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Looks like they haven't learned.   They got busted taping the Bengals

Doesn't seem like a big deal on the surface but out of 32 teams it's only one team that keeps "making mistakes" and getting caught. Their history doesn't help them in any way.

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We all know how they won their Super Bowls.   Now that Brady is clearly in decline, they're about to get their come-uppance in a big way.

I noticed the refs made several bad calls/non calls that went against them in their Chiefs game Sunday when in the past those calls would go in their favor

In this case, I would believe them if they said it was an accident. It's the freaking Bengals.

I'm also inclined to believe this was pretty innocent that was blown out of proportion because it's the Patriots. Having said that, they brought that on themselves so I don't really cut them any slack. This deserves to be investigated fully and if found to be an innocent mistake then fine, but on the other hand if there's even the tiniest shred of evidence that they were in fact trying to videotape the Bengals signals, they should be be banned from post-season play this year.

They get no benefit of the doubt. this is consistent with their cheating MO

The "they were only taping an equipment manager" doesn't hold water with me.

* A source told ESPN "a Bengals employee was watching the videographer/cameraman who identified himself as a Robert Kraft employee. The Bengals employee kept an eye on that monitor, (and) the shot was of the Bengals coaches and staff on the sidelines for the entire 1st quarter."

*According to The Athletic's Paul Dehner Jr., who cited sources who have seen the footage, "it shows about eight minutes of footage focusing on recording the Bengals’ sideline. It’s a direct view of the sideline as coaches make signals for plays. This isn’t an over-the-shoulder of the advanced scout who is doing his job stuff. This is shooting the sideline. For an extended period of time. The egregious nature of the video is why it set off the firestorm it did during the game with the Bengals executives in the press box."

I don't know what any of that means.  Doesn't sound good.  About to play the Bengals after losing three of the last five games, about to go on the road where it's hard to win.  You can't get out of your own way on offense.  And you're caught doing this, with your history?

That won't happen. More than likely they will lose a 3rd - 5th round draft choice.

I've already heard calls for Belichick to get the Pete Rose treatment from the nfl.

They already lost a 1st round draft choice for doing this the last time. 2nd offense should be forfeit post season play.

I'd love to see him and Tom Brady both get the Roger Clemens/Barry Bonds treatment from the Pro Football Hall Of Fame

Cheaters gonna cheat.

If that's true I'm on board for removing them from the playoffs. It's the only way they will stop doing it. Nothing short of this matters. It's time to actually do something to the Patriots that will make them want to stop.

If the NFL can prove the Pats were doing this all along, then pull an NCAA move on them and have them vacate their Super Bowl wins

What?? They cheated?? I'm shocked! Shocked! well not that shocked.

I'm hoping for an actual punishment but my hopes aren't very high on this one.

Someone has been coincidentally quiet through all of this...

Yeah I am staying out of the witch hunt.....

The reality is the Patriots always gotten far more bad calls against them than for them for a long time.

Many of the bad calls you people often talk about are examples of Bad Call Syndrome, where you THINK they are bad calls, but they actually are not. 

I wonder if other NFL teams make such a big deal over this videotaping shit.  Maybe if they focused on basics (ie NOT LINING UP IN the NEUTRAL ZONE) they'd beat the Patriots.

"Witch hunt" lmfao....okay.

At what point will you just admit that you are a fan of the Patriots?

Patriots press guy asks permission to film from press box as part of a story on the scouting department. Films while wearing credentials and Patriots logo gear in front of NFL officials. 

His crime getting clearance from the folks in the Browns organization in charge of the press box instead of NFL operations.  But nothing was secretive or clandestine. But the facts doesn’t fit the narrative, so the facts are ignored.

He filmed the Bengals side line for 8 minutes, a team the Patriots play this week.  Whatever mental gymnastics you have to do to convince yourself though.

Doesn't really matter if it was innocent or not. The fact that they have been caught doing this once before already is enough to punish them for this 2nd offense, wouldn't you agree? Once bitten twice shy.

I got a cheap bridge in Brooklyn for sale, are you interested?

I've also got some mountainside property here in Florida for sale.

When Brady retires, they will become my second-favorite team.

Until then, I am not a fan of them.

Unlike most of you, I analyze calls non/calls objectively. 

I will continue to do this no matter what.

Yeah... I mean... no, I got nothing.

If you had a friend in high school who was marginal, at best, in math - and then you two went to college together...and then friend's grades in all math related subjects went through the roof, wouldn't it be weird?  Then, suddenly, sophomore year, you found out the friend was cheating.  The friend promised the school to never do it again.  And his grades stayed the same.  Look at that, maybe he was smart all along.  Then, junior year, he was caught cheating...again.

Is he smart?  Or good at cheating? 

Under Parcells, with a pretty good QB and players, the Patriots made it to one Super Bowl.  Hoodie was an okay coach in Cleveland.  Not great, not bad.  Okay. 

Cleveland years:
6-10
7-9
7-9
11-5
5-11

Moves on to New England:
5-11
...stumbles across a 6th round QB, video tapes and suddenly is the best coach in the history of the world?

Weird how the Patriots previously told people to do the exact same thing if they were caught, say they were filming a documentary.

Why is it that this stuff always happens to the ONE team who has managed to stay on top the previous 19 years?  I don't hear this happening to any.other.team.

Just the one lead by the "genius."  It's kind of bizarre.  Must be a conspiracy. 

I know, I know.  "They hate us can't they ain't us."  *eye roll*

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/goodell-patriots-remain-under-investigation-for-taping-bengals-sideline-225608104.html (https://www.yahoo.com/sports/goodell-patriots-remain-under-investigation-for-taping-bengals-sideline-225608104.html)

The supposed greatest dynasty, coach and QB are all filthy cheaters.  Never forget.