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A dude who posts on the boston discussion board. Supposedly works for Espn in some capacity who initially reported the Pats would be exonerated. So far his info has been jiving...so we'll see. He has a good track record on the board.what is rkarp from bcd???
hell, seattle used an illegal formation on their onside kick.....media kind of left that one alone
Now now, don't take on the attitude of the vultures in the media over stupid little things being blown out of proportion. Plus it's not like the Pats have been flag free throughout the season.Didn't the Seahawks lead the league in penalties?
Penalties = Knowingly breaking rules during a game.
CHEATERS.
IT was legalhell, seattle used an illegal formation on their onside kick.....media kind of left that one alone
(Note: this is what I think will happen, not what I want to happen.)
I think it's getting to be prediction time, so here's mine...
- As much as the NFL likes seeing NE roast, they're finally going to want to turn the page on this for now and get people talking about the game. So I expect some statement to come out today or over the weekend.
- I think the NFL will release a statement saying:
- The balls were out of spec.
- However, there was no meaningful competitive effect.
- They believe that Belichick knew nothing about it.
- They'll equivocate more on Brady but will phrase it such that no sane person will feel a game suspension is warranted.
- That since they don't know how it happened they will be doing an additional/extended investigation in the offseason.
- $50,000 fine right now because balls were out of spec, potential of more punishment depending on outcome of extended investigation. No individual punishments at this time.
- Brady/Manning rule will be revoked and things go back to one set of balls.
- Improvements to ball-handling protocol will be made (for example, refs will need to log pressures of balls, some security guy will have to sit with balls pregame, etc.), though no/minimal details of proposals given that this time.
- More definition about in-game pressures (for example, it makes no sense to allow a ball to be inflated as low as 12.5 PSI pre-game and then say that it's out of spec at anything lower 12.5 PSI during the game.)
- They will fervently hope Seattle wins the game (I would be remiss in not noting the irony that Seattle will be assisted in their win by a screwjob bigger than the one that (ahem) cheated Seattle out of the SB40 title.)
- The ultimate punishment depends on what they find in the extended investigation. After BB and Brady's statements, if the NFL can ultimately find real evidence one or both knew, I expect suspensions next season (potentially the entire season for BB). If the NFL can't find anything at all, the initial $50,000 fine will be it. If they can find some ballboy or proof a ballboy was instructed (say by an equipment manager), then an additional fine and loss of a top-half-of-the-draft draft pick.
Now now, don't take on the attitude of the vultures in the media over stupid little things being blown out of proportion. Plus it's not like the Pats have been flag free throughout the season.
Sorry I slept two hours last night. My sarcasm detector isn't working too well.It was sarcasm lol. And yes, the Patriots were 2nd in the league for # penalties called.
Sorry I slept two hours last night. My sarcasm detector isn't working too well.
Thanks for the disclaimer. Still not functioning very well. Being glued to Pats Fans during all this is driving me slightly bonkers.thats what you get for sleeping on a bed of lies
(that was sarcasm)
If Bill Belichick is the dark genius that his most fervent detractors insist he is, then he’s goddamn bad at being a dark genius. He keeps getting caught. He got caught with the videotape deal. Now, it is alleged, he got caught in a penny-ante scheme to gain an edge in a game his team was winning from hell to breakfast anyway, and he now will spend the rest of his career doing million-dollar time for a 75-cent crime. If Bill Belichick is the dark genius that his most fervent detractors say he is, then there’s another Bill Belichick, the stubborn, arrogant, and not-altogether-bright Bill Belichick, who keeps screwing up the spells, like Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice. As it happens, I don’t believe in that second guy. I think it is Belichick’s stubbornness and arrogance that give power to the dark magic, and those are his most fundamental flaws as well.
Thanks for the disclaimer. Still not functioning very well. Being glued to Pats Fans during all this is driving me slightly bonkers.