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Noop
02-14-2008, 05:26 PM
"There was confirmation that there has been taping since 2000, when Coach Belichick took over," Specter said. Specter said Goodell gave him that information during the 1-hour, 40-minute meeting, which was requested by Specter so the commissioner could explain his reasons for destroying the Spygate tapes and notes.

"There were a great many questions answered by Commissioner Goodell," Specter, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told reporters after the meeting. "I found a lot of questions unanswerable because of the tapes and notes had been destroyed."
Goodell said Belichick told him he believed the taping was legal; Goodell said he did not concur.
"He said that's always been his interpretation since he's been the head coach," the commissioner said. "We are going to agree to disagree on the facts."
Specter, from Pennsylvania, wants to talk to other league officials about what exactly was taped and which games may have been compromised.


http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-goodell-specter&prov=ap&type=lgns
Well now thats interesting

NoMyths
02-14-2008, 05:26 PM
A tremendously disappointing thing to learn.

Subby
02-14-2008, 05:31 PM
Maybe the end of civilization as we know it.

flounder
02-14-2008, 05:32 PM
Specter, from Pennsylvania, wants to talk to other league officials about what exactly was taped and which games may have been compromised.

"We have a right to have honest football games," he said.

I must have missed that one in the Bill of Rights.

Lorena
02-14-2008, 05:34 PM
SirFozzie in 5....4.....3.....2.....

FrogMan
02-14-2008, 05:38 PM
SirFozzie in 5....4.....3.....2.....

that's kind of unfair to the guy. Foz has posted quite a few unflattering reports regarding the spygate thing...

In fact, that news is from yesterday and I expected to see it here way before now.

And yes, as a Pats fan, I'm disappointed...

FM

jeff061
02-14-2008, 06:00 PM
Jeff: Still don't care, also bored.

ColtCrazy
02-14-2008, 06:14 PM
I am disappointed to hear this, but Goodell could have avoided a lot of this mess by being up front about the tapes from the beginning. Little leaks will keep happening until finally we hear everything we probably should have heard in September.
Regardless of what you think, cheating is cheating and it's a shame he got away with it for so long.

Raiders Army
02-14-2008, 06:35 PM
I wonder if he asked about the Sunday Ticket or Madden while he was at it? Those are bigger issues to me.

JonInMiddleGA
02-14-2008, 06:55 PM
I wonder if he asked about the Sunday Ticket or Madden while he was at it? Those are bigger issues to me.

You're going to try to claim some "right" to watch a game?
Or to play a video game in a particular configuration?

molson
02-14-2008, 07:20 PM
SirFozzie in 5....4.....3.....2.....

What kind of responses do you guys want to see from Patriots fans?

I had nothing to do with this - I didn't place the cameras, etc. I just grew up near there so I'm a fan.

I'm not going to call it "disappointing", because everyone knows the deal with Bellichick at this point. Am I supposed to not be a fan anymore over this? How many of you root for college programs that have had scandals?

I still don't have a great understand of the impact of this kind of stuff in a game where that is covered and recorded with such detail that you can hear the QBs audibles, but I have an open mind.

But should I be morally hurt over this or whatever? Or should I want my team to cheat like crazy to win because this is just a game?? (This is not a cynical question). I grew up with fondly told stories of Red Auerbach "cheating", where really the local translation would be "outsmarted"? Is this different, or have we matured and gotten more moral as a society?

Atocep
02-14-2008, 07:45 PM
Is this different, or have we matured and gotten more moral as a society?

Is this a serious question?

molson
02-14-2008, 07:49 PM
Is this a serious question?

I think so, at least in terms of sports.

Desnudo
02-14-2008, 08:05 PM
Trying hard to care

Atocep
02-14-2008, 08:06 PM
I think so, at least in terms of sports.

I think its clear that today's society enjoys getting pissed off (or at least pretending to be pissed off) and offended by things, regardless of whether or not it has any impact on their day to day lives.

We (as a society) love seeing those on top fall. This is a way of tearing the Pats down.

