Thursday, September 13, 2007

Where's the Scandal? In the Media

My friend PK is a reporter for a national media company. His take on
the Bill Belichick scandal, or non-scandal, in the news world so far:

This scandal is HUGE and not being given nearly enough coverage. And I
mean from the national media writ large, not the stupid shucksters on
espn and the "best damn sports show".

The National Football League is The Sport of America, 13 times more
popular than any other league. The Preeminent Coach of the National
Football League - with the Preeminent QB of the National Football
League as the main beneficiary - have now been formally caught
illegally videotaping defensive signals for the benefit of Tom Brady.

Am I missing something??????

If accurate, would this not be the '50s equivalent of learning the
Yankees stole most signals for DiMaggio's plate appearances, then
Mantle's? The fact that Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard Round the World was
from a stolen sign now dramatically changes our view of things, but we
didn't learn it until 45 yrs or so after the homer.

Ok, Eagles fans. Anyone remember how thoroughly we dominated the Pats
in the 1st Q of that Super Bowl. What turned things around?

Two BACK-to-BACK screen passes by Brady to Dillon or Faulk in the Pats
1st drive of 2ndQ!!!! I remember clear as day the Inside the NFL guys
flipping out over the back-to-back screen calls by the "genius" Pats
coordinators. I swear one of them - or maybe Harry the K - said
something like, They called those plays like they knew the defense the
Eagles were running on those plays!

HELLO!

That's what this scandal does, or should do. Rock to the core the very
fabric of the Patriots.

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