well it is inarguable that the patriots failed to comply with a league-wide memo about from where precisely in the stadium sidelines could be filmed and were punished for their temerity. truly a scandal to resonate thru the ages.
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:08 (six years ago) link
In a report for ESPN, Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham contend that commissioner Roger Goodell's handling of Deflategate was influenced by his hasty and incomplete handling of the Spygate incident.[71] Van Natta Jr. and Wickersham argue that the true extent of the Spygate scandal was covered up by Goodell and the National Football League in order to protect the image of the NFL and as a favor to New England Patriots' owner Robert Kraft, who was in part responsible for Goodell's promotion to commissioner.[71] The report alleges a highly complex system in which opposing teams' signals were recorded, decoded, and relayed to Patriots coaches and players on the field during games spanning at least 40 games between 2000 and 2007.[71]. This system also included a personal assistant to Bellichick who had a photographic memory and had the official title "Football Research Director", the only person with such a title in the NFL, he told congress stories about sneaking behind opponents benches and filming their huddles. According to the article a scout team would go out to future Patriot opponents and film signs and plays. They would then make a spreadsheet of all the signs and corresponding plays, Patriot staffers would then hand off the spreadsheets to the "football Research Director" who would match signals to the plays. The Patriots would also sometimes bring in former players of the team they were playing ask them if they accurately had recorded the signals, they would later cut the player.[72]The article goes on to quote a former Patriots assistant as saying "things got out of control," in reference to the entire system of covert taping and signal decoding.
The article goes on to quote a former Patriots assistant as saying "things got out of control," in reference to the entire system of covert taping and signal decoding.
― Mordy, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
if true that would include the 2004 superbowl
― Mordy, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:21 (six years ago) link
good example of the specious and unsubstantiated guff that blew that story out of all proportion. thanks mordy. also
Seth Wickersham
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:27 (six years ago) link
patriots still reeling from his massive expose this season
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:28 (six years ago) link
lol theres no such thing as a photographic memory and even if there were why mention it
― lag∞n, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:29 (six years ago) link
well, it's amazing what ppl can convince themselves of with sufficient desperation. which really brings us full circle
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:30 (six years ago) link
some great KEY STATS courtesy of warren sharp:
in the 11 games NE has lost since 2014, they averaged 22.4 ppg on offense, which is the exact average for all teams in all games in that period. the 11 teams they lost to averaged over 31 points in those games.
The last season that the Patriots lost a playoff game, they kicked off that postseason with a game in which Tom Brady tied for the lead in rushing attempts (6) and Steven Jackson led the team in rushing yards, with 16 (2.67 YPC).
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags/SuperBowl2018/SuperBowl2018.png
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 1 February 2018 21:29 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 2 February 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a16047523/jon-wurster-philly-fans
― mookieproof, Friday, 2 February 2018 19:43 (six years ago) link
pre and postgame football parking lots are basically laid back riotsso much vomit everywhere
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:47 (six years ago) link
i saw a headline that eli thinks the eagles can beat the patriots. would've been so much more fun if he'd say they couldn't. "i've looked at this match up and there's just no way. you have to be really special to beat belichick and brady in a super bowl"
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 2 February 2018 21:23 (six years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Friday, 2 February 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
Earlier today @DonnieWahlberg & @JennyMcCarthy stopped by the #NotDone Network: pic.twitter.com/clGJ549TUT— New England Patriots (@Patriots) February 2, 2018
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 2 February 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
pats having the best celebrity fans by far is a big part of their popularity with fans of other teams
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 2 February 2018 23:34 (six years ago) link
ribbed tneck under the hoodie classic boston look
― lag∞n, Friday, 2 February 2018 23:37 (six years ago) link
what a lovely couple, they're aging in such a completely understandably horrible way. I will be looking forward to watching entropy have its way with them.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 2 February 2018 23:49 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 3 February 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
tie x2
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Saturday, 3 February 2018 00:04 (six years ago) link
wow lol
― lag∞n, Saturday, 3 February 2018 01:01 (six years ago) link
so, a 12-12 tie then? 4 fgs each in regular time and then multiple scoreless overtime periods until everyone just gives up and goes home
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 3 February 2018 01:43 (six years ago) link
truly the super bowl
― lag∞n, Saturday, 3 February 2018 01:44 (six years ago) link
mvp: drunk philly fan who dies falling from the upper deck in the 7th overtime
― lag∞n, Saturday, 3 February 2018 01:45 (six years ago) link
actually according to the rulebook if the super bowl is tied after overtime they enter a final sudden death period where each team starts with 11 players but has to field two fewer each change of possession until someone scores or it is one on one football, mano a mano, the purest football of all
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 3 February 2018 01:51 (six years ago) link
i had no idea jenny mcc and donnie were married
who are the iggles' celebrity fans?
