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Originally Posted by Aaron O
...What I did say is that he's a proven, caught, cheating dirt ball...
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It would be helpful if you understand the facts of the case, which were outlined in a Bleacher Report article this week:
Remember what Spygate was in the first place. The NFL asked all teams to stop videotaping coaching signals during games. That's the key: Almost every team in the NFL was doing it. The league sent out a memo. Belichick ignored it. That is why the league blasted Belichick. He basically told them he didn't care what they said.
Belichick gained nothing from the taping. Not a thing.
So why did he do it?
Because he's a control freak. All of the good coaches are. They look for any advantage possible.
You can read the whole article here:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...tapes-or-tucks.
Belichick can be a real jerk, and he seems to enjoy pissing people off, but calling him a cheating dirt ball shows you don't understand what actually happened. He was punished for ignoring the commissioner. Two guys who have consistently demonstrated that they have huge egos going at each other. That is a long way from cheating that helped the Patriots win.
Do a quick web search on the subject and see what other coaches say. The consensus is that everyone tried a version of what the Patriots did, and most people didn't think it did much good.
I know you really don't want to dig too deep into this and figure out what actually did happen, its much more fun to hate the guy and discount why the Patriots have been the best team in football since 2001. But the facts are pretty easy to find if you look just a little.