Thursday, September 13, 2007

Goodell's Half-Baked "Investigation"

Per PK's earlier criticism of the media' inattention to the THE story of the 2007 NFL season so far, why hasn't commish Roger Goodell called in other Patriots to inquire about the Pats' use of videotaped opposition signals?

The issue at hand goes beyond actually taping the signals, but what the Patriots -- coaches and players -- then did with those signals. Why isn't Goodell interviewing Corey Dillon, Kevin Faulk, Troy Brown, Dan Koppen, Tom Ashworth, Tedy Bruschi, Rodney Harrison (currently serving a four game suspension for cheating with HGH), Richard Seymour, Ted Johnson, Willie McGinest, Lawyer Milloy, and...material witness #1 - Tom Bradyetc? Get them on the record about their first-hand knowledge of the videotaped signals and if they were used to gain a competitive advantage in/during games.

The fact that Goodell hasn't formally spoken to players - and the noise emanating from league offices that the commissioner will take away draft picks as a show of "toughness" (and not suspend Belichick) - suggests a white wash in the works to protect Belichick, Kraft, and
the Pats.

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