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***Tunescribe*** · 05-13-2008, 06:41 PM

The only halfway rational minds addressing "cameragate" today that I've heard/read: Smerlas, DeOssie and Ordway on WEEI's Big Show, the Globe's Mike Reiss, and Rod Woodson on NFLN. All the others either were ill-informed, ignorant, anti-Patriots, or some combination of the three.

I want to strangle Schlereth (insists the tapes were used in-game when the league confirms otherwise). Rich Eisen calls the tapes "outrageous" and accuses New England of "cheating" in the 2001 AFCC vs. Pittsburgh. Adam Schefter claims the Patriots' legacy is "forever tainted."

Despite Marshall Faulk's obnoxious presence, I came to consider NFLN a refuge from ESPN's woefully biased NFL coverage, but now it looks like there's nowhere left to turn -- at least, as far as national coverage is concerned.

Wildo7 · 05-13-2008, 06:44 PM

Wilbon and Kornheiser were good on PTI too. They basically said this whole thing is nothing, and that they Walsh hype for months has been a farce and a waste of time.

***Rob0729*** · 05-13-2008, 06:45 PM

Woodson was amazing on Total Access breaking down individual calls showing how some calls were easily deciferable by anyone on the field or the sidelines and how other signals wouldn't help because they would clearly change game by game or even over the course of the single game.

As a guy who lost to the Patriots in the playoff, he could have been petty. But from a national standpoint, he has been the best advocate for the Patriots I have seen.

***Tunescribe*** · 05-13-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob0729

Woodson was amazing on Total Access breaking down individual calls showing how some calls were easily deciferable by anyone on the field or the sidelines and how other signals wouldn't help because they would clearly change game by game or even over the course of the single game.

As a guy who lost to the Patriots in the playoff, he could have been petty. But from a national standpoint, he has been the best advocate for the Patriots I have seen.

Faulk will be back on NFLN tomorrow. I'm going to try and stay away from my television, because I spent a lot of money on it last fall and don't want to break it.

***blackglass3*** · 05-13-2008, 06:55 PM

I find this article by Don Banks to be pretty fair...he gets some shots in at the Pats, but it's not like they are above criticism or anything. He let's ESPN have it pretty good.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...h.snaps/1.html

tombonneau · 05-13-2008, 06:55 PM

This list would be incomplete with applauding the blogging of much-maligned Mike Florio at PFT. His latest post mentions Brady calling out ESPN and how Brady is 100% correct.

Florio might have been part of the problem from the get-go in overblowing the whole thing in September, but he's been pretty rational and even-keeled with the Walsh issue.

Julius · 05-13-2008, 07:15 PM

there is an article on nfl.com by george thomas thats reasonable.

Sean Pa Patriot · 05-13-2008, 07:18 PM

Im hot and cold with Florio, but he was right on today...

RhodyPatriot · 05-13-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blackglass3

I find this article by Don Banks to be pretty fair...he gets some shots in at the Pats, but it's not like they are above criticism or anything. He let's ESPN have it pretty good.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...h.snaps/1.html

Saw Banks on with Felger and Tanguay on Sports Tonight. Thought both Don and Felger were very fair to the Patriots in their comments. Felgie even took a swipe at "St. Tony" and how the Saint would never do anything wrong. Was great!

***DaBruinz*** · 05-13-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tunescribe

The only halfway rational minds addressing "cameragate" today that I've heard/read: Smerlas, DeOssie and Ordway on WEEI's Big Show, the Globe's Mike Reiss, and Rod Woodson on NFLN. All the others either were ill-informed, ignorant, anti-Patriots, or some combination of the three.

I want to strangle Schlereth (insists the tapes were used in-game when the league confirms otherwise). Rich Eisen calls the tapes "outrageous" and accuses New England of "cheating" in the 2001 AFCC vs. Pittsburgh. Adam Schefter claims the Patriots' legacy is "forever tainted."

Despite Marshall Faulk's obnoxious presence, I came to consider NFLN a refuge from ESPN's woefully biased NFL coverage, but now it looks like there's nowhere left to turn -- at least, as far as national coverage is concerned.

I will be honest, I must have missed Eisen doing what you said because, in what I saw, he didn't say that at all. When I saw him, he said that it was ridiculous to think that these tapes were used during the games and it didn't bring anything new to the table.