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My Patriot's are being called cheaters. Does it upset me that they taped signals? Yes, the Patriot's have been known for their class, team attitude and this really is a slap in the face to the organization and its fan base. In the scheme of things does it matter? No. Do the Patriots need to steal signals to win? Definitely not. Have you seen this team. They are nasty. Am I surprised that cheating occurs in the NFL? How can I be when EVERY team does it. More than one playbook has gone missing. Signals while not meant to be stolen are and frequently, which is why each team has a series signal callers, that way the other team, hopefully, doesn't find the real one. They steal them in baseball, they steal them in basketball, they steal them in football etc etc etc. If this weren't the culture of sports, then there would be no need for coaches in the NFL to hold clipboards up to their mouths when relaying signals and calls to their QBs, pitchers and catchers would talk on the mound freely without holding their gloves to their faces, and scouts wouldn't be allowed into games with their binoculars and notebooks.

Why the big deal you ask?
1. It's the New England Patriots. The NFL has prided itself on bringing parity to the league, where any and every team has a chance to be a Superbowl Champion. The Patriots have bucked this trend and found a way to win year after year, three Superbowl's in 4 years. Now they can't possible be this good and this smart. They must be cheating. Let's blame the signal stealing(!) for the Jet's game. You know the signals that were confiscated that no one got to look at but is suddenly the reason the Jets lost Sunday's game, ya those signals. Let's not blame the 108 yd kickoff return for a touchdown, missed tackles, poor game plan, or the triple coverage on Randy Moss that still ended up in a touchdown (triple coverage on 1 player, and the Patriots are the ones stealing signals?), the missed tackles, or the fact that no one could get near Brady with a 40 foot poll.

2. The Patriots aren't the Colts. Doesn't everyone just love a Peyton Manning commercial?

3. The new NFL Commissioner wants to show the league he wears the pants and carries a big cup. Who better to come down on then the Patriots, the league's elite?

In matter's of the real world cheating like this would go against everything I believe in, however at the end of the day the NFL doesn't dictate policy, send troops to war, raise taxes or legislate. What they do is provide about 16 hours a week of entertainment for the hard working Americans that tune in each week.

In essence this outrage is bullshit (pardon my french). Get over it. It happens everywhere. Fine the Patriots and get it over with. This has been a widespread occurrence for years in the NFL so save the faux outrage. I just want to watch football and be happy. See you in Arizona for the Patriots 4Th Superbowl celebration!