Senator Specter's speech on floor of the Senate... - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

***Bella*chick*** · 05-14-2008, 08:45 PM

But if this is truly about Comcast, then why such a vendetta against the Patriots? Because he's an Eagle's fan?

cmasspatsfan · 05-14-2008, 10:04 PM

I looked at the statement by Specter. He said that Walsh told him that he noticed Patriots videotaping in person during games from 2003-2005 while he was a Patriots season ticket holder, including the 10/31/04 game against the Steelers.

Wasnt that a road game in Pittsburgh?

***PatsDeb*** · 05-14-2008, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cmasspatsfan

I looked at the statement by Specter. He said that Walsh told him that he noticed Patriots videotaping in person during games from 2003-2005 while he was a Patriots season ticket holder, including the 10/31/04 game against the Steelers.

Wasnt that a road game in Pittsburgh?

Yeah, and we got our a$$es kicked. I was out trick-or-treating with the kids and every time I went to a different house either the Steelers had scored or we had committed a turnover. Yeah, there's a game to hold up as one where we used the other teams signals in-game to our advantage. LOSER. I think his colleagues are just letting him talk because he is sick and this is probably his last hurrah. While they are not coming out telling him to shut up, they are also not supporting his BS.

Patslifer · 05-14-2008, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bella*chick

But if this is truly about Comcast, then why such a vendetta against the Patriots? Because he's an Eagle's fan?

NFL's best team + spygate issue = reason to tighten the screws on the NFL.

fair catch fryar · 05-14-2008, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bella*chick

But if this is truly about Comcast, then why such a vendetta against the Patriots? Because he's an Eagle's fan?

He wants to drag down the Pats while he tries to take on the NFL and their antitrust exemption so he can get a hefty little payment from Comcast.

Metaphors · 05-14-2008, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cmasspatsfan

I looked at the statement by Specter. He said that Walsh told him that he noticed Patriots videotaping in person during games from 2003-2005 while he was a Patriots season ticket holder, including the 10/31/04 game against the Steelers.

Wasnt that a road game in Pittsburgh?

Oh, but why stop there. Look at section II - THE VIDEOTAPING HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE GAME:

1) TB pre-season in 2000

He really thinks the Bucs showed any real plays or signals against a team they would be playing for real in a couple of weeks?

2) 2002 AFCC Game vs. PIT

He expects us to believe that PIT had all off-season and didn't change their signals for the first game of the next season against the team that just beat them?

3) MIA in 2000

The score went from a 3-10 loss in Miami to a 24-27 loss in Foxboro. If the Pats cheated to score 21 more points at home, what did the Fins do to score 17 more points on the road?

4) BUF in 2000

The score went from a 13-16 loss in Foxboro to a 13-10 win in Buffalo. So knowing the Bills defensive signals allowed the Pats offense to go from scoring 13 points to...scoring 13 points.

5) NYJ in 2001

The score went from a 3-10 loss in Foxboro to a 17-16 win in NY. I don't remember but I think something happened in that first game that may have affected the Pats offense. Besides, scoring 14 more points on the road with some unknown backup QB must have been stolen signals or witchcraft or something.

6) MIA in 2001

The score went from a 10-30 loss in Miami to a 20-13 win in Foxboro. Must be stolen signals since there is really no difference between Miami at the beginning of October and Foxboro at the end of December that could explain the 10 whole points the Pats improved.

His examples are all laughable, particularly the Buffalo one where the Pats offense didn't improve a lick from the first game to the second. He actually used this as proof that taping "had a significant impact on the game". It takes some kinda lawyer to pull that off.

***slash83*** · 05-14-2008, 11:42 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3395829

Spygate's taking years off of this old hags life lol...

"They are enormous role models for everybody," Specter said. "If you can cheat in the NFL, you can cheat in college, you can cheat in high school, you can cheat on your grade-school math test. There's no limit as to what you can do. I think they owe the public a lot more candor and a lot more credibility."

RodThePat · 05-14-2008, 11:50 PM

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3395829

Spygate's taking years off of this old hags life lol...

"They are enormous role models for everybody," Specter said. "If you can cheat in the NFL, you can cheat in college, you can cheat in high school, you can cheat on your grade-school math test. There's no limit as to what you can do. I think they owe the public a lot more candor and a lot more credibility."

The dude is downright bats*** insane. A politician talking about moral integrity? Whaaa??

***PonyExpress*** · 05-14-2008, 11:50 PM

If you can cheat in the senate by whoring yourself out for campign cash, then you can cheat at journalism by publishing LIES, and you can cheat at major media outlets by manipulating your viewers, and you can cheat at the league office by covering other teams' tracks. And if you can do those things, you can cheat at college, on math tests and at soccer. And that's just wrong. It must be stopped, and Spector is the man for the job.

Metaphors · 05-15-2008, 12:00 AM

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"They are enormous role models for everybody," Specter said. "If you can cheat in the NFL, you can cheat in college, you can cheat in high school, you can cheat on your grade-school math test. There's no limit as to what you can do."

Um, is that intended to be a pep talk? Am I supposed to think cheating is BAD after hearing that? Frankly I'm inspired...