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Old 09-18-2007, 12:18 PM   #1
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Default ESPN: "Don't be surprised if Bill Belichick doesn't last the season."

The front page article, by TMQ:

"Will Belichick even be in coaching by season's end? When the Vick dogfighting scandal first broke, most football pundits, and most in the Atlanta and league offices, thought there would be few repercussions. Then they thought Vick would have to make some kind of apology. Then they thought he'd need some leave of absence. Then they thought he'd be suspended for a year. Now they wonder whether he'll ever be allowed to play again. By acting Nixonian, Belichick is accelerating his fall from grace. Today, Belichick and New England are trying to pretend the scandal is over. It would not surprise me in the slightest if, before the season ends, Belichick resigns, or is suspended, or is fired by Kraft, or even is permanently barred from the league. Belichick's head might be necessary to preserve the integrity of the game. Surprisingly soon, sacrificing Belichick to save professional football might seem an attractive option, even to Kraft. Remember, there is no law of nature that says the NFL must remain popular."

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Old 09-18-2007, 12:21 PM   #2
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Default Re: ESPN: "Don't be surprised if Bill Belichick doesn't last the season."

What bull**** he signed an extension until 2013. Love how the article doesn't mention the Jets illegally simulating the snap count against the Ravens btw.
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Old 09-18-2007, 12:22 PM   #3
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Default Re: ESPN: "Don't be surprised if Bill Belichick doesn't last the season."

That makes all the sense in the world, especially since Kraft presented a game ball to Belickick after the Chargers game.
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Old 09-18-2007, 12:23 PM   #4
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Default Re: ESPN: "Don't be surprised if Bill Belichick doesn't last the season."

This is total speculation. Whoever wrote that did not cite one thing to back up his/her speculation.

Not worth reading but I did because of the title of the thread. Should have titled it "ESPN SPECULATION".
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Old 09-18-2007, 12:24 PM   #5
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Default Re: ESPN: "Don't be surprised if Bill Belichick doesn't last the season."

Wasn't this the clown who was kicked off ESPN a few years back for his anti-semitic harangue? Maybe HE should have been "banned" from writing about the NFL again. A$$clown.
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Default Re: ESPN: "Don't be surprised if Bill Belichick doesn't last the season."

Sounds more like wishful thinking than anything else.
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Old 09-18-2007, 12:25 PM   #7
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Default Re: ESPN: "Don't be surprised if Bill Belichick doesn't last the season."

It's page 2 garbage which is usually satire.
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Belicheck isn't going anywhere. The scandal is over. BB will turn over his tapes and will make sure to get rid of anything that might make things worse. Goodell can't touch him without hard evidence. Goodell is a commissioner, not a judge, so he'll only get what BB gives him. This is over. What you should be afriad of is the fallout throughout the NFL. It looks like teams are heading into the "blame everyone else" direction. That could be a problem.
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The article is such a distortion of fact. The writer disgraces himself by ignoring reason in order to further sensationalize the issue. The big issue here in seperating what Belichick did and what the players who were suspended did, is the fact that the players all committed crimes. Belichick broke a competition rule and paid dearly for it. Boy..issues like this really expose most in the sports media as what they truly are....complete hacks!
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That makes all the sense in the world, especially since Kraft presented a game ball to Belickick after the Chargers game.
and, btw, SIGNED HIM TO AN EXTENSION!
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