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NFL Needs To Suspend Belichick for Sign Stealing

Submitted by CurtMerzFan, Sep 12, 2007 22:47

This is bigger than Belichick or the Patriots. It's about the integrity of the game, and it's bigger than MIchael Vick, steroids, gambling or any other weakness afflicting the judgement of behaviour of folks in the NFL. The reason this is worse is because it required a conspiracy of actions by multiple individuals with the approval if not the outright direction of the coaching staff. Every member of that staff is tainted by this. Isn't it curious the Patriots got caught while playing the Jets? I wonder if Mangini had inside info about the way the Patriots conduct thier business? Perhaps that's the big burr under Belichek's saddle? hrmmm... I imagine Mr. Goodell would like to go back to the good ole days of managing the image issues of dogfighting. Belichek would have been better off getting caught laying bets against his own team with a Vegas sports book. It would have at least only been a denigration of his own character. As it is, no one can ever hold the same regard for the Patriots as an organization or their accomplishments of recent note. They're crooked.

The commish needs to send as stern a message as possible to the rest of the league AND to the fans at large that the NFL will not tolerate cheating even among management or ownership. He needs to suspend Belichek for at least 4 games because he's the architech of this team, and he needs to forfeit the game they just won over the Jets as well as take, at a MINIMUM, a first round pick from next years draft. A substancial fine, say 25 million dollars against the team seems in order too - otherwise owners will not be suitably dissuaded to insist on clean programs.

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Why are we suprised [MORE]	ralf	Sep 14, 2007 23:22
Unlike most of the media who have never played in the nfl or the people who hate or are jealous... [MORE]	whit	Sep 14, 2007 23:18
First off, I am not a Jets fan, but this conduct was totally inappropriate. It makes you wonder how long... [MORE]	A FOOTBALL FAN (not Jets)	Sep 14, 2007 01:36
...Y'all might want to look in the mirror. Sign stealing is a long standing aspect of every NFL team's game... [MORE]	ABigBadBruin	Sep 13, 2007 14:05
This is bigger than Belichick or the Patriots. It's about the integrity of the game, and it's bigger than MIchael...	CurtMerzFan	Sep 12, 2007 22:47
this guy states that Belichick is the best coach in the league how can you say that with confidence after... [MORE]	Antoine Flowers	Sep 12, 2007 21:58
The Patriots Superbowl wins are now tainted. Ask Barry Bonds and Pete Rose, that cloud will hang there forever. The Patriots... [MORE]	GT	Sep 12, 2007 17:44
1) They caught the guy with the camera before the end of the half...he didn't get a chance to bring... [MORE]	John H	Sep 12, 2007 14:13
Instead of doing all you say why not just take the headsets away from the Quarterback for the season and... [MORE]	carl marrs	Sep 12, 2007 14:06
The NFL should also reverse the score from the game, awarding the win to the Jets instead. [MORE]	Kevin Fitzgerald	Sep 12, 2007 14:02
Goodell put himself in a difficult spot when he suspended Pacman Jones for the year, and then suspended Vick indefinitely... [MORE]	PKastava	Sep 12, 2007 12:04
It is about time we called this incident what it really is, cheating, or alleged cheating if you must. Since... [MORE]	wallycls	Sep 12, 2007 06:05
If the Patriots have been found to have cheated, take away a first round draft pick and give it to... [MORE]	Tony Waller	Sep 12, 2007 11:35
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." -... [MORE]	Ace Race	Sep 28, 2007 13:29

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