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1 minute ago, wppete said:

Is this a Bigger cheating scandal than Deflate Gate and the Spy Gate #1?????


I think is could be more Damning because it is basically the Patriots saying FU to the league we do what we want 

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1 minute ago, GoBills808 said:

Shannon Sharpe just said on national TV that he has a very reliable source who says Spygate was at least 10x worse than what was reported

 

 

Of course it was.

 

They burned the tapes for a reason. 

 

This is an organizational failure that starts at the top. Bill Belichick should be banned from the NFL. 

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6 minutes ago, stevewin said:

I was actually going to mention Edwards by name ? I truly have always though you could plug in any number of QBs in the same situation with the same results - although who knows if every one would have sold their soul to do it.  The way the whole Brady GOAT thing gets casually tossed around now drives me crazy

 

Maybe someone like say, Matt Cassel

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1 minute ago, jrober38 said:

 

Of course it was.

 

They burned the tapes for a reason. 

 

This is an organizational failure that starts at the top. Bill Belichick should be banned from the NFL. 

That's always been the chatter surrounding Spygate, but I've never heard it repeated by a network anchor before (albeit hearsay)

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1 minute ago, jrober38 said:

 

Of course it was.

 

They burned the tapes for a reason. 

 

This is an organizational failure that starts at the top. Bill Belichick should be banned from the NFL. 

The top is Kraft. The NFL just needs to get rid of him. Goodell, Belichick, Brady will all be gone soon after.

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7 minutes ago, wppete said:

Is this a Bigger cheating scandal than Deflate Gate and the Spy Gate #1?????

Its obviously not as big of a game as a super bowl or afc championship game. But its just the fact, they got in trouble for stuff like this before, yet still do it!

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5 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:


I think is could be more Damning because it is basically the Patriots saying FU to the league we do what we want 

 

Isn’t that how Spygate started?  Mangini called him and said “I know what you do, just don’t do it to us”. Belichick gave him the old FU, did it anyway and Mangini turned him in. That’s the way I heard it from someone, maybe Peter King? 

 

Same thing with the league and Spygate. They punished them once with the understanding they would not do it again. Belichick took that as “not getting caught” again. FU to the league.  

 

The NFL can’t let that go unpunished, but they also can’t say “hey, guess what, the league HAS been rigged by a bunch of cheaters for the last two decades. Everything you know about us is tainted.” It’s a very difficult position to be in. Time for old Billy to “retire” and just go away. 

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51 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:

 

All you need to be convinced of the full-on damage control effort is to hear Peter King. He basically said that the league should sweep it under the rug and quick 

Yea I heard it, it was pretty embarrassing. It’s like why do any sort of investigation that could prove foul play let’s just say they didn’t do it again and move on. 

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9 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

That's always been the chatter surrounding Spygate, but I've never heard it repeated by a network anchor before (albeit hearsay)

 

I remember hearing players talk about how the Pats would audible into plays to defeat specific blitz packages after Spy Gate. That the Pats knew exactly what was coming. 

 

This looks and feels like a repeat, working the system to allow a film crew access to see the Pats next opponent play. If it was for a documentary you'd think they'd only be filming the Pats. 

 

The whole thing wreaks like you know what. 

 

The most ridiculous thing is Belichick saying in an interview that post 2007 they don't push the line as much as they did before, as if they were cheating in a bunch ways until they got caught, and then had to reestablish how they'd push the rules since. 

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12 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

Shannon Sharpe just said on national TV that he has a very reliable source who says Spygate was at least 10x worse than what was reported

 

This is old news, the nfl destroyed the tapes and swept it under the rug because they didn’t want to go back and do anything. 

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7 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:

The top is Kraft. The NFL just needs to get rid of him. Goodell, Belichick, Brady will all be gone soon after.

 

It would be unprecedented for the NFL to remove an owner.

 

This could happen in the NBA where they actually give a damn about their image, but the NFL is hell bent on protecting its owners. 

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1 minute ago, jrober38 said:

 

It would be unprecedented for the NFL to remove an owner.

 

This could happen in the NBA where they actually give a damn about their image, but the NFL is hell bent on protecting its owners. 


they should tell Bill. You retire or face the indefinite suspension. Which kills his legacy. Bill will Retire and ride into sunset. 

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Just now, MAJBobby said:


they should tell Bill. You retire or face the indefinite suspension. Which kills his legacy. Bill will Retire and ride into sunset. 

 

That's not enough.

