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ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:11 am
by GannonFan
Pretty good read, albeit pretty long. But then again, the Pats have been cheating for a long time so it's hard to condense all of that.
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/ ... iots-apart
Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:22 am
by GrizFanStuckInUtah
Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:22 am
by Ibanez

I didn't realize the extent of their cheating.
And this Ernie Adams fella seems to be one shady character.
Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:47 am
by Chizzang
This is AWESOME..!!!
The NFL can't win for losing
The timing on this report is spectacularly bad for the League
Dead Spin has a few hilarious articles

this one will have some legs historically speaking

Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:58 am
by dbackjon
Several of them acknowledge that during pregame warm-ups, a low-level Patriots employee would sneak into the visiting locker room and steal the play sheet, listing the first 20 or so scripted calls for the opposing team's offense. (The practice became so notorious that some coaches put out fake play sheets for the Patriots to swipe.) Numerous former employees say the Patriots would have someone rummage through the visiting team hotel for playbooks or scouting reports. Walsh later told investigators that he was once instructed to remove the labels and erase tapes of a Patriots practice because the team had illegally used a player on injured reserve.
Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:46 am
by Chizzang
dbackjon wrote:Several of them acknowledge that during pregame warm-ups, a low-level Patriots employee would sneak into the visiting locker room and steal the play sheet, listing the first 20 or so scripted calls for the opposing team's offense. (The practice became so notorious that some coaches put out fake play sheets for the Patriots to swipe.) Numerous former employees say the Patriots would have someone rummage through the visiting team hotel for playbooks or scouting reports. Walsh later told investigators that he was once instructed to remove the labels and erase tapes of a Patriots practice because the team had illegally used a player on injured reserve.
This is a HUGE sh!t Sandwich for the NFL
and:
The Patriots still monkey with the injury reports - classic misdirection stuff
They had Brady as "questionable" for the Super Bowl last year
The whole things is hilarious - gawd does the NFL have their hands full right now - what a mess
Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:52 am
by SuperHornet
Still trying to figure out all this angst about whether or not the Patriots have cheated over the years (and the jump in logic from "they've cheated in the past" to "therefore, they MUST be cheating now"), and nary a word about Al Davis and the bugs in the locker room.

Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:17 pm
by GannonFan
SuperHornet wrote:Still trying to figure out all this angst about whether or not the Patriots have cheated over the years (and the jump in logic from "they've cheated in the past" to "therefore, they MUST be cheating now"), and nary a word about Al Davis and the bugs in the locker room.

Huh? There's no angst over whether they cheated or not - of course they cheated. Spygate happened and the Patriots accepted fault. Granted, they accepted fault for what was probably just a small portion of what they were really cheating, but it's still established fact that they cheated.
Same deal as ARod, a fellow cheater.
Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:37 pm
by dbackjon
GannonFan wrote:SuperHornet wrote:Still trying to figure out all this angst about whether or not the Patriots have cheated over the years (and the jump in logic from "they've cheated in the past" to "therefore, they MUST be cheating now"), and nary a word about Al Davis and the bugs in the locker room.

Huh? There's no angst over whether they cheated or not - of course they cheated. Spygate happened and the Patriots accepted fault. Granted, they accepted fault for what was probably just a small portion of what they were really cheating, but it's still established fact that they cheated.
Same deal as ARod, a fellow cheater.
So you agree that the Patriots should get the death penalty for a year!
Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:42 pm
by Grizalltheway
dbackjon wrote:GannonFan wrote:
Huh? There's no angst over whether they cheated or not - of course they cheated. Spygate happened and the Patriots accepted fault. Granted, they accepted fault for what was probably just a small portion of what they were really cheating, but it's still established fact that they cheated.
Same deal as ARod, a fellow cheater.
So you agree that the Patriots should get the death penalty for a year!
The NCAA would strip them of all their titles.

Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:44 pm
by Ivytalk
Did Paul Revere cheat on his midnight ride?
Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:47 pm
by dbackjon
Ivytalk wrote:Did Paul Revere cheat on his midnight ride?
Ask Mrs. Revere
Re: ESPN's Report on Patriots Cheating over the Years
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 5:07 pm
by GrizFanStuckInUtah
dbackjon wrote:Ivytalk wrote:Did Paul Revere cheat on his midnight ride?
Ask Mrs. Revere
Or maybe his horse?
