BLOG: Yes, There is a Double Standard...But Sometimes Its Deserved

It's Monday night and the video of Tom Brady yelling at offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has made its rounds. Everyone has seen it. However, if you were in a coma the last 24 hours and missed it,  I'll put it down below for you.

It's not the first time Brady's yelled at his offensive coordinator before. Back in 2011, the five-time Super Bowl winning quarterback went at with Bill O'Brien on the sidelines. Brady's a competitor; this is not breaking news. But there has been a lot of talk about Brady and this incident, particularly from Monday morning football commentator Stephen A. Smith, former players Eric Dickerson and Shannon Sharpe, and current, injured Giants receiver Odell Beckham.

All four, essentially, agree that there is a double standard in the NFL. Why is it when Beckham screamed and threw his helmet into a kicking net following an Eli Manning touchdown last season, it was regarded as immature, but when Brady yells at a coach, he's competitive?

Yes, Odell. Yes, Shannon. Yes, Stephen. There is a double standard, but let me add this one little caveat. When you go about your life the right way. When you say and do all the right things, and treat people with respect, guess what, you get treated a little differently.

When was the last time you saw Brady pretending to pee on a goalpost like Beckham did earlier this year after his touchdown against the Eagles? When was the last time you saw Tom Brady run to midfield in Dallas and stand in the star after throwing a touchdown (Terrell Owens)?

Never.

When you conduct yourself the right way and treat people with respect, you get a pass, so when/if something does actually happen, it is "out of character." It's no different than kid, who is known as a good kid, one day pushes another kid off a swing at the playground, but doesn't get punished the same way if the other kid did the same thing. At face value that may be unfair, but the the incident was truly out of character for the child, and he/she deserves some leniency. This is no different.

As much as you want to treat people equally, you can't. Not everyone is the same. Everyone is different and every situation is different; you have to take that for what it's worth, and adjust accordingly.