i still like the pats but does any one else
2007-09-23 09:38:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Now, don't get me wrong: New England probably did deserve to be punished by the commissioner for getting caught videotaping New York's defensive staff as it signaled plays in to its players. But a first-round draft pick? Methinks the punishment doesn't fit the crime.
Is this really worse, for instance, than Mike Tice scalping Super Bowl tickets? Or a Detroit assistant coach getting caught naked at a drive-in? It's common knowledge (trust me) that teams look at defensive signals through binoculars, and have been doing so for years. That the Pats took another step, and started taping them, is a clear violation of an NFL edict. But make no mistake: they're not the only people trying to learn their opponents' signals. That's a practice as tried and true as eye black.
So is the fact that they used videotape so heinous that we should have 31 first-round draft picks in the '08 draft, instead of 32? Let me put it this way: There's no way on Earth the commissioner takes away the Patriots' first-rounder if they hadn't had two (one from San Francisco, and their own). But because the Pats did have two, Roger Goodell could "make an example" of them, and show his critics that he's not the butt-boy of Bob Kraft, one of Goodell's biggest supporters on his way to winning the commissioner's job. The world will keep spinning on its axis, but this heavy-handed punishment does not fit the crime.
2007-09-26 09:23:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like I said before…that’s the sad part about Belichich cheating.
The Patriouts have very good players that as a team are better than average…so why cheat?
That shows a lack of confidence in your coaching ability AND a lack of confidence in your players.
And FYI, there is a cornucopia of spy cameras that can be used in a stadium if one was so inclined.
Stadium security is not checking individuals for anything like spy cameras.
Type spy cameras into your search engine and just watch what comes up.
If my plan is in agreement with God’s plan and I am still alive, it will be a looooong time before I root for the Patriots again.
They’ll have to have an entirely new roster, coaching staff and hopefully a new owner as well.
If the Patriots go on to win the Super Bowl this year IT WON’T MEAN ANYTHING TO ME.
I’ll still be wondering…ARE THEY CHEATING?
2007-09-23 17:05:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't abandon them, the coach was wrong in what he did, but I don't know if the videos were as much of an advantage as people think. Aside from that, the team brought championships to an area that hadn't seen any in a long time. I live in New England, they'll always be my team.
2007-09-23 17:01:59 · answer #3 · answered by seadog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pats have always been my NFL team...and they still are...They are 2-0 after all the spy crap...No cameras anywhere now...The Patriots are just DAMN good...The best team in the NFL...
2007-09-23 16:47:40 · answer #4 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No just plane and simple.
They got one of the best teams it the game and yet they still cheat. Thats beyond words. Best way put it is I am winning a race by a mile with 40 yards to go and i just cut across the grass. RETARDED
2007-09-23 18:01:56 · answer #5 · answered by Bob b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your asking this 2 weeks after the fact
yes they are still good
2007-09-23 16:45:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheaters never win but in this case the Patriots do.
2007-09-23 16:44:29 · answer #7 · answered by DVD 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