Socnorb11 wrote:The Patriots were caught, and were reprimanded for it. I'm not sure what else people want.
You've gotta hand it to 'em........ even after they got caught, they continued to destroy their opposition like we've never seen before.
Although I do believe the Patriots got a pretty light punishment, I never said I was asking for anything more.
All I hope is that people remember they got caught for cheating. They will also hear that it didn't matter and that the Patriots weren't the only team doing it, but the latter two points are matters of opinion.
wart57 wrote:Shouldn't integrity count for something when it comes to coach of the year?
You'd think so, but since his team went 16-0 I don't think many people will remember his glowing personality, his stylish half sweatshirt, or his strict adherence to league rules.
wart57 wrote:Shouldn't integrity count for something when it comes to coach of the year?
Hey, Shawn Merriman was nearly the defensive player of the year last season, a season in which he missed 4 games for steroid use. Why not another cheater? Integrity? NFL? The league of Vick, Janikowsky, Caruth, Ray Lewis, PacMan, the Sex Boat Vikings, Chmura, and the Super Bowl Panthers (and their associated pharmacy)?
wart57 wrote:Shouldn't integrity count for something when it comes to coach of the year?
Hey, Shawn Merriman was nearly the defensive player of the year last season, a season in which he missed 4 games for steroid use. Why not another cheater? Integrity? NFL? The league of Vick, Janikowsky, Caruth, Ray Lewis, PacMan, the Sex Boat Vikings, Chmura, and the Super Bowl Panthers (and their associated pharmacy)?
All that stuff is ok, just don't celebrate in the endzone.
Does anyone honestly think "integrity" truly exists in professional football?
I know of one coach who I think has real integrity and that's only because the media has amplified him as an example. I know most others in football (and this goes all the way down to high school) will do whatever it takes to win. Football is America's sweetheart with the incredibly seedy/dirty underbelly. And people think baseball players are being unscrupulous...
The amount of hate (and I mean that in both the literal and hip manner) the Patriots get is humorous to me. They're one of the best put together, best run, best coached teams ever and they do it with a salary cap. They aren't the Yankees or the Red Sox. I hope they go all the way.
I can't believe I'm referencing him, but I thought Woody Paige had a good point about the CotY. The Patriots were expected to win. They had the talent and experience already in place - how challenging was that coaching? Green Bay, on the other hand, had low expectations and seemingly came out of nowhere this season. A coach that gets to the playoffs (after a 3-13 season) with the 'lesser' talent would seem to be a 'better' coach. Mike McCarthy should be coach of the year.
Its funny how the Pats are labeled cheaters when the entire league was taking part in the same or very similar activities. Even the Jets admitted to it.
KyCardinalFan wrote:I can't believe I'm referencing him, but I thought Woody Paige had a good point about the CotY. The Patriots were expected to win. They had the talent and experience already in place - how challenging was that coaching? Green Bay, on the other hand, had low expectations and seemingly came out of nowhere this season. A coach that gets to the playoffs (after a 3-13 season) with the 'lesser' talent would seem to be a 'better' coach. Mike McCarthy should be coach of the year.
I hope this is a joke. The Pats did something that wasn't supposed to happen in the free agent era. Go undefeated. I suppose you think that taking a bunch of overachievers deeper than they are expected to go means you should win coach of the year. So if the Cardinals were to go .500(because we are expected to not compete) next year than La Russa should get COTY?
IF you believe anything that Woody Paige says than you don't understand sports. Him and Bayless are both attention whores that will say anything in order to get that.
