Bill Belichick cheats? It just gets worse
NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest.
Ok, we have to go back to 2002.
It is the eve of the Patriots vs. Rams Super Bowl.
The Rams are a two touchdown favorite.
Lo and behold, the Patriots spring the upset.
No problem, they just got hot, right?
No, they cheated.
What is with this team? They just keep cheating and cheating.
Something has to be done.
Walsh, now a golf pro in Maui, did video work for the Patriots when they won the first of their three Super Bowls after the 2001 season. Three weeks ago, the Boston Herald reported, based on an anonymous source, that someone taped the practice before the Patriots’ 20-17 upset of the Rams, who were two-touchdown favorites. source
Walsh was not involved in the original Spygate.
Goodell has said that Walsh was not interviewed as part of the NFL’s investigation into “Spygate,” which involved the NFL confiscating tapes from a Patriots employee who recorded the New York Jets’ defensive signals from the sideline during the opening game of the 2007 season.
The real issue here is allowing Walsh to come forth with what he knows under protection of law.
Last week, Willie Gary, who played seven games for the Rams that season, filed suit in New Orleans accusing the Patriots of fraud, unfair trade practices and engaging in a “pattern of racketeering.” Three fans joined in the suit.
On Tuesday, Hugh Campbell, the Cincinnati lawyer who filed Gary’s suit, said he wanted to add at least two new classes to the action: all employees and players of all NFL teams who were illegally videotaped by the Patriots, plus all fans who bought tickets to any game that the Pats illegally taped. He also said he wanted to join with U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R.-Pa., who also is looking into the allegations.
Goodell and Specter met last week in Washington.
Specter told the Associated Press on Wednesday that if Walsh is under subpoena in a suit, it might solve the problem of protection.
Let’s hope they get this done and bust these cheaters!
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2 opinions for Bill Belichick cheats? It just gets worse
fadango
Feb 21, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I wonder what punishments will be handed down if it is found that they did cheat, which I doubt they will be able to prove.
James
Feb 23, 2008 at 12:11 am
Probably no taking away of titles.
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