 

The NFL needs to send a message or else it happens again.

 

The slap on the wrist punishment never helps anything long term. 

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2 minutes ago, jrober38 said:

 

That's not enough.

 

The NFL needs to send a message or else it happens again.

 

The slap on the wrist punishment never helps anything long term. 


they are not going to. Goodell has one thing in his mind always do just enough to get it off the news cycle and protect the shield. 
 

I expect a report saying nothing on it. (No tape Released). A fine and a loss of a late round draft Pick. 

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Just now, jrober38 said:

 

You're probably right. 


they are already setting it up with the leaks of no bid sanctions expected. 
 

I see a statement from the NFL going with the same Patriots Mouthpiece Schefter and saying a Mis Communication. Nothing was on the tape for a competitive advantage, tape subsequently destroyed and never released. A Fine and maybe the loss of a mid round pick (of course in a round they already have multiple in). 
 

and some money going to Bengals via Kraft to ensure they never leak the tape either 

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On 12/9/2019 at 12:58 PM, MAJBobby said:

On the Sidelines. 
 

again NOTHING in the rule book about from the Pressbox where the advance Scouts are allowed to sit two weeks before the game. 
 

that is how the rule reads. You cannot video from certain areas. Nothing in the rules about the advance scouts from the press box. 
 

that was the SpyGate problem they were videoing from the sideline with a high powered mic and piping it into the offensive booth

Apparently, the Pats* disagree with you.

From their own statement:

"WE understand and acknowledge that our video crew, which included independent contractors who shot the video, unknowingly violated league policy by filming the field and sideline from the press box."

 

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2 hours ago, jrober38 said:

 

That's not enough.

 

The NFL needs to send a message or else it happens again.

 

The slap on the wrist punishment never helps anything long term. 

 

They are in a tough spot. Any public lynching is a blemish on the entire league and the last 20 years. I think he has to go away somewhat quietly for the sake of the league. The 31 other teams will get the point. 

 

As for the Peter King stance, I think he said it has to be adjudicated quickly. He used the quote “all’s well that ends”, not necessarily ends well, but it must end. Do NOT let it linger. That doesn’t necessarily mean sweeping it under the rug. Now, might that happen? Of course. But in my mind Belichick needs to go away. 

 

 

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well, now NE will get all mad at the world and win the Super Bowl again

also on the "why the Bengals?" topic... 

 

When you get arrogant you get sloppy. Happens all the time. 

 

Everything has pretty much worked out for NE seemingly forever now, so they got comfortable again, got sloppy, and got caught. 

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18 minutes ago, jrober38 said:

 

It would be unprecedented for the NFL to remove an owner.

 

This could happen in the NBA where they actually give a damn about their image, but the NFL is hell bent on protecting its owners. 

That's for sure. This is the thing that should set the precedent, though. Kraft isn't going to magically change his ways. Now is the time.

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31 minutes ago, jrober38 said:

 

It would be unprecedented for the NFL to remove an owner.

 

This could happen in the NBA where they actually give a damn about their image, but the NFL is hell bent on protecting its owners. 

Didn't the NFL just push out the Panthers owner?  I heard there was some truth to that, albeit behind the scenes

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8 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

the latest developments sound like the league is likely to believe the Patriots' explanation and nothing will happen, aside from everyone knowing once again that they are cheating scum. But no league penalty!

 

Bengals should release the video if that's true and nothing happens

Frustration = https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/12/10/report-severe-sanctions-unlikely-in-spygate-2/

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19 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

well, now NE will get all mad at the world and win the Super Bowl again

also on the "why the Bengals?" topic... 

 

When you get arrogant you get sloppy. Happens all the time. 

 

Everything has pretty much worked out for NE seemingly forever now, so they got comfortable again, got sloppy, and got caught. 

Also, regarding "why the Bengals?," really the question would be, "why not the Bengals?" It would be an odd set of circumstances if, after the entire season, the Bengals were the only team they spied on. If they've been caught in week 14, they've been doing it all season. And, as bad as the Bengals are, it isn't a meaningless, December game. There are many implications for the Pats* in this game, and the will leave no stone unturned.

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I didn't read through the whole thread but I don't understand why there aren't major sanctions. Pats have been caught doing this multiple times, and the NFL has had every chance to re-write their rules to dissuade this type of practice.

 

If this isn't breaking any rules then the NFL should have to answer for it. Pats should have to forfeit draft picks at the very least. 

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