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In his interview with Arlen Specter Goodel admitted that Bill Bellichick has been videotaping defensive signals since he took over as head coach of the patriots in 2000. This contradicts other statements by Goodel, and throws into a harsh the penalty levied by the NFL which was aware of the full extent of the violation when it issued a 500,000 and one draft pick fine against the Patriots. Also called into question is the destruction of the Patriots notes and illicit videotaped destroyed in the investigation. Goodel did not release the extent of the violations and destroyed all evidence into the matter, so had he not been pressed by Arlen Specter it is likely we would never have learned about the extent of the violations. Spector has yet to speak to Mat Walsh a Patriots video tech who was accused of taping the walk through for the Rams before the Superbowl in 2002 where the Patriots were two touchdown underdogs. From Yahoo News.

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Here is my take. Many league coaches thought that the penalty wasn't stiff enough when there was only one in game violation. With seven years of verified abuse and an admonition of guilt by Bellichick it is hard to assume that those same coaches would believe that the fine and penalty were enough. The Patriots still have a first round draft pick and have been given a favorable schedule by the NFL as a result of their super bowl season. I think that more action is needed and that the NFL' conduct in this manner needs to be investigated. There does appear to be league Bias. The extent of the cheating was quite severe and because it was a team that had three super bowl titles and therefore should have been held to more scrutiny and not less for their actions. Each of those titles came in three point margins of victory. To assume that having foreknowledge of the defense couldn't give the Patriots that three point margin is ridiculous. This is a shame and the fact that the league was willing to stay silent about the extent of the abuse makes them complicit.
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9 responses // Goodel admits Pats taped illegally since 2000

  • I've always suspected Bill Bellichick's real name was Sketchy McShaderson.

    Nice analysis ocanada. Bill Simmons eat ur heart out.
    joebrilliant
  • wow...yeah little wonder they were so "good." heh...nothing is ever what it seems these days.
    echoz
  • love the lolcats-inspired pic too. ha.
    joebrilliant
  • I'm not saying that what the Pats did was right, and I can also say that Bill Bellichick is one of the few NFL coaches I dislike, and I can say that I HATE the Patriots. That being said, I think that everyone is blowing this way out of proportion. I guarantee that before Bellichick got caught videoing signals, that 95% of all NFL coaches were doing the same thing. I am also willing to bet that that number didn't change much after the whole "spy-gate" ordeal. Rodger Goodel needs to get a clue, and The NFL needs to crack down on video taping rules, not punish the Patriots further. I might propose limiting or even terminating team's cameras on the side-lines.
    wontonjon89
  • hey nice balance wontonjon89! that's like tiptoeing down the sideline right into the end-zone! is that why the other coaches are more or less mum? is it that kind of cheating really so "accepted"? ...never woulda thought...
    echoz
  • This is the 2nd biggest non-story getting so much pub these days right behind the dumbass congressional hearings about Clemens. This squarely falls into the "Who Cares" category.

    With or without stealing signals, they would have kicked some ass. It's that simple. I don't give a rats ass about the Pats and I honestly think that Belichick's gray hoodie definitely stinks like hot garbage, but he just happens to be the coach that got caught since his ex-employees knew what to look for. They all do it. This is just gamesmanship.
    bobdobalina
  • Belichick should be thrown in prison for his criminalistical malfeasances. Trade that stupid-ass hoodie for a bright orange jumpsuit, Mr Genius!
    BubbaParisFan
  • Goodel isn't talking about more action. He hadn't told anyone outside of the commissioners office about this until he told Spector. He hasn't even launched investigations into taping or if he has he has chosen not to publicize them which would make sense. If the cheating is widespread than it seems illogical not to send a strong message with the first offender. It is also right to assume that knowing how slim the margin of victory has been in all three title games and the allegations of taping in the super bowl walk through in 2002 that the cheating involved was far more severe or may have been far more impactful even if such cheating was widespread which assumes alot.
    ocanada
  • My god in heaven! Arlen Spector is waisting a lot of time on this. I wish he spent more time on the JFK murder than all the time an energy spent on this. Instead, what the public gets is a "Magic Bullet" theory. PS Goodel's wife is HOT! I love me some Jane Skinner.
    jlaboy

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