Patriots caught cheating
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Patriots caught cheating
This is such bad sportsmanship for a team at the top. Bad Belichick. Boo!
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aCGuhmMRia8c&refer=us
They should give the Jets the win.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aCGuhmMRia8c&refer=us
They should give the Jets the win.
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Originally Posted by Netfly
This is such bad sportsmanship for a team at the top. Bad Belichick. Boo!
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aCGuhmMRia8c&refer=us
They should give the Jets the win.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aCGuhmMRia8c&refer=us
They should give the Jets the win.
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I always figured there was something fishy about the Pats but could never put my finger on exactly what, so I never liked the team. Now that I hear that they were caught cheating I lost what little respect I ever had for the team and I hope they get every possible punishment. Losing some draft picks isn't enough in my book.
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the Patriots season is out the window now. they're going to pay big time for this cheating crap. The sports world sure is showing it's dark side these days.
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The key is they got caught. It seems to be that every team does it to a extent. The Patriots just went over the top with the video crap.
As far as giving the Jets the win, DID YOU WATCH THE GAME? The Patriots just killed them. The stealing of a sign does not cause the Jets to miss tackles and blow coverages. It doesn't give Pennington more shoulder strength to actually throw the ball downfield.
As fas as something fishy.......how the heck do you get to that conclusion? Because they win?
I hate that they did it. The actual benefit seems to be too small for the risk. They are too good a team to need that crap. How many plays could it affect? All the local shows seem to think its one or two plays maybe. What they were looking at was hand signals.....heck you can do that from the stands with binoculars. Coach Parcells on ESPN stated that and that they all do it.
Another point was that there is only 1-2 coaches in the league could actually capitalize on knowing the defence.
They got caught and have to pay up.
Plus....not a good time to pizz off the commish right now.
As far as giving the Jets the win, DID YOU WATCH THE GAME? The Patriots just killed them. The stealing of a sign does not cause the Jets to miss tackles and blow coverages. It doesn't give Pennington more shoulder strength to actually throw the ball downfield.
As fas as something fishy.......how the heck do you get to that conclusion? Because they win?
I hate that they did it. The actual benefit seems to be too small for the risk. They are too good a team to need that crap. How many plays could it affect? All the local shows seem to think its one or two plays maybe. What they were looking at was hand signals.....heck you can do that from the stands with binoculars. Coach Parcells on ESPN stated that and that they all do it.
Another point was that there is only 1-2 coaches in the league could actually capitalize on knowing the defence.
They got caught and have to pay up.
Plus....not a good time to pizz off the commish right now.
Last edited by boxcar1974; Sep 12, 2007 at 07:56 PM.
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The key is they got caught. It seems to be that every team does it to a extent. The Patriots just went over the top with the video crap.
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Originally Posted by sierraben
Ever notice the staff on the sidelines with those parabolic salad bowls and headphones? 
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Originally Posted by herman391
Now that you mention it I always wondered what those guys were doing there. But you would think that something that was obvious enough to be caught on TV like that would get caught by the league. Maybe there's another reason for them?
The losing team has to eat nothing but salad out of those parabolic bowls, with no salad dressing; just lettuce, carrots, and celery, until the next game.
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I think the franchise should be forced to change its name. "Patriots" seems so inappropriate now.
It should also be noted that by videotaping the signals they were likely NOT deciphering them for that game, but rather building a database for future games (they play the Jets at least once more, and perhaps in the playoffs...well, maybe not this year...
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It should also be noted that by videotaping the signals they were likely NOT deciphering them for that game, but rather building a database for future games (they play the Jets at least once more, and perhaps in the playoffs...well, maybe not this year...
)Jason
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Originally Posted by sierraben
There is.
The losing team has to eat nothing but salad out of those parabolic bowls, with no salad dressing; just lettuce, carrots, and celery, until the next game.
The losing team has to eat nothing but salad out of those parabolic bowls, with no salad dressing; just lettuce, carrots, and celery, until the next game.
I knew there had to be another reason for those things, thanks for clearing that up
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