From what I hear, the NJ case is moving rapidly towards a conclusion....a conclusion that does not in any way involve Bill Belichick. Yet the gossip columns have set this up to be something huge, that things are moving towards the day when Belichick is called to the stand and dramatically forced to tell all, spilling secrets that will ruin his career and shame the New England Patriots.
What's going to happen when none of that comes to pass, and the case quietly ends? Nothing. There will be no corrections, no mentions that the whole thing was overblown and simply lifted from gossip columns in tabloid newspapers.
Over the last few months we've had plenty of mentions of this case in various columns, both local and national. Where are these columnists getting their information on the case? Do you think any of them have actually attempted to look into them themselves? Not a chance. They're taking what is published in the gossip columns and taking it as fact. It seems that some fans and callers to sports radio, also believe everything they read in those columns as well.
So when you hear the question asked "Why aren't we hearing more about this Bill Belichick case?" the answer is simply because there really isn't one at all.
What's become clear out of all of this, is that too many members of the Boston (and national) sports media simply rely on the gossip pages for their source material.
THAT'S got to change.
