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Thoughts on Belichick and “videogate”

Sep 13th, 2007 by Bill Burt

I have a column in today’s Eagle-Tribune about this topic, believing that it is being overplayed. Of course, there is a reason for that. The Patriots are No. 1. They are a dynasty. And anything they do is of interest, especially when the head coach is not beloved by many people.

That being said, there is embarrassment. Bill Belichick has let some people down, primarily a lot of fans, particularly those that believe his “team” concept is extra special in these times.

What are your thoughts?

Do you believe the Patriots successes of the last half-dozen years are related to this incident?

Do you believe it is being overplayed or deserves even more attention?

Let me know what you think. 

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  • I wish I could remember who said it yesterday on ESPN, but the basic idea was: "If this truly provided an unfair advantage, wouldn't Patriots have won six straight Super Bowls & not just three out of six?" I think that any advantage was negligible, and that everyone acting like this is the only way the Patriots ever won are overstating this issue.

    I *do* think that -- provided they are actually found guilty, since the League has yet to make an official statement -- there should be a good hard smack in consequence for breaking the rules (and yes, I am a Patriots fan). I don't know that a fine will be felt much. I honestly don't think a couple of revoked draft picks will even hurt *that* much -- seems like draft picks are a gamble anyway. I think that the ultimate punishment should fit the crime: The Patriots were trying to gain an edge & broke a rule doing so, I think the fitting punishment would be to lose an edge, by having Belichick sit out a game. A nice strong message for the rest of the NFL to knock off the nonsense, because the other side of this is that I don't believe for a second that the Patriots are the only ones doing it, just the only ones to get caught.

    Just my humble opinion.
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