Peter King - Not enough - New England Patriots Forums

SVN · 09-14-2007, 06:44 AM

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

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Belichick said in his Thursday night statement: "Part of my job as head coach is to ensure that our football operations are conducted in compliance of the league rules and all accepted interpretations of them. My interpretation of a rule in the Constitution and Bylaws was incorrect.''

You know what that is? It's a classic deflection by Belichick. Instead of simply admitting he broke the rules and saying he deserves to be censured, he throws the changeup and tries to smokescreen us. The "interpretation'' of the rule was in error. That's an insult to Goodell, and to every fan who loves either the Patriots, this game or both.

Goodell slapped Belichick hard, but not hard enough. A suspension should have accompanied the loss of the top draft choice.

Strong words.

BradfordPatsFan · 09-14-2007, 06:47 AM

Strong words and somewhat surprising from King. IMHO, King has been more than fair to the Patriots over their years of dominance. While many were trying to shoot them down, he was there to prop them up. I guess this just goes to show that no one is beyond reproach.

SVN · 09-14-2007, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BradfordPatsFan

Strong words and somewhat surprising from King. IMHO, King has been more than fair to the Patriots over their years of dominance. While many were trying to shoot them down, he was there to prop them up. I guess this just goes to show that no one is beyond reproach.

Or that king is merely trying to appease other people throughout the league with his call. All week he said suspension wont happen , then suddenly he said it may and now he says it shouldve . How about giving an opinion before this all happened ? At that point he chose to stay on the fence.

cubicle_6 · 09-14-2007, 06:52 AM

Peter King was actually one of a few guys who would occassionally get a nugget from BB.
I don't think he'll get anything anymore.
Same for many others who line up against the coach.
And for this reason, perhaps, there won't be much balanced reporting of this going forward.

The ignorant masses will continue to not get the whole story of what the actual misdeed means to the game on the field.
They'll continue to feed the thought that what the Pats did is completely unique in it's effect. We got what we deserved, imo, but it's still semantics with regard to what's legally "stealing" and what's "cheating", and THAT is what's not getting reported...bs.

kurtinelson · 09-14-2007, 07:31 AM

Although I disagree, I give King credit for having a strong opinion.

Fixit · 09-14-2007, 07:33 AM

Personally, I liked Clayton's contention that the Pats should have gotten an even steeper penalty because they've put themselves in a position to absorb the loss of a first rounder and still go about business as usual.

dtbrks · 09-14-2007, 07:34 AM

Where was this opinion before the ruling?
Come on Peter, your piling it on now.
Go write about one of your coffee problems and (Please be quiet - edited).

Section103 · 09-14-2007, 07:36 AM

Nevermind my original statement. It was inaccurate.

tdw777 · 09-14-2007, 08:17 AM

Quote: ...You know what that is? It's a classic deflection by Belichick. Instead of simply admitting he broke the rules and saying he deserves to be censured, he throws the changeup and tries to smokescreen us...

who's the us??? BB doesn't answer to "us"..he answers to Kraft, the team, and, if necessary, Goodell. Does King and the press believe that BB actually gives a rats ass about what they think? He doesn't play by their rules and never will.

BB's statement was good enough for me. It's not going to get any better than that..so get King and the rest of the press can get a ^%$# life and move on.

WhiZa · 09-14-2007, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by dtbrks

Where was this opinion before the ruling?
Come on Peter, your piling it on now.
Go write about one of your coffee problems and (Please be quiet - edited).

Yea, now he's flip flopping? Obviously King is deflecting his previous opinion! That's an insult to the readers, and to every fan who loves either the Patriots, this game or both.