This doesn't change anything. The games are played, they're not going to change the results of the games. Other teams have gotten away with far worse.

The only thing that bothers me out of this entire thing is Goodell was less than forthcoming about the incident. Those that were screaming cover-up are in some ways vindicated. This looks a lot worse for the commissioner than it does for Pats, IMO.

Greyroofoo
02-14-2008, 08:09 PM
you don't think the tapings had any results on the game?

molson
02-14-2008, 08:15 PM
you don't think the tapings had any results on the game?

I have no idea.

There was a Sunday Night Game where I could hear Tom Brady's audibles crystal clear. Every game is televised, and beyond that, there's a "game film", that shows a wider view of the game so the coaches can see what's going on the secondary, etc. The fact that it's illegal to have one of those cameras pointed at the opposing coaches is odd to me (could they have an assistant coach just watch and record with a notebook?), but rules are rules and they deserved to be punished.

Why do coaches cover their mouths when they're calling plays if they don't think anyone's watching them?

DaddyTorgo
02-14-2008, 08:17 PM
I have no idea.

There was a Sunday Night Game where I could hear Tom Brady's audibles crystal clear. Every game is televised, and beyond that, there's a "game film", that shows a wider view of the game so the coaches can see what's going on the secondary, etc. The fact that it's illegal to have one of those cameras pointed at the opposing coaches is odd to me (could they have an assistant coach just watch and record with a notebook?), but rules are rules and they deserved to be punished.

I agree that I think that the effect on the outcome of the game was likely negligable. But still...not something I wanted to hear.

bhlloy
02-14-2008, 08:18 PM
The real question is, does anybody in their right mind think the Pats were the only team doing this? If Mangini doesn't break the "unwritten rule", do we think that most of the teams in the league wouldn't still be doing it?

If somebody can prove (or at least show some good evidence) that the Pats were the only team doing it, then yeah it probably had a big impact and I would want the book thrown at them.

I don't like the Pats, but they have already been tried and found guilty in the court of public opinion. Like somebody mentioned above, America takes particular please in tearing this team down because a) they have been really good for a really long time and b) some (most?) of Boston's loudest fans are obnoxious assholes.

Fidatelo
02-14-2008, 08:21 PM
This whole "spygate" thing is dumb. Who cares.

<--- not a Pats fan.

Crim
02-14-2008, 08:25 PM
Mebbe I'm just dense, but I still don't see this as all that huge a deal.

I'm a Broncos fan, no particular love for the NEPs, but I am still amazed at the success they've had over the past few years. And I'm with several others who just can't believe that other (many? most? all?) teams have prolly been doing it as well.

stevew
02-14-2008, 08:33 PM
He's just trying to rile up the Steelers fanbase, must be somewhat afraid of his re-election prospects in 2010. Normally the extent of what he cares about in PA ends once he gets outside the philly city limits.

vtbub
02-14-2008, 08:40 PM
The real question is, does anybody in their right mind think the Pats were the only team doing this? If Mangini doesn't break the "unwritten rule", do we think that most of the teams in the league wouldn't still be doing it?

If somebody can prove (or at least show some good evidence) that the Pats were the only team doing it, then yeah it probably had a big impact and I would want the book thrown at them.

I don't like the Pats, but they have already been tried and found guilty in the court of public opinion. Like somebody mentioned above, America takes particular please in tearing this team down because a) they have been really good for a really long time and b) some (most?) of Boston's loudest fans are obnoxious assholes.

I'm going to agree with most of this. With the difference between a 6-10 team and a 10-6 team being about four points and no guaranteed contracts and 60-hour game plans to assemble, I can't see any team not using any advantage that they can get nor can I see any player use any advantage they can get.

I'd be dumbfounded if this was just a Patriot thing. I'd be dumbfounded as well if the NFL's steroid/HGH problem is not as big as baseball's as well.

If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying.

Noop
02-14-2008, 09:19 PM
If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying.

