Blackout Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Tuesday he has seen enough of the NFL's investigation of fake crowd noise at Atlanta's home games to acknowledge wrongdoing. The NFL is trying to determine if the Falcons pumped artificial crowd noise into the Georgia Dome for home games the past two years. Apparently, the answer is yes. [+] Enlarge Daniel Shirey/Getty ImagesArthur Blank said he expects the NFL to conclude its investigation into the Falcons pumping crowd noise into the Georgia Dome "in the next couple of weeks." Blank had a quick response when asked if there was a fine line for crowd noise not allowed by the league. "It's not really a fine line," Blank told The Associated Press. "I think what we've done in 2013 and 2014 was wrong. Anything that affects the competitive balance and fairness on the field, we're opposed to, as a league, as a club and as an owner. It's obviously embarrassing but beyond embarrassing it doesn't represent our culture and what we're about." Blank also said that the circumstances that led to the investigation "bothers" him. "Of course it bothers me," Blank told ESPN.com. "Absolutely it bothers me. We have great respect for the shield and the integrity of the game; the integrity of competition. So that bothers me a great deal. We will deal with it." The Falcons face a fine and possibly the loss of a draft pick over the matter. "We were advised by the league probably in November or so," Blank said of the investigation. "We fully cooperated with their investigation. They haven't published it yet. "Based on the information that we had, we dealt with it internally; we'd rather keep it private until the investigation is public and we have access to the full report. We have some information now, but not the complete report." Blank said there is a timetable within which he expects the NFL's investigation to conclude. "We expect a copy of that will be forthcoming in the next couple of weeks," Blank said. Atlanta has been accused of piping in the noise while the opposing team was huddling, trying to call its play, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday. Some around the league have argued that silent counts have rendered crowd noise more irrelevant, and it's difficult to discern how much of an advantage it gave the Falcons. The Falcons went 3-5 at the Georgia Dome this season and were blown out there 34-3 by theCarolina Panthers in Week 17 with the NFC South Division title on the line. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12273929/arthur-blank-atlanta-falcons-owner-upset-circumstances-led-georgia-dome-crowd-noise-investigation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRy56 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 It worked really well for them this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBallhawk Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Here we go again with the "respect for the shield, integrity of the game" bullsh*t... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better2bgreenthanblue Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Dummies, all they needed to do was lower the beer prices and the noise level goes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 strip them of their SB win and asterisk their NFC south title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Sounds to me as if Blank is sending a shot across the S.S. Belli/Kraft. This also gives Goodell some support among "other" owners when/if he penalizes Pats. Makes Kraft look like a "whiner" when another owner mans up and takes the punishment when caught doing the crime. Quinn's probably going to lose a 4th or 5th with this. Edit: Goodell should state that they will only lose a 5th rd. pick because it's their 1st offense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Should also be rung up for artificially hyping a mush QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Went to Jets- Atlanta game there- that crowd is dead- pitiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Why is this considered cheating? I thought that Commissioner Kraft said that teams could do whatever they want for the sake of gaining an "advantage". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Why is this considered cheating? I thought that Commissioner Kraft said that teams could do whatever they want for the sake of gaining an "advantage". Exactly, the Colts did this before the Falcons. Good teams can still win in loud stadiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Exactly, the Colts did this before the Falcons. Good teams can still win in loud stadiums. Good teams can still win in loud stadiums, though that good team is usually the home team. If the visiting team is winning usually that takes the crowd out of it a bit. I really dont care about any of these rules because the commish can't be taken seriously. Also, I may have been a bit over the top with you yesterday. I was still pretty pissed about that win. I appreciate that you didnt throw fuel on the fire. My bad and congrats on yet another suspect Super Bowl win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32GreenIsGod Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Exactly, the Colts did this before the Falcons. Good teams can still win in loud stadiums. Colts perfected this years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FidelioJet Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 This seems more to me like a way to minimize deflate gate. Similar slight penalties will come down on both teams. Joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Piped in Crowd Noise. AKA Any noise you hear at the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patman Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yeah the colts said that they had it on all game but shut it off when the opposing team broke the huddle. They were caught when the track developed a skip. They may be punished as the league addressed this to dome teams already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Good teams can still win in loud stadiums, though that good team is usually the home team. If the visiting team is winning usually that takes the crowd out of it a bit. I really dont care about any of these rules because the commish can't be taken seriously. Also, I may have been a bit over the top with you yesterday. I was still pretty pissed about that win. I appreciate that you didnt throw fuel on the fire. My bad and congrats on yet another suspect Super Bowl win! No problem Villain, I always thought you were a good poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 "It's not really a fine line," Blank told The Associated Press. "I think what we've done in 2013 and 2014 was wrong. Anything that affects the competitive balance and fairness on the field, we're opposed to, as a league, as a club and as an owner. It's obviously embarrassing but beyond embarrassing it doesn't represent our culture and what we're about." What a bunch of BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Atlanta is a lousy sports town. Maybe the Braves draw if they win and maybe Georgia Tech because college sports are more popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnitedWhofans Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Exactly, the Colts did this before the Falcons. Good teams can still win in loud stadiums. Atlanta is a lousy sports town. Maybe the Braves draw if they win and maybe Georgia Tech because college sports are more popular. That's it right there. Atlanta doesn't have the rowdy fans of a New Orleans or a Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 That's it right there. Atlanta doesn't have the rowdy fans of a New Orleans or a Seattle. They don't even show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrien2Toon Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Nice job by Blank owning up to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet9 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 strip them of their SB win and asterisk their NFC south title They don't have any SB wins. Tampa and New Orleans in that division do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet9 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Side note, in my experience Atlanta and Miami are in a close race for worst sports cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Side note, in my experience Atlanta and Miami are in a close race for worst sports cities. but the Miami Heat fans were recently voted #1 by some poll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet9 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 but the Miami Heat fans were recently voted #1 by some poll One that I'm sure ESPN was involved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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