I've always used "camera" on here, but I think in the broader football fan world, that distinction is lost. The broader lens is necessary, but it looks like at least one writer has started to take a broader "lens" approach to that "snapshot in time."
Interestingly, the apparently faux scandal called "deflategate" might bring ex-post-facto "spygate" skeptics to the fore, especially if the outcome indeed includes a goodell and/or espn apology. It only takes an interested reporter or two to say, "hmm, I wonder whether there was any issue to what happened in 2007."
You were the certainly among the 'some' in my prior response. You might not remember me, but we did exchange a few emails on FrAME back then when we are figuring out the ways to defend the Pats.
I hear you on the possibility that the distinction between cameragate vs. xxx-gate (see how trained I have become?
), is probably lost in the broader football fan world, but your follow-up points are exactly why I am confident that it need not.
Count me among those waiting in the shadows to pounce on the deflategate ending (big expectation that it would prove to the world that we are above some of the scum in the NFL hasty to smear us again) to demand a revist of the witchhunting of the 07 cameragate.
Here are my broad thoughts:
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First, not all those '07 videos have been destroyed.
http://deadspin.com/383677/jay-glazer-owns-the-nfl
Glazer has at least one, and even if he is not willing to it, can he be enticed to release a portion of the contents?
That could set the ball rolling on discussing what was taped, how it probably could never have been used for that game and most certainly for future game references (just read Glazer's interview above).
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Second, get these four reporters Curran-Reiss-Hurley-Wilbur first read this (I know, bleacherreport might not be taken that seriously but they provide an awesome insight into this subject):
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...pygate-punishing-success-and-promoting-parity
Would that convince them to start asking the right questions on national media?
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Maybe.
That is why as a third step, have Kraft participate/sponsor in some manner for this name -cleansing effort, which will probably motivate the above four more than any passionate fan could do.
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The above might turn the tide in favor of us and have the broader football fan world truly recognize the genius and talent of BB-TB.
FYI in case you didn't catch some splendid columns by Wilbur right @ the beginning of this deflategate:
http://www.boston.com/sports/column...te_stupidity_has_reached_its_fever_pitch.html
And this, another gem from Hurley:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/...o-to-be-banned-from-nfl/#.VNOej6MZqec.twitter
Enjoy!!
And now, I am going to watch the SB again.