You guys are just so ignorant you refuse to even read what is written. MRNFLFAN, late again, nor myself have posted that everything the Pats did is okay and Goodell is protecting the NFL and that's fine almighty with us. They got caught after Goodell sent out a memo telling all teams what they were doing is illegal and not to do it, and did it anyways. They deserved to get caught and the punishment. And if you really don't believe losing a first round pick is nothing special, then we'll gladly take our second round pick back from last year for the Wes Welker trade. Look at it as you just giving up your second round pick this year, for absolutely nothing, and then tell me you still believe it isn't a justifiable punishment. Especially with a CB deep class and the Pats hurting there.
We're simply telling you that you're simple minded belief that the Pats are the only team that does it, is just that. I mean I don't know what more you need than for Jimmy Johnson to come out and flat out say he's done the same exact thing and that he also wasn't the only one. Or Herm Edwards to wave to the camera. And why have the Pats done it so well for 3 years, but not the other 4? Or how about this season when they won 17 games AFTER spygate broke. (I didn't even include the first game where the taping was stopped before halftime, couldn't be used, and the Jets obviously knew about it and thus would've changed their defensive signals before the game)
You're all spending your time trying to find conspiracy theories about how the NFL is just hiding the Pats and Kraft and Belichick instead of just taking what Goodell says. That Belichick told him all he knew, he got rid of the stuff after Glazer got hold of a tape, and if Belichick didn't tell him everything he's going to get a huge punishment.
You can say the Pats and Belichick have no integrity all you want I don't see why you feel the need to bash Goodell all the same. He's done a good job overall as commissioner. He inherited what is known to be a pretty bad CBA from the owners standpoint, a league where players and coaches were being arrested every day, and teams were cheating left and right. He's stepped in with a better personal conduct policy, and now he's trying to put out ways in order to help stop the cheating. If you didn't think other teams are cheating in various ways, that should really change your mind. Then again, if you're still blinded by your Pats hate that you think nobody else is doing it, I guess it wouldn't matter you'll still believe Goodell only said that to protect the Pats.
You're so quick to believe the the Pats taped the Super Bowl 36 walkthrough. Why? Because Belichick cheated? Okay, then why take Matt Walsh at his word? Because he lies on his resume but since he's a former gopher who couldn't find another NFL job after being canned by the Pats (and then NFL Europe ended) he's credible all of a sudden?
I'm not saying the Pats didn't tape it, but I'm not saying they did either. God forbid I wait until he speaks to assess guilt. Which is been our major point. You're all just jumping to conclusions based on your beliefs that everything that's going to come out the Pats have done - regardless of the source or if it makes any sense. And if by some chance something comes out that shows what you thought isn't true, you blame Goodell and some conspiracy theory.