I got another one... Its only cheating if you get caught.

DaddyTorgo
02-14-2008, 09:20 PM
I'm going to agree with most of this. With the difference between a 6-10 team and a 10-6 team being about four points and no guaranteed contracts and 60-hour game plans to assemble, I can't see any team not using any advantage that they can get nor can I see any player use any advantage they can get.

I'd be dumbfounded if this was just a Patriot thing. I'd be dumbfounded as well if the NFL's steroid/HGH problem is not as big as baseball's as well.

If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying.


I agree

RedKingGold
02-14-2008, 09:27 PM
I'm sure taping of team's signals has been done by many teams over a great many years.

I'm sure many, if not all teams have done similar tapings as the Patriots.

I'm sure there's even worse stuff going on that we don't or will ever know.

I think the Patriots got caught b/c Mangini whined to league officials.

I don't particularly care if the Patriot's did tape other team's practices. I'm with Ron Jaworski on this.

NoMyths
02-14-2008, 09:28 PM
The whole "if you're not cheating, you're not trying" thing has never made any sense to me. It defeats the whole idea of sportsmanship, which is, at the end of the day, why so many of us are disappointed.

And why so many of us have to watch our backs around cheaters like some of you.

Logan
02-14-2008, 09:33 PM
The whole "if you're not cheating, you're not trying" thing has never made any sense to me. It defeats the whole idea of sportsmanship, which is, at the end of the day, why so many of us are disappointed.

And why so many of us have to watch our backs around cheaters like some of you.

The point is...this particular incident is considered "cheating" because it is specifically against the rules. There's plenty of things on the same level as this in all sports that are considered "gamesmanship."

Radii
02-14-2008, 09:38 PM
What kind of responses do you guys want to see from Patriots fans?

basically the single only type of response that I could see being flat out wrong and unconscionable is this:

"I'm not going to call it "disappointing", because everyone knows the deal with Bellichick at this point."


go read the college basketball thread, or the Kelvin Sampson to IU thread. Indiana fans are fanatically passionate about their team, they're having a superb year and its now being utterly rocked by scandal. People are shitting on Sampson and IU left and right. I have yet to see an Indiana fan say "well I'm not disappointed because we knew what we were getting" or "The rest of the NCAA cheats too so I don't care" or "fuck you all, do you want me to stop being an Indiana fan?" ... instead you see obviously pained people trying to enjoy a successful season, hoping their cheating coach is properly punished(and fired since he's kinda a serial cheater at this point) and hoping their storied program rises above it without too big a blemish.

I know that there's a huge history here of hating on the Pats, but man that kind of statement really makes it hard to do anything but pile on. Also, read FrogMan and gstelmack and even Fozzie's insane ramblings(!!) to see how Pats fans are "supposed" to respond :P <3 you guys.

molson
02-14-2008, 09:38 PM
The whole "if you're not cheating, you're not trying" thing has never made any sense to me. It defeats the whole idea of sportsmanship, which is, at the end of the day, why so many of us are disappointed.


That's the whole question I had though, "sportsmanship" has always been a big deal in little league and pop warner, when you're utilizing sports to try to help kids learn about good values or whatever, but in a man's league, who cares? When has sportsmanship mattered in the NFL, MLB, or NBA until very recently? It's just a game. Are Patriots fans supposed to care?

molson
02-14-2008, 09:42 PM
basically the single only type of response that I could see being flat out wrong and unconscionable is this:

"I'm not going to call it "disappointing", because everyone knows the deal with Bellichick at this point."



Get over yourself. All I said was was that it's not disappointing because it's not surprising. I work as a prosecutor, when I see a certain defendant with a new file because he's beat his wife again, it's not disappointing, because I know what he's all about. If that's "unconscionable", you're a jealous troll and I'm just FINALLY going to be done with these discussions because people can't read anything I say without piling on me again with this kind of shit.

I try to have a regular discussion and I still get baited by trolls. Let's call it a late new year's resolution to not get involved anymore.

