He even brought up David Halberstam’s book on Bill Belichick, Education of a Coach, saying how concerned Belichick was with Faulk prior to the Super Bowl. Specter admitted he hadn’t read the book himself which leads me to believe he had some staffer without a drop of football knowledge do it for him.
Well, I’ve read the book. The reason that Belichick and the Patriots were concerned with Faulk is because they discovered that Faulk was the key to the Rams OFFENSE. It had nothing to do with Special Teams.
"Marshall Faulk is going to be returning kicks!? Stop the press, we need to completely reevaluate how our defense is going to play in the Super Bowl!"
This is just one of many instances in Specter’s press conference where it doesn’t seem like he quite knows what he’s talking about. He could’ve given 90% of his speech without even talking to Matt Walsh. It almost seemed like the footage on the tapes Walsh provided went completely unnoticed by Specter.
He was still harping on how the NFL shouldn’t have destroyed the original tapes in September.
News flash, Arlen: They had the same thing on them as the tapes Walsh turned over that you and everyone else in the NFL-loving world saw yesterday.
The Steelers owner and coach say Spygate is over? Not good enough for Specter. He has a responsibility to the fans. And the owner doesn’t? If anyone got screwed by the Patriots taping practices it was him.
Luckily, one reporter had the gall to ask the Senator about his connection to Comcast and question how impartial he could be when the NFL and one of his top campaign donors are currently mired in a law suit.
The Senator dismissed that question with annoyance, saying that though they were a campaign contributor ,no one had ever questioned his integrity before. Well I am questioning it now and I’m not alone.
If Spector is serious about an independent investigation, hold on to your hats NFL Fans. We know at least the Jets would be included as well since Walsh fingered them as doing the same shenanigans.
Is anyone in the “real media” going to jump on that? Where’s the outrage that the Jets were taping signals as well? Oh that’s right, they’re not good.
There are rumors that the Patriots also have tapes of opponents stealing their signals as well. If Specter wants to open this can of worms it’s going to be a headache for a lot more people than just the Pats and their fans.
In fact, the Patriots are probably the only ones who wouldn’t be facing more trouble since they’ve already been punished.
What happens when evidence is uncovered of the Jets shooting the Patriots coaches in 2001 and beyond? Will they receive the same penalty as the Patriots? What if other tapes surface as evidence of other teams doing it? Will they all face the same fine?
We might not even have a first round in the draft because everyone will have lost their first-round picks.
Specter can harp all he wants about how poorly the NFL handled the situation. Goodell should’ve made clear from the start that he took the fact that this had been going on since 2000 into account when he handed down the punishment. That was his mistake.
But if this issue goes into the hands of an independent investigator it won’t be just the Patriots who take the fall. The Jets will be right behind them and after that it’s anyone’s guess as to how many teams will follow.
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