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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.9) Was the punishment handed down to the Patriots earlier this year (fined $250,000 and lost the 31st pick in the 2008 draft) just?
67.4% Yes
32.6% No
Any sociology 101 kid can tell you that this is a poor survey question when it is not open ended. When someone answers "no", does that mean that they feel it was unjust in that it was too harsh, or not harsh enough? I would assume the people at ESPN would spin it as the latter.
1) Which best describes your feeling on Spygate?
46.7% I'm still interested in the affair
43.0% I just want the saga to end
10.3% Indifference
2) Is Matt Walsh a credible witness?
73.8% Yes // 26.2% No
3) Do you believe NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is a fair and impartial judge in this matter?
42.7% Yes // 57.3% No
4) How would you classify videotaping an opponents' signals in football?
65.4% Cheating
34.6% Gamesmanship
5) How would you classify stealing an opponents' signs in baseball?
65.3% Gamesmanship
34.7% Cheating
6) How much of an advantage did the Patriots gain over their opponents by videotaping their signals?
47.7% Significant advantage
32.3% Slight advantage
20.1% No advantage
7) Do you believe the Patriots used the information they obtained from videotaping a game within that same game?
55.4% Yes // 44.6% No
8) In your opinion, outside of the Patriots, how many NFL teams videotape their opponents' signals?
42.6% A minority
24.8% None
23.0% A majority
9.6% Every team does it
9) Was the punishment handed down to the Patriots earlier this year (fined $250,000 and lost the 31st pick in the 2008 draft) just?
71.4% Yes // 28.6% No
10) Should the Patriots face further punishment because of the videotapes Walsh submitted to Goodell?
53.4% Yes // 46.6% No
11) Is Spygate over?
44.4% Yes // 55.6% No
Total Votes: 44,790