Radii
02-14-2008, 09:46 PM
The only thing that bothers me out of this entire thing is Goodell was less than forthcoming about the incident. Those that were screaming cover-up are in some ways vindicated. This looks a lot worse for the commissioner than it does for Pats, IMO.


Despite my last post, I agree completely with this. As strict as Goodell has been in all other cases, his handling of this incident really stands out. The punishment to the pats was huge, but in all cases with individual players a wealth of information was made public to explain and justify the NFL's position. In this case we have things occurring at a coaching level, and at a level that a franchise's first round draft pick is taken away, yet we're left with the perception that evidence was destroyed, leads weren't followed, and information is being swept under the rug and ignored. Doesn't sit well with me.

And while I'm just going curmudgeon all over everything, lets make sure we frown in Arlen Specter's general direction as well. Trying to stir up controversy in the week before the super bowl, and basically using your position of power to try to decide if you need to be pissed about your beloved Eagles losing the super bowl to the Patriots years ago... holy shit bad form dude! Very bad form.

Noop
02-14-2008, 09:47 PM
Get over yourself. All I said was was that it's not disappointing because it's not surprising. I work as a prosecutor, when I see a certain defendant with a new file because he's beat his wife again, it's not disappointing, because I know what he's all about. If that's "unconscionable", you're a jealous troll and I'm just FINALLY going to be done with these discussions because people can't read anything I say without piling on me again with this kind of shit.

Who is piling on?

Radii
02-14-2008, 10:01 PM
Get over yourself. All I said was was that it's not disappointing because it's not surprising. I work as a prosecutor, when I see a certain defendant with a new file because he's beat his wife again, it's not disappointing, because I know what he's all about. If that's "unconscionable", you're a jealous troll and I'm just FINALLY going to be done with these discussions because people can't read anything I say without piling on me again with this kind of shit.


I'm not at all jealous, or a troll. I dislike the Pats as much as I dislike any other dynasty that's not of my own team's making, but I think you'll also find me publicly sympathizing with the frustrations of people like FrogMan and gstelmack and making fun of the insane back and forth on both sides of this boston hate fest.

And really I'll go out on a limb here and suggest that if you, and only you, were to stop posting in all of these boston threads, they would turn out drastically differently. And i don't believe that's because the other boston fans on the board would let all of us "jealous trolls" walk all over them. It'd be because there'd be no reason to show anything but respect.


I'm actually kinda curious to see other people's responses to this though. Your comparison, that its not "disappointing" to see a repeat offender turn up again for beating his wife, I mean, don't you see how that comes across? Maybe I'm just interpreting your words *completely* wrong, but man, that just seems kinda rough to me. Just because you're not surprised to see a bad person do a bad thing, doesn't mean that you can't be disappointed when said bad thing happened.

Ksyrup
02-14-2008, 10:13 PM
OK, I'm confused. Why is this news now, because Specter said it? This information has been out there since September, and I also recall Chris Mortensen discussing it again during/after the SB coverage.


"As reported by ESPN in September 2007, Belichick privately admitted to Goodell that videotaping opposing team's defensive signals had been his standard practice since he became the New England coach in 2000. Belichick argued that he believed he was within the letter of the rule, as long as he did not use the material on game day.

The commissioner rejected the interpretation, and also cited a league memo distributed prior to the start of the season that specified teams were not to engage in such practice."


This has never been about a single instance of misconduct, no matter what Pats fans have been arguing since day one.

Rizon
02-14-2008, 10:26 PM
The Dolphins were obviously the only team not to tape last year.

SFL Cat
02-14-2008, 10:53 PM
I get the feeling that the Patsies were unable to tape the Giants before the Super Bowl

Big Fo
02-15-2008, 06:11 AM
go read the college basketball thread, or the Kelvin Sampson to IU thread. Indiana fans are fanatically passionate about their team, they're having a superb year and its now being utterly rocked by scandal. People are shitting on Sampson and IU left and right. I have yet to see an Indiana fan say "well I'm not disappointed because we knew what we were getting" or "The rest of the NCAA cheats too so I don't care" or "fuck you all, do you want me to stop being an Indiana fan?" ... instead you see obviously pained people trying to enjoy a successful season, hoping their cheating coach is properly punished(and fired since he's kinda a serial cheater at this point) and hoping their storied program rises above it without too big a blemish.


