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that's powderpuff propaganda probably written by the pats* PR staff

It was written by a former player who never played for the Patriots

THIS is journalism:

Recording devices of any kind are permitted to be in use in the coaches' booth, on the field, or in the locker room during the game." They also say all video for coaching purposes must be shot from locations "enclosed on all sides with a roof overhead."

That was re-emphasized in a memo sent Sept. 6 to NFL head coaches and general managers. In it, Ray Anderson, the league's executive vice president of football operations wrote: "Videotaping of any type, including but not limited to taping of an opponent's offensive or defensive signals, is prohibited on the sidelines, in the coaches' booth, in the locker room, or at any other locations accessible to club staff members during the game."

So journalism is stating that the Pats taped from a non approved area? Matt Walsh told Arlen Specter and Goodell that he had possession of the tape during the entire game.

Give it up. You are coming off as petty and jealous. I would suggest you listen to the rational Jets fans who know taping signals, and cheerleaders, from a non approved area has no affect on the outcome of games.

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What is the attraction with Foxborough, Mass.? And why does it seem that every offseason, high-profile free agents are drawn to play for Bill Belichick and the Patriots?

I'm sorry, but who are these FA's?

Two years ago there was Adalius Thomas.

This year there's Shaun Springs & Fred Taylor, who aren't high profile anymore. They may be good for this year, but both are ancient in age for their positions.

Chris Baker?

Lamont Jordan?

Tully Banta-Cain (who LEFT the Pats via FA beforehand)?

Donte Stallworth for 1 season?

Jabar Gaffney?

Who else?

Rodney Harrison 10 years past his prime?

Mike Vrabel like 8 years ago & Rosevelt Colvin like 5 years ago?

I would say decidedly few of the high profile FA's available have left their former teams to sign with the Patriots.

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I'm sorry, but who are these FA's?

Two years ago there was Adalius Thomas.

This year there's Shaun Springs & Fred Taylor, who aren't high profile anymore. They may be good for this year, but both are ancient in age for their positions.

Chris Baker?

Lamont Jordan?

Tully Banta-Cain (who LEFT the Pats via FA beforehand)?

Donte Stallworth for 1 season?

Jabar Gaffney?

Who else?

Rodney Harrison 10 years past his prime?

Mike Vrabel like 8 years ago & Rosevelt Colvin like 5 years ago?

I would say decidedly few of the high profile FA's available have left their former teams to sign with the Patriots.

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but sperm it is the greatest football article ever written!:D

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Wait so the rest of the NFL wants to be a team that did not win their 1st Superbowl for almost 40 years... then won a few of them (with the cheating thing hanging over their head) and have not won since being caught for cheating.

Not to mention once Brady's knee finishes falling apart they will be back on the 35 year path until they win one again.

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That's not what I was even talking about. The fact is that the Patriot way has brought you nothing but heartache and ridicule for the last 4+ seasons.

And in case you haven't been paying attention the team attracting the most big name FA's the last 2 seasons is the NYJ

And has the perception of the Jets changed? No. Until the Jets win and win consistently the only thing they are doing is throwing a lot of money at FAs. The Skins do that every year and have gotten nowhere.

An article by a guy who played in the NFL from 2000-2006 with 4 teams (Rams 2000, Packers 2001-2002, Redskins 2003-2005 & Bills 2006) has no credibility?

Compared to the NFL Rhodes Scholars that are Jets fans? :rolleyes:

Wait so the rest of the NFL wants to be a team that did not win their 1st Superbowl for almost 40 years... then won a few of them (with the cheating thing hanging over their head) and have not won since being caught for cheating.

Not to mention once Brady's knee finishes falling apart they will be back on the 35 year path until they win one again.

:confused: 36 < 40 and counting.

Even when they were a pathetic moribund franchise, they were able to get to more Superbowls then the Jets.

The article mentions Belichick eight times, Brady once and even then only to say that he 'endorses' Belichick, whatever that means.

I understand your point, but the CEO is Belichick. He sets the tone for the franchise. Players go to be a part of what Belichick has created. Brady is no doubt a major selling point and helps Belichick immensely.

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It was written by a former player who never played for the Patriots

So journalism is stating that the Pats taped from a non approved area? Matt Walsh told Arlen Specter and Goodell that he had possession of the tape during the entire game.

