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Was making the Pats forfeit Wk 1 win at Jets a real possibility?
After the whole spygate incident, was making the Patriots forfeit their week 1 victory at the Jets ever a real possibility.
If so, imagine how much buzz that would have created considering that we have thus far gone undefeated since.
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Re: Was making the Pats forfeit Wk 1 win at Jets a real possibility?
There was never any indication it was a possibility but who knows what went through Howdy Doody's mind. The fact that the camera was confiscated early in the game pretty much nullified that option to me as it obviously wasn't used in any way.
Re: Was making the Pats forfeit Wk 1 win at Jets a real possibility?
No way it would ever have happened. Beyond it being flat out ludicrous at face value, it would have created a tidal wave in Vegas.
The whole gambling mess would have been front page news, and there is no way the NFL wants their product that closely associated with Vegas. (Even though that is part of the sports popularity, whether the league wants to admit it or not.)
Re: Was making the Pats forfeit Wk 1 win at Jets a real possibility?
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Originally Posted by brdmaverick
After the whole spygate incident, was making the Patriots forfeit their week 1 victory at the Jets ever a real possibility.
If so, imagine how much buzz that would have created considering that we have thus far gone undefeated since.
No.
If that possibility was ever raised outside of message boards and columnists with an axe to grind, I would be absolutely shocked.
The punishment much more than fit the crime, and in hindsight was ridiculously over the top to my eyes. A forfeit would have been beyond reason for something which had such negligible impact on the game itself.
Re: Was making the Pats forfeit Wk 1 win at Jets a real possibility?
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No way it would ever have happened. Beyond it being flat out ludicrous at face value, it would have created a tidal wave in Vegas.
The whole gambling mess would have been front page news, and there is no way the NFL wants their product that closely associated with Vegas. (Even though that is part of the sports popularity, whether the league wants to admit it or not.)
good point about the gambling issue it would have created
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Re: Was making the Pats forfeit Wk 1 win at Jets a real possibility?
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Originally Posted by brdmaverick
After the whole spygate incident, was making the Patriots forfeit their week 1 victory at the Jets ever a real possibility.
If so, imagine how much buzz that would have created considering that we have thus far gone undefeated since.
No offense, but threads like this are what make it nigh on to impossible to find anything on this board lately. How about a thread "If Bill Belichick's Browns had been 8 and 8, or 9 and 7 in 1995, would we ever have seen him?" As the World Turns.
Re: Was making the Pats forfeit Wk 1 win at Jets a real possibility?
Actually, my understanding is that NFL rules explicitly forbid this:
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• Forfeit. The Commissioner, (except in cases of disciplinary action; see last section on "Removing Team from Field"), League President, and their representatives, including referees, are not authorized unilaterally to declare forfeits. A forfeit occurs only when a game is not played because of the failure or refusal of one team to participate. [. . .]
Removing team from field. No player, coach, or other person affiliated with a club may remove that club's team from the field during the playing of any game, including preseason, except at the direction of the referee. Any club violating this rule will be subject to disciplinary action by the Commissioner, including possible game forfeiture and sole liability for financial losses suffered by the opposing club and any other affected member clubs of the League.
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