NFL's dirty secrets?

[SilvrBck]

Steroids, spying, salary cap violations, Elisha Manning...

This whole Patriots thing has me really questining the integrity of the whole league. With so much pressure to perform, how much "cheating" is occuring? Is every player on some sort of performance enhancing drug? Does every team steal signals? How far does this all go?

Personally, I just want a win on Sunday. :D

SB

[Tidefan73]

It happens in all sports. A runner on second base does what he can to pick up the pitch signs from the runner. The opposing dugout watches the signs from the thirdbase coach to pick up what they're planning.

I've heard of teams using lip readers to pick up what the coaches are saying...in a lot of sports.

What makes it so bad...this time...is that the Pats used a camera to record the stuff they're trying to steal and that it was the wonderful New England Patriots :rolleyes:. Yeah, most people, especially all the talking heads in football think the Pats are the greatest thing since sliced bread and that TB is a great QB. It couldn't possibly be that the Pats know what defenses are doing before they do it...making him a cheating QB. Nope, not the great TB!

[uncballzer]

I question the integrity of every professional sport.

[kdhoffma]

Have you seen Tom Brady play? Do you honestly think the only reason he is that good is because he knows what defense is called? That may be the most ridiculous thing I've heard in awhile.

[Tidefan73]

Have you seen Tom Brady play? Do you honestly think the only reason he is that good is because he knows what defense is called? That may be the most ridiculous thing I've heard in awhile.
I guess we'll never know how good he is. It seems the Pats have cheated more than once, or should I say, they've been caught more than once. If he knows the defense, then yes, I say that contributes to him playing well. He's not the QB everyone thinks he is. He's just another bandwagon for NFL fans to jump on.

[ResIpsa]

I don't believe every team does this. While I may be a Colts fan, and I may be naive, I find it hard to believe Polian and Tony Dungy engage in this crap like the Patriots do.

Bill Belichick? Let's just say his lack of morals are well documented so I put nothing past him.

And yes. It's quite possible a lot of the Pats success, and Brady's sucess, is tainted by cheating, given that this appears to be the fourth time they GOT CAUGHT videotaping. You can bet your ass they did it a ton of times where they DIDN'T get caught. Brady is a game manager, not a big time QB, so if you let him know what the defense is doing, yeah, it will let him manage the game better.

Who knows how many playoff games and Super Bowls were affected by the Pats cheating.

Shameful. Belichick should be:bn:tu