bill, bill, bill.... what were you thinking?bill belichick, the dour coach of the new england patriots, was fined the maximum allowed by the nfl on thursday for stealing the opponent's defensive signals. videotaping the jets' signals has now cost belichick $500,000 and the patriots have been ordered to pay $250,000.
nfl commissioner roger goodell has also ordered the pats to give up next year's first-round draft pick if they reach the playoffs and second- and third-round picks if they do not.
can you believe this story? the patriots "dynasty" and this year's overall superbowl best bet - caught cheating!
"this episode represents a calculated and deliberate attempt to avoid longstanding rules designed to encourage fair play and promote honest competition on the playing field," goodell wrote in a letter to the pats.
goodell said he did not suspend bitter bill "largely because i believe that the discipline i am imposing of a maximum fine and forfeiture of a first-round draft choice, or multiple draft choices, is in fact more significant and long-lasting, and therefore more effective, than a suspension."
whatever.... i say suspend the cheat!
goodell, however, did impose the biggest fine ever on an nfl coach and took away a first-round draft pick as a penalty for the first time in the history of the nfl.
nfl rules state: "no video 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." rules also state all video for coaching purposes must be shot from locations "enclosed on all sides with a roof overhead."
hmmmm.... who do you think olbermann might name as his "worst person in the nfl" on sunday night?
for shame, patriots.... for shame.
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