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Been rehashed here over and over, but today's Washington Post has a great article about how the PI rules were changed largely in part because of the Patriots. As the saying goes.....careful what you wish for.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/16/AR2008011603650.html?hpid=sec-sports
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/16/AR2008011603650.html?hpid=sec-sports
When the NFL rule-makers cracked down four years ago on clutching-and-grabbing tactics by defensive players to try to open up the passing game, the move widely was viewed as a response to the rugged way in which the New England Patriots had played defense on their way to their first two Super Bowl titles.
That 2004 directive by the league's competition committee changed the way the game is played, perhaps forever. It has led to a rewriting of the record book. And, oddly enough, it set the stage for the Patriots to become arguably the most dominant team in league history this season as they chase an unbeaten season and their fourth Super Bowl championship with an offense orchestrated by Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.
Bill Polian, the Colts' influential team president, was particularly angry.