Give it up. You are coming off as petty and jealous. I would suggest you listen to the rational Jets fans who know taping signals, and cheerleaders, from a non approved area has no affect on the outcome of games.

When are you idiots going to stop making fools of yourself with this pathetic defense of Beliprick?

He taped opponents signals illegally for eight years because he felt it gave him some advantage. That is why people cheat.

Stop pretending you know more about football than the fraud you have anointed as a genius.

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When are you idiots going to stop making fools of yourself with this pathetic defense of Beliprick?

He taped opponents signals illegally for eight years because he felt it gave him some advantage. That is why people cheat.

Stop pretending you know more about football than the fraud you have anointed as a genius.

they forget that ernie adams was breaking down all these illegal tapes for

mumbles

better to have 1 legit title than 3 with taint

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How many Patriots "fans" ever heard of the Patriots before 2001?

Plenty (me, among them). That's just another falacy Jets fans like to clam on to.

I do beleive your buddy PatsfanTx became a fan in 2001 though ;)

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:confused: 36 < 40 and counting.

Well considering its actually 3 years > 36 Years in terms of first superbowl win...

Also the article said EVERY NFL team envies the way they operate.. not just the JETS...

Nice try though.

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SI Players Poll

Which current NFL coach would you least like to play for?

Tom Coughlin, Giants.....16%

Bill Belichick, Patriots.....11%

Eric Mangini, Jets.....9%

Tony Sparano, Dolphins.....7%

Bill Parcells, Dolphins G.M. .....6%

[based on a survey of 320 NFL players]

well this doesn't help the patiots cause does it

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Which current NFL coach would you least like to play for?

Tom Coughlin, Giants.....16%

Bill Belichick, Patriots.....11%

Eric Mangini, Jets.....9%

Tony Sparano, Dolphins.....7%

Bill Parcells, Dolphins G.M. .....6%

[based on a survey of 320 NFL players]

well this doesn't help the patiots cause does it

A low number is a FAVORABLE thing for a HC the way the question is phrased.

A low number for "who would you LEAST like to play for" is the same as a high number for "who would you MOST like to play for" as I read it.

Also, technically Parcells isn't a current HC.

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A low number is a FAVORABLE thing for a HC the way the question is phrased.

Relativity fail. Belichick is about 3% of the set of current head coaches, so the 11% of the votes that he got isn't a low number.

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I think it's kind of cool how many posts this thread has attracted. You all think it's cool too, right? I mean, the proof is in the pudding, so they say. ;)

BTW - I know that poll was a while ago, but I could have sworn I heard someone say that BB not only was on the least list, but on the most list. Doesn't make much sense - but we are talking football players - the ones that would actually sit down and take the time to participate in this poll.

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The Draw Of Playing In New England

:pooh::puke2::smilies2_puke:

I think it's kind of cool how many posts this thread has attracted. You all think it's cool too, right? I mean, the proof is in the pudding, so they say. ;)

Absolutely! Some people use bran flakes or other fiber products for a laxative.

Going this route - I only need to read one line and I can purge my entire system.

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SI Players Poll

Which current NFL coach would you least like to play for?

Tom Coughlin, Giants.....16%

Bill Belichick, Patriots.....11%

Eric Mangini, Jets.....9%

Tony Sparano, Dolphins.....7%

Bill Parcells, Dolphins G.M. .....6%

[based on a survey of 320 NFL players]

well this doesn't help the patiots cause does it

And what do they have in common? Short of Mangini, they are all disciplinarians.

When are you idiots going to stop making fools of yourself with this pathetic defense of Beliprick?

He taped opponents signals illegally for eight years because he felt it gave him some advantage. That is why people cheat.

Stop pretending you know more about football than the fraud you have anointed as a genius.

Why?

This is another player and/or coach that has came out and said it is a common practice.

We have a dynasty that was riddled with steroids. We have players that beat and kill people. Yet, we are not to defend a coach that violated a rule that everyone does?

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SI Players Poll

Which current NFL coach would you least like to play for?

Tom Coughlin, Giants.....16%

Bill Belichick, Patriots.....11%

Eric Mangini, Jets.....9%

Tony Sparano, Dolphins.....7%

Bill Parcells, Dolphins G.M. .....6%

[based on a survey of 320 NFL players]

well this doesn't help the patiots cause does it

why is Parcells on that list???

