Teams Take Extra Precaution Against Spying When Playing Patriots

[RealGM Wiretap]

At least 19 teams have confirmed that they took extra precautions when playing the New England Patriots due to concerns about spying.

Steps teams have taken against the Patriots include running fake plays during walk-through practices in case the Patriots were spying, not leaving anything sensitive in the trash at their hotels in New England, declining the Patriots’ offer to use their facilities, blocking off the visitors’ locker room at Gillette Stadium to keep Patriots employees out, sweeping for bugs, and telling the Patriots’ visiting locker room manager to leave because they didn’t trust him not to spy.

 

Reports suggest Roger Goodell was determined to punish the Patriots for Deflategate due to the perception he went easy on the franchise for Spygate.

Via Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

[bwgood77]

Even had the deflategate punishments stuck, it wouldn't make up for 7 years of spying on teams and blatantly breaking rules and cheating. Obviously they never won much prior to resorting to such tactics, so I can understand fans being on board with it, but the punishments for spygate should have been far more severe.

It's just amazing they continue to cheat like this, but I guess I can understand if it never has impacted their results.

It really makes you wonder what all they did that no one even knows about.

[rammagen]

Even had the deflategate punishments stuck, it wouldn't make up for 7 years of spying on teams and blatantly breaking rules and cheating. Obviously they never won much prior to resorting to such tactics, so I can understand fans being on board with it, but the punishments for spygate should have been far more severe.

It's just amazing they continue to cheat like this, but I guess I can understand if it never has impacted their results.

It really makes you wonder what all they did that no one even knows about.

I whole heatedly agree. Where are the Pat fans now that all this is coming out. Stealing signals is one thing listening to the other teams comms. That got a gm suspended under the threat he did that by texting. What is worse.......

[bwgood77]

Even had the deflategate punishments stuck, it wouldn't make up for 7 years of spying on teams and blatantly breaking rules and cheating. Obviously they never won much prior to resorting to such tactics, so I can understand fans being on board with it, but the punishments for spygate should have been far more severe.

It's just amazing they continue to cheat like this, but I guess I can understand if it never has impacted their results.

It really makes you wonder what all they did that no one even knows about.

I whole heatedly agree. Where are the Pat fans now that all this is coming out. Stealing signals is one thing listening to the other teams comms. That got a gm suspended under the threat he did that by texting. What is worse.......

Yes, what Belichick did seems FAR worse than whatever Sean Payton did that got him suspended for a year. There isn't really a need to discuss with Patriots fans. Many will continue to attempt to justify things in whatever ways they see fit, so it's not really worth discussing with people unless they are unbiased. I mean, did you see Simmons' twitter feed today? He looks like a complete idiot. Moreso than usual.

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons

[coopnyc74]

Even had the deflategate punishments stuck, it wouldn't make up for 7 years of spying on teams and blatantly breaking rules and cheating. Obviously they never won much prior to resorting to such tactics, so I can understand fans being on board with it, but the punishments for spygate should have been far more severe.

It's just amazing they continue to cheat like this, but I guess I can understand if it never has impacted their results.

It really makes you wonder what all they did that no one even knows about.

I whole heatedly agree. Where are the Pat fans now that all this is coming out. Stealing signals is one thing listening to the other teams comms. That got a gm suspended under the threat he did that by texting. What is worse.......

Yes, what Belichick did seems FAR worse than whatever Sean Payton did that got him suspended for a year. There isn't really a need to discuss with Patriots fans. Many will continue to attempt to justify things in whatever ways they see fit, so it's not really worth discussing with people unless they are unbiased. I mean, did you see Simmons' twitter feed today? He looks like a complete idiot. Moreso than usual.

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons

Yeah Simmons sounds like a crazed paranoid incoherent fan with all of those rants. Your team cheated, will continue to cheat and in everyone's eyes but the New England organization and fans, your championships and wins are all tainted mainly by the fear of failing narcissist Bill Belichick.

[bwgood77]

I whole heatedly agree. Where are the Pat fans now that all this is coming out. Stealing signals is one thing listening to the other teams comms. That got a gm suspended under the threat he did that by texting. What is worse.......

Yes, what Belichick did seems FAR worse than whatever Sean Payton did that got him suspended for a year. There isn't really a need to discuss with Patriots fans. Many will continue to attempt to justify things in whatever ways they see fit, so it's not really worth discussing with people unless they are unbiased. I mean, did you see Simmons' twitter feed today? He looks like a complete idiot. Moreso than usual.

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons

Yeah Simmons sounds like a crazed paranoid incoherent fan with all of those rants. Your team cheated, will continue to cheat and in everyone's eyes but the New England organization and fans, your championships and wins are all tainted mainly by the fear of failing narcissist Bill Belichick.

You should see some of the Pats fans STILL defending it after that story on the NFL general board. It's laughable.