Good post, but the end?
What do you mean, "if it did happen?"
Belichick admitted to it happening. He gave Goodell the tapes.
Of course it helped them. That's why he did it. Did he get an advantage? No. Because 2/3rds of the rest of the teams were doing the same thing, and the 1/3rd who weren't doing it could have done it.
In fact, there's nothing to prevent teams from taping still, as long as they are doing it under an enclosure (i.e. if they are in a box with a roof over their heads).
You're not referring to the Super Bowl allegations are you? Those are proven to be bogus.
Exactly, I am so f'ing tired of this worn out "Spygate" crap. I wish they would all get over it finally. They already used it to accomplish their desired goals, derail a perfect season, tar and feather Coach BB, tarnish his reputation, and knock down the Pats from the pedestal in this age of desired "parity" in the league. I am no "Grassy Knoll" conspiracy theorist, but boy, when I put all this together, I can't help but wonder if I am hearing those "black helicopters" hovering above my house some times. Let's see, the Pats were repeatedly highly successful in this era of free agency and salary caps (which ain't supposed to happen, I suppose), HHHMMM, must be "cheating", right? Can't find anything.....So they have to "manufacture" some "circumstance" and propogandize it. Then, hit the Pats with punishments, that in my opinion, equate to arresting, imprisoning for 4 years, and fining someone $25,000 for something like driving 5 miles over a posted speed limit on an Interstate. Again, all the "haters" out there fail to realize it was NOT the so called taping of signals that was the violation, it was WHERE it was done !!!! Even other big time coaches came out and admitted they did the SAME EXACT THING !!!! And, if any of those sanctimonious @$$holes out there, with their "manufactured outrage", think that the Pats were the only ones engaged in this sort of "advantage seeking", you are incredibly nieve. I have some ocean front property in Topeka, Kansas to sell you, if you are interested. This is one of the reasons so many teams change their signals quite often. To those "haters" out there, especially from those "smaller market" teams, maybe you should, instead be thankful for the welfare checks (oh, I am sorry I meant "revenue sharing") that big market teams like the Pats provide to support and subsidize your teams. If not for that, you might NOT have a team in your neck of the woods right now.
Sorry for the rants folks, I will get off my soap box now. I am just so sick of that crap.
EZ76
