NBC anchor Brian Williams, and sportswriter, Mike Lupica, was thrilled to get the final
spot on ABC's hit television show.

"I've been waiting a long time for this," said Burke, 48. "I was brought up in the Walter Schalk
school of dancers and now the world will see what I already know. This pasty-white, Irish guy
can dance his ass off."

Burke, who will be sponsored by Jack Daniels,  will be teamed with pro dancer, Cheryl Burke,
no relation. It will be the first Burke & Burke pairing in the history of the show. Burke the pro
dancer has been teamed with NFL players Chad Ochocinco and Warren Sapp in the past, thinks
P. Burke has some potential which could make them a dark horse to win the show.

"First of all, we need to get him in some kind of dancing shape. That goes without saying," said
C. Burke. "He'll need to cut down on the Ring Dings, Ho-Ho's, Chocolate Malt Balls, and Rum &
Cokes. If he can drop  20, we should have a chance."

PATRICK BURKE IN 1982 DURING "CUPID" SONG AND DANCE

Burke is no stranger to the big stage. In 1982, as a senior at New Canaan High School, he
teamed with Steve Tonra and Doug Stevens to execute a stirring rendition of Sam Cooke's,
"Cupid". Burke, wearing a giant-sized diaper, showed some serious dance moves to help the
trio capture the top-prize in the talent show. Burke is hoping lightning strikes 31 years later.

"Just as long as Chaz Bono doesn't show up, I think Cheryl and I will have a chance," said Burke.
"I can't promise you that I'll be sober, but I can guarantee you a great performance."

Burke was joined in the celebration by four of his 13 brothers, who think Patrick has the goods
to go all way.

"Patrick was never the fastest guy on the field. Think Manti' Teo plus two seconds," said Joe
Burke, a former legendary football player at Boston University, whose  football program ceased
operations just three practices into Burke's career. "But I got a tell you. He was nifty and sneaky
fast. I realize that was 25 years and 75 pounds ago, but I think he can dance with the best of them."

Burke said he'll turn to Howard Benedict, his lacrosse coach at New Canaan High School, for
advice on how to mentally prepare for his debut on "Dancing With The Stars".

"I owe everything to Howard," said Burke. "He was a complete space cadet off the field. Can
you imagine the school actually let that guy form and mold the youth of New Canaan when he
was an English teacher? But the guy could flat out coach lacrosse. I want to pick his brain and
see what he thinks about my Cha-cha-cha and how to work the judges. Benny was always good
at working the refs, so he might have some advice for me on how to sway the judges."

Burke is set to appear on "Dancing With The Stars" on March 23rd.

"STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS"

*Disclaimer: I'm just kidding.

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OSCAR PISTORIUS AND TIME MAGAZINE: OJ'vu?

The image is a powerful one. Oscar Pistorius sporting his carbon-fiber blades while encouraging
a small child, who was also physical challenged and outfitted in the same type of equipment that helped Pistorius become an icon in South Africa. With a genuine smile splashed across his face, Pistorious was a hero to the child and a real inspiration to many around the world who are disabled.

In a sports world polluted by athletes like Lance Armstrong Marion Jones, Roger Clemens,
Tiger Woods and many many others, the "Blade Runner" was a breath of fresh air and seemingly beyond reproach.

How wrong we were. Again.

And that heart-warming image of Pistorius with the young girl whose face is framed with
unbridled joy, has been rinsed away by the one that appeared on the cover of Time magazine
this week. Pistoris is pictured as a fallen star, sporting the look of the world's number one
villain. His image and inspirational story has been forever shattered, the shooting death of his girlfriend destroying everything that Pistorius stood for.

Man. Superman. Gunman are plastered across the picture of Pistorius and the magazine.
Alone and half-naked, the editors of Time magazine seemingly wanted to accentuate that
Pistorius is half-man, half-machine, incredibly human, but also some kind of cyborg out of a
sci-fi movie.They could have chosen a picture of Pistorius, perhaps hanging his head in the
court room, but surely that would not have created the shock value of this one.

One doesn't need the word "guilty" in big block letters to realize that Time has painted Pistorius
as a man whose once incredibly life as he knew it, it over. He is naked now, with all the adulation,
endorsements, fame, and fortune disappearing on that tragic Valentine's night in his homeland.
The picture and the word, "gunman", say it all.

In a case that is strikingly similar to the one involving OJ Simpson almost two decades ago,
which was filled  with celebrity, police blunders, a rogue cop, and a world-wide audience,  this
cover is as powerful as the one Simpson appeared on in 1994. The editors chose to use a mug shot
of Simpson and made it more ominous by intentionally darkening the image of Simpson, who had just been charged with the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman

Innocent until proven guilty? No chance. Time made sure that OJ was made out to be a 100 percent
guilty, not to mention the worst person on the planet, which certainly many of us felt he was. But
Time magazine just fueled the hate and the opinions we had of Simpson with that cover. This was
about the time, "shock value" became part of the media's culture, and Time squeezed every ounce
of it from this photoshopped picture of the Juice.

Time ran both covers shortly after Pistorius and Simpson were arrested,  and well-before their
trials even started. Nobody even needed to read the other articles involving either one to help form
their opinion. It's what many of us do, we see a picture or read a headline, and surmise what the
article is about and what the facts are without actually reading the article.

Yep, guilty until proven innocent. That's just how it goes in the court of public opinion and from
the media who try to influence opinions with covers like the one with OJ and Oscar.

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