Patriots

In this article in USA Today, the patriots "scandal" that is referred to as "Spygate" is mentioned. Also there is the "State of The NFL" and Arlen Spector chimes in on the NFL. He's upset about the "tapes" being destroyed.

Yea that guy..the Senator from PA. He does say that the NFL could face some issues related to antitrust, That sounds serious. But it sounds like the whole thing has turned into a circus. Using "gate" to describe the controversy is probably the first warning sign.

This is getting weird. Spygate, Tapes, State of The NFL.

Read on.

Goodell defends 'Spygate' actions in State of NFL address

Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during his State of the NFL press conference on Friday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Spygate won't go away.
Roger Goodell defended his decision to destroy notes and videotapes linked to the New England Patriots' cheating scandal Friday, a day after Sen. Arlen Specter asked why the NFL commissioner trashed the evidence.

SPECTER SPEAKS OUT: Asks NFL to explain why Patriots tapes were destroyed
"The action that we took was decisive and it was unprecedented," Goodell said during his State of the NFL address, an annual news conference at the Super Bowl.

"I believe it was helpful in making sure our instructions were followed closely by not only the Patriots, but also by every other team. I think it was the appropriate thing to do. Our discipline sent a loud message ..."

Specter, R-Pa., said Goodell's explanation, "didn't make any sense at all."

"If they are under lock and key at the NFL headquarters, they aren't going to be available at all," he said in Philadelphia.

But Goodell said a copy of one of six tapes made either in 2006 or during the 2007 preseason had, indeed, made its way to the media before all the tapes were destroyed.

"They may have collected it within the rules, but we couldn't determine that. So we felt that it should be destroyed," he said.

Tis the season to start hating the New England Patriots. The official backlash will begin one minute after their win against the Giants on Saturday as the nation watches. Think the "Friends" backlash was bad? This will blow that away.

SI got the ball rolling with Bill Belichick pictured as Santa. He looks like the Grinch and the media hates him. So all the pieces are in place.

1) Old men (The 72 Dolphins) will cry as their record goes down. They will argue steroid era, bye week, Belichick cheats etc.
2) A former thug, Randy Moss has redeemed himself and much like Cory Dillon, has rehabilitated himself in New England. Moss will set a touchdown record tomorrow and really annoy Jerry Rice and all other drug passing greats.
3) Tom Brady will set a new passing record. Probably on a pass to Moss. The official Brady backlash will begin. Think Backstreet Boys times 50.
4) Belichick will look like a bully for his treatment of Mangini and Shula will frown and say his father would not approve.
5) The public will complain how they get all the calls. From the Ravens game to the snow bowl against the Raiders that got the whole thing rolling.

If the Patriots do not win the Super Bowl their season will be seen as a complete failure and the nation will rejoice. New England fans have been spoiled in many ways over the last few years (The Red Sox).

So be prepared for a Nor'easter backlash.