Statement from Bill Belichick

[BradyManny]

By the way, THIS sentence will be the one that is parsed by linguists across the nation over the next few days:

"We have never used sideline video to obtain a competitive advantage while the game was in progress."

THIS, I think, may be the point of contention in the difference between BB's understanding of the rule and Goodell's. Perhaps BB thought taping cannot happen DURING A PLAY, BUT CAN BEFORE A SNAP? Who knows? But this sentence might hold the key to the misunderstanding.

Just listening to EEI, I think the idea is that BB culls all this material together to basically have an encyclopedia of coordinators.

He's not using it for the game in which he is recording it - which is what would be illegal - he's using it for the future - which by the definition, is OK. As they said on EEI today, if this was a court of law, they could truly convict the Pats of nothing. There's no proof - at least as far as we know - the Pats were using it for an advantage IN THE GAME IT WAS RECORDED.

But guilty until proven innocent in the Commish's eyes, and he caves to public and media pressure.

 

[stcjones]

I like it.

Its going to PISS OFF the rest of the world. He doesn't ack cheating....

LOVE IT!!!

He didn't acknowledge cheating....because there WAS NO CHEATING,......like he said correctly.....he has NEVER used the film from video to cheat in a game........or something like that........The lynch mob media and the fans of a bunch of losing fans are the only ones who have taken a video camera being confiscated (WITHOUT HAVING ANY F'IN IDEA WHAT WAS ON THE TAPE) and went ahead with a verdict of BB being a cheater.........I am still aghast at the lack of professionalism/fanatic mentality on this very simple charge......."Don't bring a camera on the field again please" "ok"....where does the cheating part come in.....bunch of sore a@@ed jealous losers!

 

[mtbykr]

In BB we trust..............we all know who the real fans are now, so grab your ankles becuase it's on!

 

[upstater1]

mort says this statement is unacceptable and not acted in contrition and will be a lot of -ve reaction from around the league.

Good. I want to see some people stew.

 

[National Sports Advisors]

But doesn't anyone want to talk football? LOL! Eat it Felger, Borges, Tomase, King, Dr. Z, Steve Serby, Karen G, Shaugnessy, and the rest of you pencil toting geeks. Bill B is the anti-mangina. In other words, he is a man's man!

 

[Bella*chick]

Yes he apologized to the fans. Without the fans he and his boss would not have an NFL team. Mighty big of him.

Would you like him to wail his contrition and beg your forgiveness?

Don't hold your breath.

 

[stcjones]

mort says this statement is unacceptable and not acted in contrition and will be a lot of -ve reaction from around the league.

Mort can go fu(k off.............He should know when to shut his pie hole....unless Man-GINA is in town

 

[BradfordPatsFan]

I can't wait until his next presser when someone tries to ask a question about this.

I expected nothing less from BB. Outstanding statement and it will shut up some (not all) of the people.

Ready for your beat down SD?

 

[patsox23]

mort says this statement is unacceptable and not acted in contrition and will be a lot of -ve reaction from around the league.

Whaaaaaat? It's FULL of contrition. What the Hell is he talking about???!

 

[Seymour93]

I'm glad he made the statement tonight so this didn't drag on until tommorow. This episode is now OVER.

 

[BradyManny]

mort says this statement is unacceptable and not acted in contrition and will be a lot of -ve reaction from around the league.

Boo F-in Hoo. Mort can suck a D.

 

[Kdo5]

In BB we trust..............we all know who the real fans are now, so grab your ankles becuase it's on!

Yep, all the "former" bandwagon fans can go screw off. We don't want you.

 

[stcjones]

Because he didn't. It wasn't cheating. It was violation of a league rule.

F' off......it was never CHEATING,......only sore a##ed ****ies like you consider it cheating......if that were the case, EVERY TEAM in the NFL would be guilty boy.....ughh why do I bother......

 

[Brady to Brown]

Would you like him to wail his contrition and beg your forgiveness?

Don't hold your breath.

Its always personal around here.

There are millions of Patriots fans.

No need to make it personal.

Like I said, it was big of him to mention the fans. I am sure someone else wrote it for him because he did not put that in himself. Kraft I would say.

 

[shmessy]

The media will hate it. So good. They can f*ck off.

He apologized to the fans...so can we end all the threads talking about how he should?

Yes. And perhaps, the reaction of some fans to the omission in the first apology was seen by BB as meaningful and he decided to correct it (or at least Stacey James or Bob Kraft did). Good for those fans for standing up and reminding BB who really pays his salary. It is natural for him to understand that, without the fans, he would be teaching high school history in Annpolis, MD.

Good for him for correcting the earlier omission.

 

[Crazyeechrispats1]

God bless you Bill you are the man we gave up a first for you before so what's one more?
For every Richard Seymour theres a Jonathon Sullivan only sure thing in this league is BB is the best coach PERIOD!

 

[patsfan13]

mort says this statement is unacceptable and not acted in contrition and will be a lot of -ve reaction from around the league.

OOOHHHH the league will be mad at us????????

The big bad press is mad at BB, I'm sure his feeling are just crushed.... NOT!

I can't believe so many of our opponents are running their mouths, The Jets, C Palmer, McNabb, H Ward and last but not least Tomlinson....

Well payback is a b*tch and the payback tour starts this Sunday iat the Razor and will end triumphantly in Az. .

I hope he doesn't talk to the press the rest of the year beyond what theleague forces him to do. No crumbs for the media slimes.:bricks:

 

[SVN]

Whaaaaaat? It's FULL of contrition. What the Hell is he talking about???!

this line

"Part of my job as head coach is to ensure that our football operations are conducted in compliance of the league rules and all accepted interpretations of them. My interpretation of a rule in the Constitution and Bylaws was incorrect."

mort says the rules are in black and white and there is no question of interpretation.

 

[SVN]

Its always personal around here.

There are millions of Patriots fans.

No need to make it personal.

Like I said, it was big of him to mention the fans. I am sure someone else wrote it for him because he did not put that in himself. Kraft I would say.

BB always respects fans. Hell-he even says frequently cleveland fans were great after all the grief they gave him and his family. He is one of those guys who thinks he doesnt need to say it.At least thats my opinion.

 

[BelichickFan]

I still love you Bill.