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Patriots SPYGATE was much worse than let on...OTL report

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  1. Phins_Fan_87

    Phins_Fan_87 Phins and Heat fan Club Member

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    Whoa. Goddell is a pos.
    Makes me sick.
    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...gate-cheating-was-widespread-over-many-years/
     
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  2. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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    Link
     
  3. FinSane

    FinSane Cynical Dolphins Fan

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    Oh gee only confirming what most of us knew all along. Wonderful that all this is coming out after all has been said and done.

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  4. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    F*ck the Patriots.

    I really hope Tom Brady gets knocked the f*** out by a Suh/Wake sandwich.

    So sick of these bastards getting all the breaks, bounces, field goals and insulation from a corrupt culture. Concurrently, I'm glad Diva *** Brady will be taking the field on Thursday so when we do demolish them this season they have no excuses. The putrid NE fans can go back to rooting for the Soooox or Bruins. Dumbest fan base in the NFL, it's almost comical talking to these assclowns.
     
  5. Finster

    Finster Finsterious Finologist

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    Yea, uh, we know they're guilty, they never denied it, they were taping signals.

    Maybe they should reopen the snowblower incident, lol.
     
  6. MikeHoncho

    MikeHoncho -=| Censored |=-

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    World Football Entertainment.

    "Integrity of the Game." :sidelol:
     
  7. MikeHoncho

    MikeHoncho -=| Censored |=-

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    Much better link:
    http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/13533995/split-nfl-new-england-patriots-apart

    No-huddle, anyone?
     
  8. Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit Senior Member

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    Brady and Belichick should not get the hall of fame. Not first or second ballot not ever. This is ridiculous. The NFL cant do anything to correct Goodell's idiotic mistakes now but the Hall of Fame must show pride.
     
  9. Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit Senior Member

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    You know it is funny, when Adam Schefter and Bob Ley announced on sportscenter that the suspension was overturned I just had this feeling watching Bob Ley that he had something up his sleeve to release soon but didnt want to say yet and i even told my brother and said watch, that guy will have more stuff to release sooner or later. Bob Ley always digs and finds more stuff.
     
  10. Phins_Fan_87

    Phins_Fan_87 Phins and Heat fan Club Member

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    It gets better,
    from pft
     
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  11. Bumrush

    Bumrush Stable Genius Club Member

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    They won't.. Unlike how baseball dealt with Pete Rose or the rash of steroid users, the NFL is more concerned with protecting it's inflated image than the integrity of the game.
     
  12. CrunchTime

    CrunchTime Administrator Retired Administrator

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    The unfortunate thing is that Goodell was basically hired to clean up the sport. He let the ball drop on the more serious Spygate scandal and then goes after the Brady on the less serious Deflate scandal. He picked the wrong fight and his credibility and authority has been seriously damaged.
     
  13. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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    Pigs. Like are you shocked anymore....??
     
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  14. Deerless Dice

    Deerless Dice Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Basically Goodell is incompetent and cannot nail down the Patriots and their cheating ways. His only successful move is air Pat's dirty laundry and let them get cruxified in the court of public opinion. He needs to be fired so the league can get a commissioner with the balls and the ability to level the playing field in the NFL.
     
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  15. dolfan7171

    dolfan7171 Well-Known Member

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    Bring back Paul Tagliabue...it was better when he was commissioner.
     
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  16. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Eh, to the surprise of no one, the Cheatriots gonna cheat.

    What does bother me, moving forward, is the way Refs seem to be in their back pockets
     
  17. Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit Senior Member

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    I want to see Bruschi react to this. Comedy is coming.
     
  18. jason8er

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    Don't forget BB's reprimands for constantly playing fast and loose with the rules of the weekly injury report. The worst infraction by far though is getting caught with the second com device in Brady's helmet. That makes spygate and deflategate pale in comparison.
     
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  19. Ronnie Bass

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    This stuff comes just after Brady and the Pats embarrassed the NFL and Goodell, coincidence or planned retaliation?
     
