Mitchy moo
05-31-2008, 09:12 PM
Now that the latest evidence concerning the New England Patriots' spying on opponents has surfaced, it is left to sports fans -- and the U.S. government, through Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter -- to ponder if more proof remains out there and to debate whether further punishment is deserved.
Last September, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell penalized the Pats and head coach Bill Belichick a total of $750,000 and a first-round draft pick after an assistant was caught videotaping New York Jets defensive signals from the sidelines during a game that month, a violation of league rules and an action reputed to give unfair advantage to the tapers -- what is otherwise known as cheating. The team also admitted taping opponents in 2006 and in the 2007 preseason, and turned in those tapes. Then, earlier this month, former New England video assistant Matt Walsh volunteered more tapes to the NFL and met with the commissioner to discuss his knowledge of videotaping prior to the 2006 season.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121217929119133611.html (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121217929119133611.html)
Last September, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell penalized the Pats and head coach Bill Belichick a total of $750,000 and a first-round draft pick after an assistant was caught videotaping New York Jets defensive signals from the sidelines during a game that month, a violation of league rules and an action reputed to give unfair advantage to the tapers -- what is otherwise known as cheating. The team also admitted taping opponents in 2006 and in the 2007 preseason, and turned in those tapes. Then, earlier this month, former New England video assistant Matt Walsh volunteered more tapes to the NFL and met with the commissioner to discuss his knowledge of videotaping prior to the 2006 season.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121217929119133611.html (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121217929119133611.html)