Koma
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I like Nick sometime, but his anti Pats stuff is getting more and more annoying. Here he asks: why is it always NE? My question would be, how do we know it is only NE? I strongly suspect that piddly stuff goes on semi-frequently that we just don't hear about, but if it involved NE, it would be all over the place and the scandal of the century.
Multiple teams violate league rules every season, but those are quickly forgotten. Take the Ravens, for example. I believe they violated the offseason workout guidelines something like 3 times over an 8 year period. You'd think, after the 3rd violation, the league would have hammered them with significant fines, suspensions and draft picks since the Ravens clearly weren't getting the message. Instead, Baltimore was fined less for their latest violation than their second.
In addition to getting slapped on the wrist by the league, the story had a one day shelf life with the media. If the Patriots were involved, holding illegal workouts would be a big, big deal. The likes of Nick Wright would be pointing out the obvious advantage extra practices give a team. Why is it always New England? Because the media doesn't care when other teams are involved.