So apparently there’s gonna be a Saints bounty gate movie

So apparently there’s gonna be a Saints bounty gate movie Apr 12, 2021 19:25:26 GMT

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Post by Rey Kahuka on Apr 12, 2021 19:25:26 GMT

Apr 12, 2021 18:51:23 GMT Shane Falco said:

Apr 12, 2021 17:54:39 GMT Rey Kahuka said:

Yes, they do. I'm talking about the lingering effect on their reputation, not how they were punished in the moment. Where are the people on the internet always bringing up Bountygate? Because if you start talking about the Patriots, you better believe 'cheating' comes up.

If I were to guess, and of course this is just a guess the Patriots thing gets brought up because they have been accused and or found guilty more than once with whatever the filming practice thing was against the Rams. So they are deemed as repeat offenders. Didnt they just lose like a 3rd or 4th round draft pick this year for breaking another rule?

No, they didn't film the Rams walkthrough. They were caught taping signals against the Jets in 2007 from a position you weren't allowed to film other teams' sidelines. Not the simple taping of the sidelines, but the position of the cameras is what made it illegal. Either way it was illegal, and they were punished accordingly. A disgruntled former Pats employee said he had taped the Rams walkthrough before SB 36. He was ordered by the NFL to produce the tapes, and he gave them 8 game tapes, the Rams practice was not among them.

Even though it's impossible for anyone to explain how this aided the Patriots in winning (and even more impossible to explain them going 9-7 and missing the playoffs in 2002 if it was taped signals that gave them success; nor does it explain how their winning % went up in the years following Spygate); they broke a rule, Belichick brought this on the team and he deserves criticism.

During the 2019 season, the Patriots again got in trouble for suspicion of taping signals when they were filming a segment for their youtube series 'Do Your Job' (which ranges from boring to moderately interesting by the way), focusing on the advance scouting team. You can see why the Bengals were suspicious, given the Patriots history. I don't know why Belichick would be so brazen as to try the same trick twice, against a bad team no less, but then he's a shitty coach so I guess anything is possible. Anyway, the fine and loss of a 3rd round draft pick was due to the appearance of impropriety. The NFL believed the Patriots explanation of the events, but nevertheless punished them for not getting permission to do so from the Bengals beforehand. In simple terms, they did nothing wrong, but it was a bad look for the league. Again, I think it was a fair decision given the Patriots history.

Most people aren't familiar with the details, they just bitch about the Patriots cheating. Meanwhile we're lucky nobody was killed on Payton's watch down there in New Orleans, and it's all but forgotten now. The good news for Patriots haters is the real reason for their success is in Tampa now, so they don't have to invent excuses for them winning anymore. It's going to be losing seasons in Foxborough from here on out until they get rid of Belichick.