Spygate Scandal

...see no evil...

Wayne Blogged The...Spygate Scandal
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"I think I speak for all Patriot fans when I say that we're relieved that this is over..."-Robert Kraft

The man certainly speaks for me. Following the week one victory against The Jets, I read a headline on my ESPN widget saying a Patriots employee was found with a tape of the defensive signals. My initial reaction was "...big deal...", and that opinion remains the same today.

"There isn't a team in the league that doesn't try to steal signals," a longtime NFL assistant coach confessed to ESPN. "But you can bet everybody is trying to steal in some way. In fact, you can go to any NFL game and you'll find some coach whose sole job is to look for defensive signals."

Does that make it right? No, but there is a certain power in numbers...

Bill Belichick is still a genius. In fact, I think this whole scandal solidifies the notion of his mastermind. Even if he is the Darth Vader of the NFL, who can deny the awesomeness of Darth Vader? (This, obviously, is not my strongest argument...pretty much the equivalent of "but...c'mon...")

So here we are, 3 months into the offseason, and the Spygate issue is "officially" laid to rest. The Patriots are now among the most hated teams in sports, Bill Bellichick is the unofficial villain of the National Football League, and yet, I feel great. Excited, rejuvenated, and looking forward to a great (scandal free) Patriots season. Now I just have to find something to do with myself until September.