*slow clap*

rkmsuf
02-15-2008, 07:50 AM
this whole thing has soured me on the entire deal. fans, teams, media, politicians

utterly ridiculous the various dialogue that has gone on and continues to go on

sports is going to eat itself

Subby
02-15-2008, 07:59 AM
sports is going to eat itself
Dibs on Amanda Beard.

Dr. Sak
02-15-2008, 08:00 AM
Dibs on Amanda Beard.

BASTARD!!!

Cringer
02-15-2008, 08:34 AM
Well crap. I was looking forward to a few hours of driving today with NFL Radio on. Now I may have to find another channel to listen to if a lot of the talk ends up being about this old news......

It had little effect IMO.

Kodos
02-15-2008, 08:54 AM
go read the college basketball thread, or the Kelvin Sampson to IU thread. Indiana fans are fanatically passionate about their team, they're having a superb year and its now being utterly rocked by scandal. People are shitting on Sampson and IU left and right. I have yet to see an Indiana fan say "well I'm not disappointed because we knew what we were getting" or "The rest of the NCAA cheats too so I don't care" or "fuck you all, do you want me to stop being an Indiana fan?" ... instead you see obviously pained people trying to enjoy a successful season, hoping their cheating coach is properly punished(and fired since he's kinda a serial cheater at this point) and hoping their storied program rises above it without too big a blemish.

Agreed. If you look at that thread, my first response is something like "WTF - did we just hire a known cheater?" So clearly, I was opposed to bringing in a cheater from the start, and now that he has been exposed for cheating again (within the very first week that he was at IU, apparently), I have been in the "fire him, and let us serve our time for the cheating ASAP" crowd. No denials of guilt or trying to justify what happened. Just the honest hope that we can get rid of the asshole, do what we can to make sure it never happens again, and try to reclaim our good name. I never wanted him hired, and then when this stuff surfaced a while back, I immediately said we should fire him.

I guess I take pride in winning the right way. I guess there are a lot of win at all costs types out there.

Maple Leafs
02-15-2008, 08:56 AM
This has become pretty much the standard reaction to any sports scandal (and definitely not limited to Pats fans).

- Scandal breaks
- "Who cares, it's not a big deal. Call me if this turns out to be widespread/frequent/more serious, maybe then you'd have something to talk about."
- Scandal revealed to indeed be widespread/frequent/more serious
- "Old news! This isn't new, we assumed that would be the case all along."

Kodos
02-15-2008, 08:57 AM
Get over yourself. All I said was was that it's not disappointing because it's not surprising. I work as a prosecutor, when I see a certain defendant with a new file because he's beat his wife again, it's not disappointing, because I know what he's all about. If that's "unconscionable", you're a jealous troll and I'm just FINALLY going to be done with these discussions because people can't read anything I say without piling on me again with this kind of shit.


I guess I'm a troll. I'm in the camp that is still outraged that he is beating his wife again. I see now that the appropriate response is "Well, there he goes again" and then patting Belicheck on the back for a job well done.

Kodos
02-15-2008, 09:00 AM
this whole thing has soured me on the entire deal. fans, teams, media, politicians

utterly ridiculous the various dialogue that has gone on and continues to go on

sports is going to eat itself


So the problem isn't that Belicheck is a cheater and that all he has accomplished has been tainted -- it's that the people who expect him not to cheat are being ridiculous.

rkmsuf
02-15-2008, 09:12 AM
So the problem isn't that Belicheck is a cheater and that all he has accomplished has been tainted -- it's that the people who expect him not to cheat are being ridiculous.

no that's not the point

Toddzilla
02-15-2008, 09:16 AM
I imagine if the Dolphins had been caught cheating in the same manner, first of all it wouldn't have made a bit of difference, and second no one would care because of the first point.

