Formerly Allan in MD Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Goodell needs to make a statement, for his own good, after the Rice mess. It could be interesting. I believe the penalty for something like this is draft picks more so than suspensions.
mattsox Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Shannon Sharpe said if it's true Pats should lose their first round pick, be fined a million dollars and BB should be suspended for a year! Now that's a punishment I'd be IN for!! Ban Belichick for 2 Seasons. Eliminate NE from participating in the NFL Draft for the next 2-3 Seasons. Now that is punishment!
BuffaloRebound Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 If the game was close, NFL would have a tremendous problem on their hands. Repeat offender, serial cheater. Not trying to be dramatic, but not sure how Goodell doesn't ban Belichick for life.
BuffaloWings Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 From what I understand, Sean Payton was suspended for a year because he "suggested" paying the bounties. He never did anything illegal - just suggested it. If that's really true, then if Belichick is found to be in on the deflating scandal, he should get more than Payton did. That said, it will never happen. The only punishment that came out of Spygate was the fine to Belichick and the loss of draft picks...a big-time slap on the wrist. The fact that the evidence was destroyed by the league very quickly is disturbing, implying the inclination that the league is in on it. Maybe they want the hatred of that team to keep driving fans to watch the game? Maybe Kraft and Jerry Jones are sending similar payments to the league and officials? Who knows. But think about this...the Watergate comparison is interesting, but possibly not relevant. Are the Patriots a great team because they just have a great coach/QB combo? Or are they great because they've been doing a few things that are illegal week in & week out that help them win almost every week? And yes, for the record, I hate them - because they win all the time and make the Bills' organization their B word every time the play each other. But I'd like someone who doesn't hate them give me a good reason to trust them with the Spygate thing, the "Just give it to 'em" game, the stories of radio communications cutting out on the visitors, and them being able to still talk to the QB with under 15 on the play clock. They can't keep doing this stuff and keep getting away with it.
billsfan_34 Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Yeah, your opINion was important enough to deserve its own thread.Anyone can have their own thread. If you don't like it then either scroll right on past or at the least have some respect for others on this board.
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Anyone can have their own thread. If you don't like it then either scroll right on past or at the least have some respect for others on this board. Yeah TOM!
BuffaloFan68 Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Shannon Sharpe said if it's true Pats should lose their first round pick, be fined a million dollars and BB should be suspended for a year! Now that's a punishment I'd be IN for!! I agree with Sharpe
....lybob Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Loss of #1 draft pick this year and next year, 20 million dead money on the salary cap this year and next year.
TheBillsWillRiseAgain Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Suspended from the Superbowl: https://www.change.org/p/roger-goodell-suspend-bill-belichick-from-the-super-bowl
DC Tom Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Suspended from the Superbowl: https://www.change.org/p/roger-goodell-suspend-bill-belichick-from-the-super-bowl Wouldn't do anything. They can still cheat without Belichick.
TheBillsWillRiseAgain Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Sure it would. Being suspended from a Superbowl game because you were caught cheating is certainly something that would come up during consideration for the Hall of Fame.
Peter Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 I think that it is unlikely that the Patriots will be suspended from the Superbowl. I do think that they will be hit hard (e.g., suspensions, loss of draft picks, fines) given their history and what has been happening with the NFL recently.
TheBillsWillRiseAgain Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 The chances of the Patriots being suspended from the Superbowl is pretty much zero. The chance of any player or coach being suspended is probably like 5%. Losing a meaningful draft pick, maybe 10%. They'll almost definitely just give them a meaningless monetary fine. But I hope they do more than that. More importantly, I hope this becomes a big enough deal that, combined with Spygate, will tarnish Bill Bellichick's name and let him go down in NFL history as the cheater he is rather than a great coach.
SoCal Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Take some of New England's salary cap dollars for a couple of years.
Jets Hater Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 I unfortunately think that IF anything comes out of this, it will be minor. No suspension and both BB and Brady are still going to be a " shoe in " the HOF. Hell, if they win in 2 weeks, they'll be looked at the best ever in their respective area. Deflating balls will not affect that.....again, unfortunately.
DC Tom Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Take some of New England's salary cap dollars for a couple of years. So we can watch them cheat with that, too?
FLbills Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) The Patriots are a great team. Belichick is a great coach. Brady is one of the best QBs to ever play the game. Kinda makes me wonder how a 6th round draft pick has had so much success, and a coach could be so masterful of the game. Several small advantages combined, pay huge dividends at the end of the day. Not accusing, I'm just sayin.... Edit: Nevermind, I see another poster already posted the same thing, just worded differently. Edited January 22, 2015 by FLbills
NoSaint Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Kinda makes me wonder how a 6th round draft pick has had so much success, and a coach could be so masterful of the game. Several small advantages combined, pay huge dividends at the end of the day. Not accusing, I'm just sayin.... Edit: Nevermind, I see another poster already posted the same thing, just worded differently. Not that you were accusing....
CardinalScotts Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 its not so much what they actually did....but just that they thought ehh we'll do it ....how long have they been doing it? What else have they been doing? Taping the Jets - bet it wasnt the first time just happened to get caught. I'm sure they found the softer ball works better in slick conditions. How ? Well they tried it before probably many many times Im sure they didnt break it out against the Colts. Bill should be booted for a year- STRIKE 3...cheater.
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 If the reports are true both the NFL and Boob Kraft are pissed. IMPEACH Bellyache and suspend Brady for 5 games starting today! Take some of New England's salary cap dollars for a couple of years. 50% or slightly more than whatever amount they did to Washington and Oakland
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