Clapgate: A Penix Move

[mayoclinic]

Pats will lose their 2026 1st round pick for "Gonorrheagate".

 

[patchick]

That's from a Falcons fan blogger, so hopefully this nonsense dies quickly.

 

[Pape]

maybe it came over his head set?

Can someone check with teh local Dunkin's guys, see if they were clapping for a nice tip or something?

 

[TheRainMaker]

It's not this era. Everyone complains. The Steelers in 04 never shut up about Spygate. Bettis was on tv a year later whining about being cheated or something like he didn't get bailed out a year later to his only ring

The complaining was rare and most of it was against the Pats. This era is constantly complaining.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

This is so ****ing dumb that vrabel and some players are having to answer questions about this today because a safety was trying to get his teammates attention. Scary times we live in

 

[TheRainMaker]

This is so ****ing dumb that vrabel and some players are having to answer questions about this today because a safety was trying to get his teammates attention. Scary times we live in

Yup. Defenders clap all the time.

 

[sb1]

I know who can get to the bottom of this.

 

[Clonamery]

This is so ****ing dumb that vrabel and some players are having to answer questions about this today because a safety was trying to get his teammates attention. Stupid times we live in

FIFY

 

[sb1]

maybe it came over his head set?

Tomlin would know.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

The reporters are saying here that hawkins was the one clapping but hes pretty far back… not sure how the center would hear him clapping with how loud it was

To be clear — the Falcons have the ball at the 48 yard line, and Hawkins is clapping at the 36 yard line. On a 3rd and 10 with 2 minutes to go in the game in New England. You’re asking me to believe that the center even heard Hawkins clapping from back there??? Gillette may not be Arrowhead, but it’s not a morgue either.

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

Patriots gave Penix the clap!

 

[NE_Zealot]

Raheem’s seat is getting hotter by the week so he is corroborating Penis’s story. Smells like desperation among other things

 

[Gumby]

That's from a Falcons fan blogger, so hopefully this nonsense dies quickly.

The announcer says he wasn’t ready: I don’t buy it. He looks like he took the shotgun exactly normal in his hands, not like it came at him too early and he had to breadbasket it.

Then after the flag he is pointing at one of his lineman as if he thought he was a RB or T-eligible or something.

I think Penix thought he was running a different play (than at least the RB) and that the motion guy was still in the area. LOL.

 

[reflexblue]

I'm sure someone has already said this. It's just an excuse for losing. We didn't lose, the pats cheated like they always do

 

[mayoclinic]

That's from a Falcons fan blogger, so hopefully this nonsense dies quickly.

Seriously?

Do you really think the media will let any chance of a Patriots controversy die quickly?

 

[n1997y]

Patriots gave Penix the clap!

That clap was a **** move to pull on Penix. Jerks.

 

[Ross12]

Yup. Defenders clap all the time.

If your center can be fooled into thinking the QB is asking you to snap the ball because he heard someone, somewhere, anywhere, close or far, on the field making a clap-like sound of some kind, in any direction, with any cadence or repetition, then your center is pretty god damn stupid.

Also, that wouldn't be cheating, that would be an unintentional coincidence and dumb luck.

 

[Steve102]

To be clear — the Falcons have the ball at the 48 yard line, and Hawkins is clapping at the 36 yard line. On a 3rd and 10 with 2 minutes to go in the game in New England. You’re asking me to believe that the center even heard Hawkins clapping from back there??? Gillette may not be Arrowhead, but it’s not a morgue either.

The Pats are good. Time for another 'gate.

 

[Gumby]

I said it isimilarly n the postgame thread…

No team goes into an enemy stadium and thinks they will be to use audio signals. So this is totally bogus from get go, as it was a critical point in game even if 2 down and not 3d or 4th. The crowd was for sure loud.

That bring s me to the other point. If they were so stupid (as to rely on audio cues in an away game), what’s to say the crowd didn’t simulate a noise. That is not forbidden. Only the players on field can’t do that.

Bottom line: Go away! You choked.

 

[KCSVEN]