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I don't really quite feel that it's some sort of setup, but a mindset or atmosphere that the NFL has done nothing to discourage (and in fact has encouraged and inflamed), in the perception of the Patriots as an organization that persists in "cheating" or getting an edge any way they can, no matter how immoral.
The NFL office has fostered and encouraged an atmosphere where speculation and accusation against the Patriots goes unchecked, and even spirals out of control in the media. The headset hysteria is a byproduct of that- it wasn't even mentioned that the Patriots also had trouble with their headsets. Reminds me of this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_windshield_pitting_epidemic
This past Sunday it was headsets, and next week, or down the road, it'll be something else. Perceptions will get distorted, people will get whipped up into a frenzy, and this will be something the NFL will refuse to temper. The irony of all this is that I predict it will backfire on the NFL, because it does nothing to the Patriots, either Brady or BB, and by extension, the team, because they have their blinders on. They've been through this ******** before.
However the bigger this gets, the more the NFL will be perceived to be not in control, and not being capable of keeping this "cheating" in check, and more importantly, will come to be continually associated with "cheating" or "playing dirty" as that will be the lead item on any news media, so the message will be continual and repetitive: "NFL" associated with "Cheating" "breaking rules," etc. etc. Word assocations that make the NFL look bad.
In other words, the NFL will start to FIFA itself.
The NFL office has fostered and encouraged an atmosphere where speculation and accusation against the Patriots goes unchecked, and even spirals out of control in the media. The headset hysteria is a byproduct of that- it wasn't even mentioned that the Patriots also had trouble with their headsets. Reminds me of this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_windshield_pitting_epidemic
This past Sunday it was headsets, and next week, or down the road, it'll be something else. Perceptions will get distorted, people will get whipped up into a frenzy, and this will be something the NFL will refuse to temper. The irony of all this is that I predict it will backfire on the NFL, because it does nothing to the Patriots, either Brady or BB, and by extension, the team, because they have their blinders on. They've been through this ******** before.
However the bigger this gets, the more the NFL will be perceived to be not in control, and not being capable of keeping this "cheating" in check, and more importantly, will come to be continually associated with "cheating" or "playing dirty" as that will be the lead item on any news media, so the message will be continual and repetitive: "NFL" associated with "Cheating" "breaking rules," etc. etc. Word assocations that make the NFL look bad.
In other words, the NFL will start to FIFA itself.