New Claim of Cheating Emerges Against Patriots

[lordofgun]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Patriots’ pattern of illicitly videotaping the signals of opposing N.F.L. coaches began in Coach Bill Belichick’s first preseason with the team in 2000, a former Patriots player said. The information was put to use in that year’s regular-season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Belichick’s debut as New England’s coach.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/sports/football/22patriots.html?ex=1204261200&en=7b8ddff987863917&ei=5099&partner=TOPIXNEWS

[X-Era]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/sp...tner=TOPIXNEWS

Suddenly I want to watch, "Hang em High"

[Jan Reimers]

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Belichick is a scumbag, pure and simple. I really want to see him dealt with severely.

[Goobylal]

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Saw that article. The revelation that they've been doing it since 2000 and are the only team to have been doing it, means they're guilty and their SB wins (each by 3 points, which is enough for even the smallest advantage to influence) are bogus.

[mybills]

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Belichick has said that he misinterpreted the league’s bylaws, telling Goodell that he thought it was permissible to use electronic equipment as long as the information was not used in the same game. That explanation has been greeted with disbelief by some peers and league officials.

He's very good at playing dumb!
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Executives dismissed any lingering notions that the Patriots’ taping opponents was a common practice around the league.

“I don’t want the outside perception to be, ‘Boy, there are all these teams and they’re all doing all these things,’ ” said Rich McKay, the Falcons’ president and a member of the competition committee. “Because it’s not true.”

Everywhere I go, it sounds like their fans are still in denial.

[Novacane]

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All it takes to go from dumb ass loser to genius is cheating

[Jan Reimers]

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Belichick has said that he misinterpreted the league’s bylaws, telling Goodell that he thought it was permissible to use electronic equipment as long as the information was not used in the same game. That explanation has been greeted with disbelief by some peers and league officials.

He's very good at playing dumb!
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Executives dismissed any lingering notions that the Patriots’ taping opponents was a common practice around the league.

“I don’t want the outside perception to be, ‘Boy, there are all these teams and they’re all doing all these things,’ ” said Rich McKay, the Falcons’ president and a member of the competition committee. “Because it’s not true.”

Everywhere I go, it sounds like their fans are still in denial.

31 of the other 32 NFL coaches seem to understand the rules perfectly. Belichick must be the stupidest genius ever.

[Mitchy moo]

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Belichick has said that he misinterpreted the league’s bylaws, telling Goodell that he thought it was permissible to use electronic equipment as long as the information was not used in the same game. That explanation has been greeted with disbelief by some peers and league officials.

He's very good at playing dumb!
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Executives dismissed any lingering notions that the Patriots’ taping opponents was a common practice around the league.

“I don’t want the outside perception to be, ‘Boy, there are all these teams and they’re all doing all these things,’ ” said Rich McKay, the Falcons’ president and a member of the competition committee. “Because it’s not true.”

Everywhere I go, it sounds like their fans are still in denial.

According to ne39 the pats have done nothing wrong.

[mybills]

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31 of the other 32 NFL coaches seem to understand the rules perfectly. Belichick must be the stupidest genius ever.

"stupidest" I love that word!

[feelthepain]

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According to ne39 the pats have done nothing wrong.

And this will soon blow over and be forgotten!

[mybills]

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Speaking of the devil...

[im4bflo]

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And this will soon blow over and be forgotten!

kind of like a 1-15 season?

[ddaryl]

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And this will soon blow over and be forgotten!

Only if people like yourself roll over and ask the NFL commish to rub your tummy.. like the good dog you are.

As long as pressure is kept up it won't go away.

and I still fail to realize why every single sports fans is not outraged by this. This is as bad as using performance enhancing drugs, or failing a piss test, and we all know how everyone reacts to those 2 situations

[YardRat]

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I hope the entire organization goes up in flames. Yank them off to LA and let California have their team...Give everybody a fresh start.

[Jan Reimers]

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I really want Matt Walsh in front of Congress. He might blow this thing sky high.