Cheating Patriots?

pocaroba · Guru

RE: Cheating Patriots?

Drainiac · Member

I hate the Patriots and Bill Belicheat. I'm glad that South Park ripped him in one of their new episodes, which by the way, was golden!

pocaroba · Guru

Sport leagues should have independent investigators for this type of thing. It seems as if the baseball-roid controversy would be proof of the need for such methods. As for the NFL, I think that if the Dolphins were the team caught taping practices it might not be such a big deal. But when the accused team wins the championship, then that is a problem. Football is such a gigantic betting sport that any sign of sketchy play really harms the league. Not that I really care that much about the NFL but you know what I mean.

EA Sports · Guru

This is a pretty silly lawsuit that probably could have been taken care of in a more appropriate way and that they will in all likelihood lose. However, as I'm still unconvinced that the whole spy-gate was as wide spread as some people claim, I'd like to see an investigation that isn't for show, i.e. something like this that involves the legal system so there are repercussions for whomever is in the wrong. I don't have faith that the NFL would be able to investigate properly or punish properly any wrongdoing.

pocaroba · Guru

Good for them. I am usually against silly lawsuits but the Patriots are making the game unfair. Sports only works when the game is somewhat fair. Secretly taping a practice in football? That is a huge deal. You might as well steal their playbook while your at it. Maybe it is the fact that I really hate the Patriots but good on the poor Rams. They won't get another chance at glory for another 35 years. I mean, they are the Rams.

EA Sports · Guru

Patriots being sued for 100 million dollars for defrauding St. Louis Rams

Apparenly, alledgedly secretly taping a Rams practice before the 2002 Super Bowl amounts to fraud, and here are some lawyers to argue that case on behalf of former Rams player Willie Gary, two 2002 Super Bowl ticket holders and a Rams seat license holder (whatever that is).

I wonder what the statute of limitations is on a crime like that? We're talking 6 years ago.