The New England Patriots are one win away from completing the perfect football season. They are 18-0 and will play the New York Giants in the Super Bowl tomorrow night. The Patriots seem to always be in the news. It might be because quarterback Tom Brady dates supermodels and has already won three Super Bowls. But, at the beginning of this season they were in the news because they were caught cheating. What the NFL refers to as Spygate, the Patriots were caught filming signals from their opponents' sideline during the first game of the season. They went on to beat the Jets in that game, beginning their perfect season. Head coach Bill Bellichick, who has the personality of a coconut, took the brunt of the punishment when he was fined a half million dollars. The Patriots were also fined an additional quarter million dollars. They were also deprived of two draft picks in next year's draft. When asked about the incident, Bellichick declined to comment. Give the guy a break, he was cheating and got caught. He apologized to the Patriots organization for getting caught, but he didn't apologize to the Jets. Why should he? The NFL already glorifies Bellichick as the best coach ever and Tom Brady the best quarterback ever. So, the Patriots cheated the first game of the season and went on to win 17 more games, up to this point. The first game of this season was the only time the Patriots cheated right? Wrong.
With two days left before Super Bowl Sunday, Spygate came back into the picture. Yesterday, Senator Arlen Specter jumped into the Spygate scandal. Specter wants to know why the six tapes that the NFL confiscated from the Patriots were destroyed. That's right, the only evidence that we had of the Patriots cheating was destroyed by NFL commisioner Roger Goodell. Why would Goodell destroy this evidence? He responded to the Senator by saying that the Patriots told him these were the only tapes they had and he felt that there was no further use for them. Goodell also commented that the great coach Bill Parcells once said that if you think your signs aren't being stolen on the sidelines, you are dumb. Numerous insiders have also said that everyone tries to steal the opposing team's signs. Even so, no one ever got caught with a video camera stealing another team's signals. The Patriots were cheating, and they were caught doing so. Now, it is all over with. The six tapes that existed are destroyed and there is no more evidence that the Patriots cheated on any other occasion. C'mon, this story wouldn't be so interesting if it ended there.
On the same day, February 1st, 2008, as Senator Specter came foward asking questions, another man came into the picture. Former Patriots video department employee Matt Walsh. Walsh claims that he has tapes of the Patriots stealing signals dating back to 2002, when the Patriots played the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. Walsh said that a camera man for the Patriots taped their own practice a couple of days before the Super Bowl that year. It was the last practice before the Super Bowl. The camera man stayed behind when the Patriots were done and filmed the Rams final practice. The Patriots went on to win 20-17. This Super Bowl started their so-called "dynasty." There were also numerous reports that the Patriots did the same thing to the Eagles when they defeated the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. Walsh said that he has all the information and if ESPN agreed to cover his legal fees, he would tell them everything. The only thing holding Walsh back is that him having the illegal tapes, may be illegal. It's funny how the Patriots illegally did something, but it is illegal to expose them for it.
Now, you might ask the question, how much can a team really get out of stealing a team's signals and taping their practices? Well, I'm not a professional quarterback and I'm not a proffesional coach. But, I do know enough about football that if I saw what the defense was doing on the next play, I could take Tom Brady's place and throw a touchdown everytime, granted my receiver makes the catch. What I am baffled by is that all these analysts and experts continue to say the Patriots are the greasest team EVER. There is no proof yet. Matt Walsh has not shown any proof as of yet, but he also said that no one has contacted him for information. Not even the thorough investigation of the NFL contacted him for information. Is this some kind of huge conspiracy involving the Patriots and the NFL? Could the NFL be helping the Patriots by destroying tapes and not to mention the referees handing the Patriots numerous calls throughout the year? Or, are we just overlooking things? Maybe everyone is so jealous of the perfect Patriots that they are making up these claims of cheating. I don't think you can make up a story like this. The Patriots were actually caught cheating. They were caught red-handed taping the other team's signals. What makes you think this was the only time? In the 2005 season, Nick Saban was coach of the Miami Dolphins. He had an interesting take on the whole thing when he said he was convinced the Patriots knew what play he was calling. He said the Patriots guessed every single play correctly. No one guesses every single play correctly. The Patriots went on to win that game against the Dolphins. But, the Patriots are the best team ever, right? How do you beat a team that knows your play, on every play?
