Nonsense!Originally Posted by DraftBoy
I heard a rumor today that the reason we didn't find any WMD in Iraq is because Belichick hid them all.
Nonsense!Originally Posted by DraftBoy
I heard a rumor today that the reason we didn't find any WMD in Iraq is because Belichick hid them all.
Until they bring up the past 7-10 years.Originally Posted by mybills
Originally Posted by mysticsoto
And you guys wondered how they looked so good with so little talent? Remember when they had nobodies in the secondary and STILL won games? Remember when they had no WRs and an old defense and STILL won games? How is it that TOm Brady knows exactly where to throw the ball on a blitz as soon as it's hiked? How is that they seem to know exactly what the other team is going to do? Oh, I forgot - Belichick is a genius. The same genius who couldn't get it together in Cleveland.
Like I said, these guys aren't really stocked with talent. They win with trickery and I am completely not shocked at all about them finally getting caught. For all we know they were hacking in the opposing teams radio system and sending the plays into the defense. Jacksonville's coach did mention that their radios mysteriously malfunctioned during a game versus them.
Throw the book at them. Their championships already had an asterisk next to them and now it's only justified.
Around here? They're too stupid. They only mention the 4 SB losses. To which I reply, Where were you?Originally Posted by Dr.Lecter
I didn't come here to fight, I hate fighting. Life is way too short to spend it on fighting! Go fight with yourself, one of you will eventually win!
Wow, now they are saying that during games at foxboro they disabled headsets during drives.
Wow.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...=si_topstories
You think you're hot **** in a champagne glass, but you're really cold diarrhea in a Dixie cup!
notice the quote they attribute to weis. it's from the year 2000. long, long time ago, and pre-super bowl...Originally Posted by Gunzlingr
Still, the hefty fine and that No. 1 draft choice (or a second- and a third-round pick if New England misses the playoffs) was the punishment because so many media people were outraged by Belichick's arrogant action. I believe many of them struck this moral outrage rant in their articles because they can't stand Belichick. They don't like him because he doesn't give them the time of day. This was their way of getting even, because I'm not convinced stealing coaching signals can really decide who wins or loses on Sundays. Maybe it helps with a play here or there, but rival coaches are so aware of opponents stealing such vital information that most believe they have put in enough safeguards to negate such illegally obtained information being truly beneficial.
IMO - the punishment wasn't enough....
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...8&sportCat=nfl
something caught my eye..... wonder if this maybe caught any of yours........
Consider the Sunday night contest. New England had played San Diego just four games back, in the January 2007 postseason. Perhaps Belichick's cameraman was illegally taping the Chargers that day, and perhaps Belichick illegally used the information against the Chargers on Sunday night. The San Diego coaching staff has changed since the playoff game, so presumably its defensive calls are different. But San Diego's new defensive coordinator, Ted Cottrell, was defensive coordinator for the Bills and Jets, both AFC East teams, in the Belichick period. Perhaps Belichick has spied on Cottrell's calls before and took out the tapes of the spying rather than handing them over as Goodell demanded. Was New England cheating again Sunday night, when the Patriots advanced the ball with such ease it seemed they knew what defense San Diego would be in?
And the Patriots' cheating might have been more extensive than so far confirmed. Fox Sports reported that former NFL players believe Belichick had microphones installed in the shoulder pads of defensive linemen so the Patriots could tape other teams' offensive audibles and line calls. Needless to say, putting microphones on players violates NFL rules. Andrea Kremer of NBC reported that several teams might charge the Patriots this week with having stolen playbooks from the visitors' dressing room. The convenient "malfunction" of visiting teams' headphones at the Patriots' two fields under Belichick seems to have happened far too often to be an IT department error. The rumor mill says Belichick, Richard Nixon-style, has file cabinets of info on opposing coaches and assistant coaches – some gleaned honestly, some obtained by cheating.
It seems more than just an eerie coincidence that Belichick's unethical behavior involves illicit taping, the same offense that made Nixon's actions so sordid. The parallels to Nixon don't stop there. Caught, Belichick – like Nixon – tried to hide the true extent of the prohibited acts; Belichick – like Nixon – tried to claim his prohibited action hadn't been prohibited; Belichick – like Nixon – immediately stonewalled. It would be tempting to break the unhappy tone of this column with a Nixon joke – when the league plays Belichick's tape of the Jets' sideline, will there be an 18-and-a-half minute gap? But for all lovers of the NFL, there's just nothing to laugh about now.
j-e-t-s
jets jets jets (insert suck for those who aren't gangreen fans)
Pats fans & team..."We don't get any respect!"
Wow! That's insane! But it really does help explain why the Patriots as a team have been able to dominate so many teams. If they had an extra advantage (don't forget giving HGH to Rodney Harrison and who knows who else) for the playoffs and the Super Bowl..... It makes perfect sense!Originally Posted by CuseJetsFan83
**** THE CHEATERS!!!!
What comes around goes around!
Here is an interesting thing;
Belichick's 500k fine is completely tax deductible;
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/09/17/...s-500000-fine/
COMING SOON...
Originally Posted by Dr.Lecter
now THAT'S something to get about, OpIv.Originally Posted by DraftBoy
Looks like this thing is over:
Here is an update on the NFL's investigation into the Patriots videotaping procedures:
"The Patriots have fully cooperated and complied with the requirements of the commissioner�s decision," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello relayed via email.
"All tapes, documents and other records relating to this matter were turned over to the league office and destroyed, and the Patriots have certified in writing that no copies or other records exist. League policies on in-game video taping and audio communication will continue to be closely monitored and strictly enforced with all 32 teams."
Aiello was also asked about allegations that the Patriots illegally placed a microphone on a defensive player to pick up the audibles of opposing quarterbacks. A report on NBC during the Patriots-Chargers game indicated that the Jets believed the Patriots had illegally placed a microphone on a defensive player.
"We have no evidence to support that claim," Aiello said.
Yep... I believe it.
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Aiello was also asked about allegations that the Patriots illegally placed a microphone on a defensive player to pick up the audibles of opposing quarterbacks. A report on NBC during the Patriots-Chargers game indicated that the Jets believed the Patriots had illegally placed a microphone on a defensive player.
"We have no evidence to support that claim," Aiello said.
Even a bank robber hides the loot.
How ****ing pathetic - I wonder if this was taken into account when he was so "severely" punished.Originally Posted by DraftBoy
The NFL is investigating how a copy of the infamous Patriots' spy tape of Jets signals landed in the hands of Fox television, which aired it on its NFL pregame show on Sunday, according to an ESPN report.
"We don't know how it happened and we're obviously not happy about it," Greg Aiello, the league's senior vice president of communications, told ESPN.
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These clowns should be more concerned with that vanilla fine.