This is an issue because there is an easy result to tie to the cheating - whether that is the case or not.

Personally, feh.

Desnudo
02-15-2008, 09:31 AM
So the problem isn't that Belicheck is a cheater and that all he has accomplished has been tainted -- it's that the people who expect him not to cheat are being ridiculous.

I would love to see an audit of all NFL teams going back to 2000, if we're going to be fair about it.

miked
02-15-2008, 09:36 AM
So the problem isn't that Belicheck is a cheater and that all he has accomplished has been tainted -- it's that the people who expect him not to cheat are being ridiculous.

I think the problem is that it's not just the Pats doing it, it's just that Mangina ratted out his former team. If no other teams were doing it, I'd have a hard time figuring out why coaches cover their mouths, have 3 different coaches sending in signals, and then have audibles. It's completely laughable to assume that the Pats are the only cheaters, and it's also sillier to say that this is some grand, pervasive problem. When the QB goes to the huddle, he has basically 20 seconds to get the play, call the play, lineup and make an audible. If you really think the Pats are watching the opposing coaches on the sideline sending in signals, comparing it to their notes, and then radioing down to Brady, you might need to move the tin foil. There is obviously an advantage, I just don't really think it's that evident.

Subby
02-15-2008, 09:45 AM
I just wonder what Kodos is going to do when it comes out that Zach Thomas juiced for a lot of his career. ;)

Deattribution
02-15-2008, 10:54 AM
I wonder what the excuse will be when it's found out that no other team did it - considering nobody else has been accused of it in the manner the Patsies have done it.

It's a big deal just because if it ONLY gave them 3 points off and on during games, that's all 3 of their super bowls right there.

Noop
02-15-2008, 11:03 AM
I thought they mic'd defensive players and filmed the other teams signals then sync'd them to get an advantage against that team the next time they played.

Chubby
02-15-2008, 11:14 AM
Boy, I'm utterly shocked... SHOCKED that this has been going on.

The Pats are a fraud, plain and simple.


Show me the tapes of other teams doing the same thing and then people have an argument, until then it's all Pats apologizing.

Dr. Sak
02-15-2008, 11:48 AM
It's a big deal just because if it ONLY gave them 3 points off and on during games, that's all 3 of their super bowls right there.

Show me the tapes of other teams doing the same thing and then people have an argument, until then it's all Pats apologizing.

These two statements pretty much sum up my exact thoughts on this situation.

Big Fo
02-15-2008, 11:50 AM
Boy, I'm utterly shocked... SHOCKED that this has been going on.

The Pats are a fraud, plain and simple.


Show me the tapes of other teams doing the same thing and then people have an argument, until then it's all Pats apologizing.

but but but everyone cheats and if you look down on the Pats and Belichick for this it can only be due to the fact that you are a jealous fanboy troll sore loser whose team sucks :rolleyes:

Deattribution
02-15-2008, 11:56 AM
Didn't the Patriots have a real good reputation for being so much better the second time around they played a team?

Beat by the Steelers in the regular season, beat them in the playoffs... Lose to the Colts in the regular season, beat them in the playoffs. Lose to the Bills 31-0 in the opening of the 2003 season, then at the end of the season beat the Bills 31-0. Not to mention countless other times...

Curious.

molson
02-15-2008, 12:14 PM
but but but everyone cheats and if you look down on the Pats and Belichick for this it can only be due to the fact that you are a jealous fanboy troll sore loser whose team sucks :rolleyes:

Not at all

(As long as you have the same opinion towards proven salary cap cheaters - 49ers and Broncos - and any team that has players that have used steroids and HGH.)

Check out how that Broncos scandal fired up the board into a frenzy:

http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=30477&highlight=broncos

Noop
02-15-2008, 02:10 PM
Didn't the Patriots have a real good reputation for being so much better the second time around they played a team?

