Stupidity Runs in the Pouncey Family

Offensive linemen rightfully have a reputation as being some of the smartest guys on the football field, especially centers.  There a certain amount of brain power required to be able to make the pre-snap reads that centers have to and call out the protections to keep their quarterback on his feet.  One could make the argument that the center's job is second to only the quarterback in terms of how smart you have to be to successful.

Apparently, the Pouncey brothers have been able to overcome a startling lack of intelligence to make it to the NFL.  The two twins were seen out at their birthday party wearing hats calling for the freeing of their former Florida teammates, Aaron Hernandez.

Their loyalty to Hernandez is both admirable and sad.  Hernandez's undisputed actions are such that even his friends and family should be skeptical about his innocence.  The criminal justice system has yet to have its say, but the court of public opinion has probably rendered it's decision and it is not favorable for Hernandez, and that's something the NFL is very aware of.  

The NFL and Patriots are going out of their way to eliminate the shadow of Aaron Hernandez from their respective organizations.  An intelligent employee of the NFL or an NFL team should know what kind of toxic association Aaron Hernandez is.  That's something that the Pounceys don't seem to get.  If I'm Ryan Tannehill or Ben Rothlisburger, I may want someone who has a little bit more going on between the ears in charge of my protection, because the University of Florida clearly did not impart any critical thinking skills onto the Pounceys.

Then again, if I'm Big Ben, I may want someone as blindly loyal as the Pounceys to protect me.

I'm sure there are plenty of people who believe in Hernandez to some degree or another within the NFL.  The difference is that most of them are smart enough to keep that opinion to themselves.