Bill Bellichick says sorry, so it is OK
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Does this look like an honest man?
He said Sorry.
It went something like this “Without admitting to anything to you stinking reporters is goes without saying that the Patriots would like to apologize to all you dumb yahoo’s that have been affected.”
Ok, so it was not exactly like that, but could that have been rolling around in Bill’s head?
Now don’t you worry, because the big bad sheriff Roger Goodell, also known as Commissioner, Hanging Judge, and Executioner is on the job?
But Bill said he was sorry.
Ten minutes before his regular availability, Belichick issued a one-paragraph statement apologizing to his team and confirming that he has spoken to Goodell about an “interpretation” of league rules that ban videotaping of the opposing sideline.
“Although it remains a league matter, I want to apologize to everyone who has been affected, most of all ownership, staff and players,” Belichick said. “Following the league’s decision, I will have further comment.” source
Hey, did he just apologize for making everyone forget about the big game between the Patriots and Chargers or about cheating?
It is almost like cheating on your apology.
Hold on, the Pats play the Chargers? This ought to be awesome. The Chargers have to be aching for revenge after blowing that Playoff game last year.
There was no need to steal signals in that game, because the Chargers were just not ready to step up and be champions.
Oh, and the Chargers did the right thing when it was over. They fired their 15 -1 coach. Wait a minute, that would be the wrong thing, wouldn’t it?
Look at all the story lines going on here:
Will LT run roughshod over the Patriots?
Will Randy Moss keep his super normal form?
Has Philip Rivers matured enough to manage a big time game?
Will Bill Belichick apologize if they lose?
Will Tom Brady’s girlfriend show up?
Will the Detroit Lions win? (Oops, how did that one get in there?)
Now back to the cheating.
The NFL Network’s Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday night that Goodell has determined the Patriots violated league rules that ban videotaping of defensive signals.
Schefter also reported that the league could be considering fines, suspensions, loss of draft picks and possibly all three together as punishment for the Patriots. source
Does not matter, because Bill already apologized.
At least we think he did.
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2 opinions for Bill Bellichick says sorry, so it is OK
Rockwell
Sep 15, 2007 at 12:18 pm
You are right. Not much of an apology.
But I’m not with some folks on this. The penalty was about right. Maybe a few more draft choices would have hurt more. Maybe fining the team a few million might have been right. But not more than that.
But I thought your other question was appropriate… will the Lions win again?
I say: YES!
Unbelievable, the Lions could be 2-0 on Monday.
So here’s my question: Will Matt Millen retire then? The theory is he’ll quit when he’s ahead, right?
(Hey, I was 13-3 last week on my picks. I’ll never get a better week than that. Maybe I should quit too.)
James
Sep 16, 2007 at 12:27 am
Rock, you are on a roll.
Us Lions fans could not handle 2 victories in a row.
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