Beat by the Steelers in the regular season, beat them in the playoffs... Lose to the Colts in the regular season, beat them in the playoffs. Lose to the Bills 31-0 in the opening of the 2003 season, then at the end of the season beat the Bills 31-0. Not to mention countless other times...

Curious.

See post #54 I seem to recall that being an issue I am however not sure that particular thing can be attributed to only the Patriots.

Big Fo
02-15-2008, 03:39 PM
Not at all

(As long as you have the same opinion towards proven salary cap cheaters - 49ers and Broncos - and any team that has players that have used steroids and HGH.)

Check out how that Broncos scandal fired up the board into a frenzy:

http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=30477&highlight=broncos

Huh, I would definitely have expected more replies in such a thread. Maybe since it was from several years before? The Broncos should have been given harsher treatment IMO.

In that link I also saw someone with the "banned" moniker under their username for the first time. That was kinda neat.

Passacaglia
02-15-2008, 03:44 PM
Huh, I would definitely have expected more replies in such a thread. Maybe since it was from several years before? The Broncos should have been given harsher treatment IMO.

In that link I also saw someone with the "banned" moniker under their username for the first time. That was kinda neat.

That guy was banned two weeks ago.

PilotMan
02-15-2008, 04:50 PM
I like what Dan Rooney had to say on the issue:


We consider the tapes of our coaching staff during our games against the New England Patriots to be a non-issue. In our opinion, they had no impact on the results of those games. via Pittsburgh Steelers (http://news.steelers.com/article/87162/)

TazFTW
02-15-2008, 05:47 PM
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7802398?MSNHPHMA


Ex-Ram files $100M suit against Patriots

Associated Press



Updated: February 15, 2008, 5:39 PM EST

A lawsuit filed Friday by a former St. Louis <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = FSTL /><FSTL:CATEGORYLINK categoryId="67051">Rams</FSTL:CATEGORYLINK> player and others seeks millions of dollars in damages from the alleged taping of <FSTL:CATEGORYLINK categoryId="67051">Rams</FSTL:CATEGORYLINK> practices by the New England <FSTL:CATEGORYLINK categoryId="67054">Patriots</FSTL:CATEGORYLINK> before the 2002 Super Bowl.


The <FSTL:CATEGORYLINK categoryId="67054">Patriots</FSTL:CATEGORYLINK> won the game 20-17 in the Superdome.
The $100 million suit, filed on behalf of former <FSTL:CATEGORYLINK categoryId="67051">Rams</FSTL:CATEGORYLINK> player Willie Gary in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, names the <FSTL:CATEGORYLINK categoryId="67054">Patriots</FSTL:CATEGORYLINK>, team owner Robert Kraft and head coach Bill Belichick.

Radii
02-15-2008, 06:07 PM
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

Logan
02-15-2008, 06:38 PM
Hahahahahaha awesome. Good luck to whoever the fuck William Gary is.

Logan
02-15-2008, 06:49 PM
Pulled this from profootballtalk.com, so who knows how accurate they are on it, but it would be interesting...

At a minimum, the filing of this action means that, one way or another, former Patriots employee Matt Walsh's story will come out. He will be subject to subpoena via the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, and the subpoena will overcome the terms of any confidentiality agreement.

Rizon
02-15-2008, 08:32 PM
Hahahahahaha awesome. Good luck to whoever the fuck William Gary is.

Maybe related to Cleveland Gary?

Maple Leafs
02-16-2008, 09:51 AM
It's funny, I remember during the closing minutes of that Super Bowl turning to my buddy and saying "Man, assuming the Rams pull this one out, William Gary is going to get a $100 million deal in the off-season". There was unanimous agreement.

vtbub
02-16-2008, 09:53 AM
It's funny, I remember during the closing minutes of that Super Bowl turning to my buddy and saying "Man, assuming the Rams pull this one out, William Gary is going to get a $100 million deal in the off-season". There was unanimous agreement.


It's scary that you have become friends with your masturbation sock puppet.