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I'm not sure if it's the same for you guys but the coverage of Tampergate has significantly dropped off here. Where's the furore?
Jd, you are really minimizing the irresponsibility of both the media and the league. Bob Kraft didn't come out to demand an apology over some innocent investigation, he came out swinging because the team, coach, and GOAT QB were seriously maligned and deliberately so. You are acting like they were just doing their jobs and sticking to facts when in truth it was one of the worst smear jobsI have ever seen. The patriots were tried and convicted in the court of public opinion because of leaked rumours and innuendo and in truth no exoneration or apology will ever undo the damage. This was a public lynching and the league and media were responsible.
There's a response involving slang and a 2nd person personal pronoun that would be appropriate here, but Ian prefers that such things not be posted here, so I'll leave it at that.
I really have no problem with what Carter says here.
He went way out of his way to explain that any tainting is if the investigation proves they deflated the ball.
And I agree. If the Patriots deflated the footballs, that does affect their legacy (which is what Carter said).
I don't agree with his claim that we don't know other people bent the rules, but I understand the point he is making.
I didn't here any condemnation or assumption of guilt.
If the investigation showed the Patriots tampered, would you agree with Carter that it affect their legacy?
I'm pretty sure if the investigation proves they did not, he will clearly say that removes any doubt that surfaced when it was an accusation.
Again, I only care about the violation of the salary cap. .
What surprises me most about this thread is how defensive some posters have become about the indefensible witch hunt the Goodell's NFL and his mediots have created inconjuction with the colts hierarchy and yet worry that the crap may backfire on the colts if they are subjected to a miniscule amount of the same scrutiny. What is even more unbelievable. is that these posters claim to be Pats fans.
Who are you addressing? "Hats" implies multiple people.Where do you get your tin foil hats? They seem to be working extremely well.
But JJDChe and Andy says it's ok because he used the word "if".
It's called Innuendo. Evidently it is ok when media personalities employ it on national television. It is only wrong when employed on a fan website.
Who are you addressing? "Hats" implies multiple people.
Deflategate threads aren't going into the deflategate forums anymore?
Who are you addressing? "Hats" implies multiple people.[/QUOT
Too bad the truth hurts. You might want to stop drinking and save the few brain cells you have left.Where do you get your tin foil hats? They seem to be working extremely well.
It's not "Deflategate" any more.
Unless some stunning new revelation comes out, there is no reason not to believe everything that Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady say. The story now is Hatergate. Where did the campaign against the Pats come from and what can be done about its perpetrators in the League and the media?
Time to call out people like this.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/bill-belichick-deflategate-tom-brady-super-bowl-press-conference-blame
I really have no problem with what Carter says here.
He went way out of his way to explain that any tainting is if the investigation proves they deflated the ball.
And I agree. If the Patriots deflated the footballs, that does affect their legacy (which is what Carter said).
I don't agree with his claim that we don't know other people bent the rules, but I understand the point he is making.
I didn't here any condemnation or assumption of guilt.
If the investigation showed the Patriots tampered, would you agree with Carter that it affect their legacy?
I'm pretty sure if the investigation proves they did not, he will clearly say that removes any doubt that surfaced when it was an accusation.
You're confusing 'bias' with the real issues - lazy reporting and the 24 hour news cycle.
I highly doubt that there's any bias here on the part of the media. Their audience, however, is highly biased and "Patriots cheated" is an instant media bonanza. "Browns actually cheated" gets a yawn or a smirk.
To suggest that there's a cabal of media types who have it out for the Patriots is silly. The storyline is 'successful team that you hate gets accused of cheating' is simply an easy one to sell for a big return.
And here's the thing…are they allowed to do that? No one seems to be saying anything about whether they were allowed to check the balls even if they just innocently believed there was a problem. Shouldn't they HAVE to take it to the referee? Is that what they did? Does anyone want to shed some actual light on this because I can't believe that would even be allowed. What a joke.