Can we all just agree to move on from this whole Patriots filming the other sideline scandle? I am so sick of hearing about “tapegate” or “spygate”. Why the fuck do they have to append “gate” to everything? I know it is because of Nixon and Watergate but that was 35 years ago. Considering that the San Diego Chargers were supposed to be one of the elite teams in the NFL this year and the Pats completely dismantled them yesterday it doesn’t look like this cheating thing had any effect on their game. They are just flat out good.
Every team in the NFL is doing whatever they can to gain a competitive advantage. Coaches on the sideline don’t constantly cover their face because they are insecure and need to check their breath. They know that no matter what the rules say there is probably some SOB on the other sideline trying to read their lips. Now every talking head on every pre/post game show has to voice their two cents about this whole thing and they cover the whole spectrum. Sean Salisbury said “Fine Belichick and move on” while Cris Collinsworth acted like this was the biggest disgrace ever commited against the NFL and Belichick should be banned from the game. I even had to hear Jerome Bettis call in to question the two AFC Championship wins that the Patriots had over the Steelers in 2001 and 2004. Bettis actually said that had people known this cheating was going on the games might have turn out differently. First, no one other then Belichick will ever know when or where this began. Second, the final score of the 2004 game was 41 - 27 which is just a flat out ass whooping Bettis so deal with it.
Here is a great excpert from Bill Simmons recent mailbag column.
Q: I bet Belichick is the type of guy who peeks at your controller as you’re selecting a play in Madden.
– Mike T., Fairport N.Y.
SG: How dare you! Now that’s just uncalled for! By the way, Belichick doesn’t play video games — it’s too difficult to hold the controller while he’s wearing his five Super Bowl rings.