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And what do they have in common? Short of Mangini, they are all disciplinarians.

Why?

This is another player and/or coach that has came out and said it is a common practice.

We have a dynasty that was riddled with steroids. We have players that beat and kill people. Yet, we are not to defend a coach that violated a rule that everyone does?

How about we stop lowering our standards and not defend any of them?

Rodney Harrison is a scumbag, steroid abusing cheater.

His coach is a videotaping, scumbag cheater.

Cheating is cheating.

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Relativity fail. Belichick is about 3% of the set of current head coaches, so the 11% of the votes that he got isn't a low number.

Looking now, I think you're right. Votes for these 5 guys add up to 49% of the total results. As in the other 51% of the vote is divided among some 28 other HC's. So mathematically this can't be the bottom 5 of the list. My bad.

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BTW - I know that poll was a while ago, but I could have sworn I heard someone say that BB not only was on the least list, but on the most list. Doesn't make much sense - but we are talking football players - the ones that would actually sit down and take the time to participate in this poll.

You can't figure out why Belichick and presumably others would be on both the most list and the least list, so those polled must be the dummies. Righto.

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How about we stop lowering our standards and not defend any of them?

Rodney Harrison is a scumbag, steroid abusing cheater.

His coach is a videotaping, scumbag cheater.

Cheating is cheating.

Sure.

However we live in the real world. We need to be realistic as well.

If your belief is as black and white and all cheating is bad. Why do you watch football? Players cheat on every play. Holding. Pushing off. Grabbing jersey. Teams openly try to steal signals. Roids.

I am not lowering the standards. They are already low.

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You can't figure out why Belichick and presumably others would be on both the most list and the least list, so those polled must be the dummies. Righto.

Gee....wow....yah, I'm the idiot. I wish I were a ten. If I were, I'd make a really cool screen name with it. Although some people would think I was a zero if I did that....hmmm....problems, problems....

I just find the poll stupid. If a person makes both lists, I think it renders the lists as useless fodder for places like....hmmm...JN, for example.

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You can't figure out why Belichick and presumably others would be on both the most list and the least list, so those polled must be the dummies. Righto.

The poll is dumb. What can you conclude from the results? Nothing. They are up for interpretation.

When free agents stop going there then it will be a concern, but that is not the truth.

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If a person makes both lists, I think it renders the lists as useless fodder for places like....hmmm...JN, for example.

No. If a person makes both lists, it's because he and his coaching practices have become sufficiently well-known as to permit players who haven't played for him to form an opinion as to whether they'd like to, and there is a difference of opinion among such players. Making Pats fans actually look dumber is no mean feat, and I don't think it's fair to refer to anything that accomplishes that end as useless fodder.

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Gee....wow....yah, I'm the idiot. I wish I were a ten. If I were, I'd make a really cool screen name with it. Although some people would think I was a zero if I did that....hmmm....problems, problems....

I just find the poll stupid. If a person makes both lists, I think it renders the lists as useless fodder for places like....hmmm...JN, for example.

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Let me see if I have this correct.

You post an article that sings the praises about the Patriots. You post the article on a NYJ website.You call it the greatest football article ever written. When Jets fans don't concur you insult them, ridicule them.

Anyone else here find that a bit ..........................weird?

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Let me see if I have this correct.

You post an article that sings the praises about the Patriots. You post the article on a NYJ website.You call it the greatest football article ever written. When Jets fans don't concur you insult them, ridicule them.

Anyone else here find that a bit ..........................weird?

Sorry if we take the opinion of an actual NFL player versus the Madden NFL players in here.

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No. If a person makes both lists, it's because he and his coaching practices have become sufficiently well-known as to permit players who haven't played for him to form an opinion as to whether they'd like to, and there is a difference of opinion among such players. Making Pats fans actually look dumber is no mean feat, and I don't think it's fair to refer to anything that accomplishes that end as useless fodder.

...still renders the lists pretty useless and stupid ....and anything that ends up on Jetnation is usually useless fodder - don't fool yourself. You seem like a relativery intelligent person. Wait - ooops....

See you 'round. I'm off to go make fun of midget trannie Jets fans in the lounge now....

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