marcus

100% unconfirmed without a link

from a poster on the ESPN Patriots board who refers to himself as "NEinsider"

Alot of it is believable...but take it for what it is UNSUBSTANTIATED but very interesting


"It seems there are interesting things going on in Foxboro. NE has TOTALLY shut ESPN out. NE is refusing to talk with or even allow anyone within the organization to communicate with even the few people at ESPN NE trusts which includes Berman and Jaws. Clayton and others are very frustrated.

Similar problems exist for Peter King at Sports Illustrated. People and players within the organization he formally had relationships with have turned a blind eye to his text messages, emails and cell phone messages. King is very frustrated. A few people at NE will talk with Banks but King is persona non grata in Foxboro. King contacted the NFL and was told it was his problem since the media develops thier own relationships and if they lose them tough cookies.

They have done something similar but not quite as complete with the Herald. Tomase is absolutely shut out and could lose his Pats beat since NOBODY will talk with him. No players, coaches or team officals will even aknowledge him. Karen G has some access but it is limited.

NE continues to communicate with people at the NFL Network such as Adam Shefter and Mike Mayock which is why Shefter had inside info on Moss deal.

This was the reason NE gave Mike Reis the BB interview with the globe and shut everyone else out. This is not just a BB thing but comes from the Kraft family down.

NE is also very upset with the NFL over the handling of Walsh. NE is refusing to give Walsh blanket immunity because they know he has violated both state and federal law and they have the proof. If he gets blanket immunity they will not be able to use this info in the NE defense. Corporate Lawyers for NE and a noted Mass legal eagle feel NE is in the drivers seat with Walsh. This is why Mr Walsh and his attorney have been very quiet lately. They were provided with a partial copy of what NE has on him. Oops!!!

The only fly in the ointment here is some insiders are worried Ernie Adams might have done something with Walsh and this has put some strain on the BB/Adams relationship from limited observations. This is one reason Capers was brought in. The BB statement about never looking at or authorizing that taping seems to have a lot of validity within organization. All the coaches from back then, both still here and those gone, are willing to testify they have never heard of nor seen such a tape. This includes Crennel, Ryan at Oakland who were here then and believe it or not Eric the Rat although I'm not sure what he did back then nor if NE would trust him"

PatsFanSince74

you point out that it is "unsubstantiated" and we all know how we feel about unsubstantiated stories, BUT, if only half of it is true, it's delicious. i especially love it that Clayton and King are upset. Wonderful! also, how they've ostracized the-paper-whose-name-we-do-not-mention. i truly hope that the Adams stuff proves to be unsubstantiated.

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Sean Pa Patriot

alot of that even if its untrue, makes a ton of sense... That is very interesting.

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Pats726

If anyone can substantiate any part of this it would be interesting...VERY interesting..

brdmaverick

good read, even if it is just rumor


of course, if it is true, I can fully understand the stance taken by the Patriots, but this will only lead to more negativity from the media

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upstater1

I don't believe any of it.

I see no reason the Patriots would have cut out national guys like that.

Tomase yes.

But the rest, why?

They need to get their side out.

brdmaverick

just to elaborate on my point a little bit,

it was fun for a little while last year being the bad boys of the NFL, being the team that everyone wanted to knock off, but wasn't it better when the media had nothing bad to say about us. The Pats were always referred to as a blue collar team with few stars who all bought into the system and philosophy's implemented by the coaching staff.

The team's character really took a hit this past season with..........

-Rodney Harrison suspension
-NYJ spygate incident
-possible taping of the Rams walk through before Super Bowl

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WTE

Perhaps, but it might have the opposite effect as well as some of these guys might try to smooth things over with positive Patriots reports. Peter King already tried that a couple weeks after he went way overboard on his initial Spygate piece. I guess the damage was already done.

These media guys love being the first to report a story and hate having to report someone else's big story.

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stinkypete

One reason I love the NFL, if you want to shut the sports media out, you can. Imagine Belichick in the NBA, where players are forced to speak with the media, or they are fined.

Sean Pa Patriot

I do agree with that, its kind of hard to tune into Espn, because of what has happened.. Then again Im just starting to watch the nfl network, but turn it off when I see Giants premiere dvd party.. UGH

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