Just to show you what kind of person Bill Bellichick is, I will leave you with this statement he made yesterday when asked about Spygate. Keep in mind, he is the one who admitted to ordering the camera man to tape the other team's signals. "It's a league matter, I don't know anything about it."
With two days left before Super Bowl Sunday, Spygate came back into the picture. Yesterday, Senator Arlen Specter jumped into the Spygate scandal. Specter wants to know why the six tapes that the NFL confiscated from the Patriots were destroyed. That's right, the only evidence that we had of the Patriots cheating was destroyed by NFL commisioner Roger Goodell. Why would Goodell destroy this evidence? He responded to the Senator by saying that the Patriots told him these were the only tapes they had and he felt that there was no further use for them. Goodell also commented that the great coach Bill Parcells once said that if you think your signs aren't being stolen on the sidelines, you are dumb. Numerous insiders have also said that everyone tries to steal the opposing team's signs. Even so, no one ever got caught with a video camera stealing another team's signals. The Patriots were cheating, and they were caught doing so. Now, it is all over with. The six tapes that existed are destroyed and there is no more evidence that the Patriots cheated on any other occasion. C'mon, this story wouldn't be so interesting if it ended there.
On the same day, February 1st, 2008, as Senator Specter came foward asking questions, another man came into the picture. Former Patriots video department employee Matt Walsh. Walsh claims that he has tapes of the Patriots stealing signals dating back to 2002, when the Patriots played the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. Walsh said that a camera man for the Patriots taped their own practice a couple of days before the Super Bowl that year. It was the last practice before the Super Bowl. The camera man stayed behind when the Patriots were done and filmed the Rams final practice. The Patriots went on to win 20-17. This Super Bowl started their so-called "dynasty." There were also numerous reports that the Patriots did the same thing to the Eagles when they defeated the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. Walsh said that he has all the information and if ESPN agreed to cover his legal fees, he would tell them everything. The only thing holding Walsh back is that him having the illegal tapes, may be illegal. It's funny how the Patriots illegally did something, but it is illegal to expose them for it.
Now, you might ask the question, how much can a team really get out of stealing a team's signals and taping their practices? Well, I'm not a professional quarterback and I'm not a proffesional coach. But, I do know enough about football that if I saw what the defense was doing on the next play, I could take Tom Brady's place and throw a touchdown everytime, granted my receiver makes the catch. What I am baffled by is that all these analysts and experts continue to say the Patriots are the greasest team EVER. There is no proof yet. Matt Walsh has not shown any proof as of yet, but he also said that no one has contacted him for information. Not even the thorough investigation of the NFL contacted him for information. Is this some kind of huge conspiracy involving the Patriots and the NFL? Could the NFL be helping the Patriots by destroying tapes and not to mention the referees handing the Patriots numerous calls throughout the year? Or, are we just overlooking things? Maybe everyone is so jealous of the perfect Patriots that they are making up these claims of cheating. I don't think you can make up a story like this. The Patriots were actually caught cheating. They were caught red-handed taping the other team's signals. What makes you think this was the only time? In the 2005 season, Nick Saban was coach of the Miami Dolphins. He had an interesting take on the whole thing when he said he was convinced the Patriots knew what play he was calling. He said the Patriots guessed every single play correctly. No one guesses every single play correctly. The Patriots went on to win that game against the Dolphins. But, the Patriots are the best team ever, right? How do you beat a team that knows your play, on every play?
Just to show you what kind of person Bill Bellichick is, I will leave you with this statement he made yesterday when asked about Spygate. Keep in mind, he is the one who admitted to ordering the camera man to tape the other team's signals. "It's a league matter, I don't know anything about it."
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