― mookieproof, Saturday, 3 February 2018 02:07 (six years ago) link
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/37/f2/f8/37f2f8219e2b1d62ae54d64818f0a0fa--eagles-jacket-eagles-gear.jpg
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 3 February 2018 02:14 (six years ago) link
sylvester stallone and mike fuckin trout man
― k3vin k., Saturday, 3 February 2018 05:39 (six years ago) link
i can already tell that walhberg clip is going to haunt me
― lag∞n, Saturday, 3 February 2018 05:49 (six years ago) link
Jesus Donnie driving Lyft was harrowing tonight
― bhad and bhabie (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 3 February 2018 05:56 (six years ago) link
i want to die after watching that clip
― bhad and bhabie (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 3 February 2018 06:11 (six years ago) link
randy, t.o. and flying dawkins in the HOF, a banner day for ilnfl
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:20 (six years ago) link
cool
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:22 (six years ago) link
hell yeah
― lag∞n, Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:27 (six years ago) link
what time is the superb owl
― lag∞n, Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:28 (six years ago) link
6.30 et
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:32 (six years ago) link
cool thx
― lag∞n, Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
Go Iggles
― Hi diddley dee, hen fapper's life for me (Neanderthal), Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:41 (six years ago) link
The two best receivers to ever wear a 49ers uniform in the same Hall of Fame class. Wow pic.twitter.com/BRPJGTQ1mr— Justis Mosqueda (@JuMosq) February 3, 2018
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 4 February 2018 01:22 (six years ago) link
lol i have zero memory of randy university playing for the 9rs
― lag∞n, Sunday, 4 February 2018 03:34 (six years ago) link
he was on the team that made the super bowl!
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Sunday, 4 February 2018 03:38 (six years ago) link
rip jerry rice
― mookieproof, Sunday, 4 February 2018 03:38 (six years ago) link
― lag∞n, Sunday, 4 February 2018 03:39 (six years ago) link
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Saturday, February 3, 2018 10:38 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i for some reason do not remember this lol, and i am a 9ers and randy fan
― mookieproof, Saturday, February 3, 2018 8:38 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol thought it was obv i was talking about recent 49ers
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Sunday, 4 February 2018 03:46 (six years ago) link
he was def subtweeting rice
― k3vin k., Sunday, 4 February 2018 03:50 (six years ago) link
oh thought he was addressing me not that tweet which is obv a troll
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Sunday, 4 February 2018 03:53 (six years ago) link
This whole narrative about whether Foles is nervous, if the Eagles are going to play scared, is absurd. They're in the super bowl, of course they are going to be aggressive and confident.
― Moodles, Sunday, 4 February 2018 23:41 (six years ago) link
Eagles threw lots of sick blocks on that drive
― Moodles, Sunday, 4 February 2018 23:42 (six years ago) link
Ok, that was just silly, Cooks.
― Moodles, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:12 (six years ago) link
No flag? That hit was brutal.
― Moodles, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:20 (six years ago) link