  20. Nappy Roots

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    Rams former HC Mike Martz tells ESPN Goodell asked him to back off during Spygate investigations, telling him "If it ever got to an investigation, it would be terrible for the league"


    Goodell needs to be fired ASAP. Embarrassing.


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  21. vt_dolfan

    vt_dolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

    It goes beyong taping..****ers actually pulled a Watergate...broke into locker rooms and stole ****...how Patriots fans can be proud of their team is beyond me.
     
  22. schmolioot

    schmolioot Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Worst part of the article is where it states that the methods worked best "against less sophisticated teams, like the Dolphins."
     
  23. Rick 1966

    Rick 1966 Professional Hipshooter

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    No big surprise. I wonder if anything will come of the story now that ESPN is involved?
     
  24. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    I don't think we're understanding the full scope of the Spygate issue and how Goodell's hands were tied.

    The Pats were the best team in the league with Super Bowl hardware to back it up. Then real evidence is shown to prove that the new darlings of the league cheated their way to the top in a big way. So let's think this through......

    You can't ignore it, because it was the biggest scandal in NFL history but you also have to protect the league as something like this can do serious damage to revenue. So what do you do? Do you really unleash hell on the Pats and let the evidence get into the media thereby letting everyone know the sport they've been invested in all this time has been forever tainted? That was never going to happen.

    The problem isn't Goodell, the problem is our culture of money over ethics and it is endemic in America.
     
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  25. FinSane

    FinSane Cynical Dolphins Fan

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    Money over everything is the American way.

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  26. MikeHoncho

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    Doubt it. Makes everyone look horrible.
     
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  27. MikeHoncho

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    Well put, komrades :shifty:
     
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  28. byroan

    byroan Giggity Staff Member Administrator Luxury Box

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    Check their forums. They think it's all made up and the Pats haven't done anything wrong.

    Look at this from the report.

    [​IMG]
     
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  29. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    Da.:lol:
     
  30. mnfinfan

    mnfinfan Active Premium Member Luxury Box

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    I though that too when I read it. Long read but really good article (then again I like OTL their stuff is always interesting).
     
  31. Vertical Limit

    Vertical Limit Senior Member

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    The report is based on a bunch of interviews with former patriots' employees basically saying the same things. So the patriots want to tell us that theyre all lying ? Lol
     
  32. Agua

    Agua Reality: Try It!

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    You knew it was deeper than just the taping of signals ... What LEGITIMATE reason could Goddell have to destroy the evidence following the investigation?

    And this is just the stuff, the NFL FOUND OUT ABOUT! These cheating SOBs should have the entire staff banned from the NFL and forfeit draft picks for each year it went on. Complete bullchit.
     
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  33. dolfan7171

    dolfan7171 Well-Known Member

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    Nope, ESPN favors the Patriots.
     
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  34. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    My hope is that the NFL released this to bolster their DeflateGate appeal.

    I think it will come out that Goodell basically told the Pats I'm letting you off lightly for Spygate but you better hope nothing else ever comes up or I'm coming down hard on you guys.....then came DeflateGate.
     
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  35. Ronnie Bass

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    Not the people leaking this stuff. I think there are two groups of people who might have let this cat out of the bag, NFL employees/staff who are sick of Goodell AND the Patriots or other teams, for the same reason. It's killing two birds with one stone - take a huge chunk out the Patriots championship legacy and hopefully push Goodell out the door.
     
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  36. Agua

    Agua Reality: Try It!

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    Does anyone doubt they're STILL doing this kind of stuff?
     
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  37. Ohio Fanatic

    Ohio Fanatic Twuaddle or bust Club Member

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    exactly, there are no coincidences
     
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  38. aesop

    aesop Well-Known Member

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    Makes you think about their ridiculous home record. What kind of Raiders of the Lost Ark booby traps does that place house?
     
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  39. Stringer Bell

    Stringer Bell Post Hard, Post Often Club Member

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    This is payback for Mark Wahlberg using the Dolphins logos in Ballers without permission.

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  40. Fin D

    Fin D Sigh

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    I know you think the site pays you to post, but after that ^ post, you might owe the site some money...........:shifty:
     
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