I don't think it is even remotely possible that either would be DQ'd from the Super Bowl. Even if they both came out today and said, "Yeah we did it, and we've been doing it all year," the NFL would make a ruling about it, oh, in March some time. Even ESPN is calling for a full year if it's found that Belichick was in on it, and a couple of games if it's Brady. One of them is going to be on the hook for it, but the NFL won't let it ruin their big party.

Nope, ain't happening.

(January 23, 2015 at 12:26 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: I don't think it is even remotely possible that either would be DQ'd from the Super Bowl. Even if they both came out today and said, "Yeah we did it, and we've been doing it all year," the NFL would make a ruling about it, oh, in March some time. Even ESPN is calling for a full year if it's found that Belichick was in on it, and a couple of games if it's Brady. One of them is going to be on the hook for it, but the NFL won't let it ruin their big party.

They'll kick the can until after the Pro Bowl, and get it done quickly so it won't mar the draft runup.

(January 23, 2015 at 1:51 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: They'll kick the can until after the Pro Bowl, and get it done quickly so it won't mar the draft runup.

The NFL decided a couple of years ago that nobody gives even a quarter of a shit about football after the Super Bowl is over, so they moved it to the week before. The Pro Bowl is this Sunday.

Your point stands, though. They will try to minimize it and play up any other storyline, then make a ruling a couple of weeks after the Super Bowl.

I hope they suspend Belichick and Brady. Likely the Patriots will pay off some poor equipment boy to make a statement saying he did it.

Yeah, you can tell I don't watch it, right?

I agree that both of need punched in the mouth -- just joking!-- but yeah, Belichick in particular hasn't learnt to abide the rules even after previous run-ins ... he knows the rules better than most coaches, and that leads me to believe he'll circumvent them whenever possible. What schmuck.

(January 24, 2015 at 1:04 am)Parkers Tan Wrote: Yeah, you can tell I don't watch it, right?

People watch the Pro Bowl? It's like watching touch football, as far as I'm concerned. Not even sure why they select defensive players. :p

Quote:I agree that both of need punched in the mouth -- just joking!-- but yeah, Belichick in particular hasn't learnt to abide the rules even after previous run-ins ... he knows the rules better than most coaches, and that leads me to believe he'll circumvent them whenever possible. What schmuck.

The thing is - it seems like he and Brady said something about that it wouldn't be a big advantage. Well, duh - but pushing lots of small edges is a thing, Pretty sure he's been around long enough to know this.

Fuck him and his shitty team.

I can't wait to see where this fervor is a week from now...