Mr. Miyagi
02-01-2008, 03:01 PM
Per ProFootballTalk:
POSTED 12:29 p.m. EST, February 1, 2008
MEET MATT WALSH
Buried in the Friday New York Times article regarding the desire of Senator Arlen Specter are the first on-the-record comments regarding Spygate from Matt Walsh.
Who's Matt Walsh, you ask? He was an employee of the New England Patriots from 1996 through 2003, spending most of his time there in the video department.
Matt Walsh is now an assistant golf pro in Hawaii. And the Times sent a reporter all the way there to interview him.
As talk goes among some of the folks we know in the NFL media, Walsh knows something. Something big.
We're not reporting at this time that Walsh knows anything. But we know for a fact that multiple members of the media were chasing Walsh in the wake of Spygate, trying to get him to talk on the record about what he knows. One came fairly close, but it ultimately didn't happen.
Why? Because Walsh is scared. And rightfully so. He's scared of getting sued into Mike Tyson-style bolivian.
"After speaking to my lawyers and whatnot, I can't really talk to you about anything," Walsh told the Times. "And I can't show you anything. If someone wanted me to talk and tell them things, I would craft an agreement where they would agree from now until the end of my existence to pay for any legal fees that came up in regards to this, whether I'm sued by the Patriots, the [NFL], anybody else."
Wow.
Folks, guys don't say things like that when they don't know anything, or when they don't think that what they know is important.
And though we don't know what Walsh knows, we know what a couple of writers think that he knows. If they're right, and if Walsh talks, it could have huge ramifications.
We know that our bread is partially buttered by the NFL, and we appreciate the relationship. But every owner, G.M., coach, and player is a steward of a game that hopefully will continue for centuries after we're all gone. So we're committed to holding today's stewards of the game accountable for their actions, even if it makes said stewards of the game upset with us. One way or another, Walsh needs to have a forum to tell what he knows. He might collapse like a wet cracker under cross examination, or his story might be flimsier than a kite made out of Kleenex. But this guy has a story to tell, and it needs to be heard.
"If I ever got brought in for a deposition or something, then I would just face the whole gauntlet of questions," Walsh said. "There would be things I'd be forced to answer that some people haven't taken responsibility for."
http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm
Basically this Matt Walsh guy is hinting Congress to put him on the stand so he would be forced to tell what he knows and be granted immunity from getting sued. I'm sure the government could accomodate that.
POSTED 12:29 p.m. EST, February 1, 2008
MEET MATT WALSH
Buried in the Friday New York Times article regarding the desire of Senator Arlen Specter are the first on-the-record comments regarding Spygate from Matt Walsh.
Who's Matt Walsh, you ask? He was an employee of the New England Patriots from 1996 through 2003, spending most of his time there in the video department.
Matt Walsh is now an assistant golf pro in Hawaii. And the Times sent a reporter all the way there to interview him.
As talk goes among some of the folks we know in the NFL media, Walsh knows something. Something big.
We're not reporting at this time that Walsh knows anything. But we know for a fact that multiple members of the media were chasing Walsh in the wake of Spygate, trying to get him to talk on the record about what he knows. One came fairly close, but it ultimately didn't happen.
Why? Because Walsh is scared. And rightfully so. He's scared of getting sued into Mike Tyson-style bolivian.
"After speaking to my lawyers and whatnot, I can't really talk to you about anything," Walsh told the Times. "And I can't show you anything. If someone wanted me to talk and tell them things, I would craft an agreement where they would agree from now until the end of my existence to pay for any legal fees that came up in regards to this, whether I'm sued by the Patriots, the [NFL], anybody else."
Wow.
Folks, guys don't say things like that when they don't know anything, or when they don't think that what they know is important.
And though we don't know what Walsh knows, we know what a couple of writers think that he knows. If they're right, and if Walsh talks, it could have huge ramifications.
We know that our bread is partially buttered by the NFL, and we appreciate the relationship. But every owner, G.M., coach, and player is a steward of a game that hopefully will continue for centuries after we're all gone. So we're committed to holding today's stewards of the game accountable for their actions, even if it makes said stewards of the game upset with us. One way or another, Walsh needs to have a forum to tell what he knows. He might collapse like a wet cracker under cross examination, or his story might be flimsier than a kite made out of Kleenex. But this guy has a story to tell, and it needs to be heard.
"If I ever got brought in for a deposition or something, then I would just face the whole gauntlet of questions," Walsh said. "There would be things I'd be forced to answer that some people haven't taken responsibility for."
http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm
Basically this Matt Walsh guy is hinting Congress to put him on the stand so he would be forced to tell what he knows and be granted immunity from getting sued. I'm sure the government could accomodate that.