Pretty soon, it might be easier just to list the teams that aren't accusing the Patriots of cheating. The latest accusations of Patriot treachery come from the Bengals and the Lions, who, according to Paul Zimmerman of Sports Illustrated, both say that the headsets in their quarterbacks' helmets suspiciously malfunctioned at the worst possible times during games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.:
There is talk that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will announce the Patriots' punishment as soon as tomorrow, but he should take his time and investigate all of these claims. If the Patriots are sabotaging the opposing team's methods of communications, that may be an even bigger scandal than stealing signs."At one point we had a good drive going against the Patriots," said one Lion who doesn't want his name involved in this mess, but was willing to talk about it. "Mike Martz really had 'em going. They were getting fouled up, lining up wrong, we were moving the ball. Then boom, the headset from the sidelines to the coaches' booth goes out.
"Next possession we were moving the ball again and the same thing happened. You know it only takes two or three plays to mess up a drive."
Matt Millen, the Lions' GM, was talking to Bengals' coach Marvin Lewis at the league meetings. He started telling him the story.
"Yeah, I know," Lewis said. "Headset went out. It happened to me in Foxboro, too."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-13-2007 @ 6:19PM
Jim said...
I wonder if Goodell will take away their super bowl rings? HA! I have more respect for Barry Bonds now than the NFL and the New England Non-Patriots. Maybe they should change their names to New England Tories.
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9-13-2007 @ 6:34PM
Windjammin said...
I am a Patriots fan, and hate to think they may have cheated. However the attacks on them now, without all the facts assessed, are worse than a Presidential election. Also, 1) there is little to be gained more than the cheating other teams do (but haven't been caught and all do to some degree), 2) some people are saying their championships are tainted. I doubt they would have been able to cheat for this long. 3) the Patriots will be so closely watched they will be unable to cheat again, even if they wanted to, and this will motivate the entire organization to pull together and win the Super Bowl in February.
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9-13-2007 @ 7:38PM
jsuperservice said...
UNLESS ALL OF YOU PATRIOT BASHERS OUT THERE HAVE YOUR HEADS UP YOUR ASS.....ALL TEAMS DO THE SAME THING...JUST BECAUSE THE SORE LOSING MAN-IDIOT FROM N.Y WANTED AN EXCUSE TO SHOW UP HIS MENTOR ANYWAY HE CAN ....BECAUSE HE CAN'T ON THE FIELD....!! REMEMBER HE WAS A COACH IN NEW ENGLAND SO HE KNEW WHAT WENT ON ...AND IF IT HAS LIKE EVERYONE SAY'S..THEN YOU KNOW WHAT !!! HE IS A CHEATER TOO!
GET A LIFE ASS WIPES!! PATS WILL WIN THE SUPERBOWL!
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9-13-2007 @ 7:41PM
carol said...
hi i love the patriot so they got caught how many other teams are doing the same thing. please let go on with the season everyone cheats go patriots
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9-13-2007 @ 7:48PM
briiansd said...
jsuperservice, yeah everyone may be doing it but the patriots got caught.
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9-13-2007 @ 8:27PM
manonironhorse said...
now if you realy wanta belive 1/2 of these jelous teams go ahead but let me first tell you its the NFL that controls the helmets in games not the home team !! the lions come to foxbrowith a 3& 9 record & wonder why they cant win O so blame it on the head set please give us a break, this just goes to show ya how much some teams are afraid of the pats cuz they have put together a great team ok they got a few bups to go along with it to by wait & see when they win it all again go pats
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9-13-2007 @ 10:13PM
rogerkat said...
Since when does the excuse that everybody cheats carry any weight. The Patriots cheated; the Patriots would have kept on cheating had they not been caught. The punishment is a slap on the wrist to these guys. They should have been banned from post-season play for at least one year. But no, they pay a few measly bucks and go right on doing their thing. This kindof thing only encourages more cheating.
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9-14-2007 @ 12:28PM
Lauren said...
All these damn jealous teams need to stop blaming the Patriots cheating for their pathetic attempts at being good football players. Whether they cheated or not against the Jets, they still would have won. They just wouldn't have run circles around them and embarassed the shear hell out of them like they did.
The greatest point is that the Jets coach used to work for the Patriots and if you are going to blame the entire Patriots organization for the cheating, then he is to blame too.
Here's a question for all of you out there....
If the Jet's won the game, do you still think their pansie coach would have accused them of cheating? Probably not, because then he would look even more like a little bitch tattletail then he does now.
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9-14-2007 @ 1:34PM
ken said...
yup and wow my credit cards balance's went up at one of the games can i blame it on teh patriots also
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9-14-2007 @ 2:01PM
dpb said...
The Patriots' fans are really upset that everyone knows their team cheats. They need to blame everyone else, even though there is no evidence that other teams are cheating. Their fans have just as much class as their team - zero. They've choked in the playoffs for the past couple of years and are now cheating to try to offset their lack of talent. These tales of cheating will stick to the Pats for years to come, and rightly so.
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9-15-2007 @ 9:41PM
demendieta45 said...
Yea, I am starting to wonder. Sometimes, without a warning, my cell phone drops my calls..... Those Patriots are responsible, I know it!!!!!!!!
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9-16-2007 @ 9:43AM
Bill Walters said...
I'm a genius, I cheated all through college and have the grades to prove it. But thats okay you all support me as a cheater.
Thank you, I know feel perfectly satisfied throwing all my integrity to the curb.
Hey do you mind contacting me when you need some construction work completed? I'm a small business but I think you all gave me some ideas to get ahead.
Oh by the way I promise to follow all the rules when I build for you..... as I understand them.
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9-17-2007 @ 10:07PM
wrong said...
Right because the Lions don't suck and have ever beaten anyone?
Give me a break. Their owner is too cheap to spend money and the team sucks. THAT is a fact and the Bengels are criminals. They should be in jail.
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9-17-2007 @ 10:08PM
wrong said...
Right because the Lions don't suck and have ever beaten anyone?
Give me a break. Their owner is too cheap to spend money and the team sucks. THAT is a fact and the Bengels are criminals. They should be in jail.
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