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Patriots coach Bill Belichick has given an exclusive interview to Armen Keteyian. The sit-down will air on Friday’s CBS Evening News.
The CBS press release (which wasn’t — sniff — sent to us) states that Belichick will “address[] for the first time charges made by his team’s former videotaper that he knew the taping of opposing teams was wrong.” (It’s not clear to us whether the “he” refers to the former videotaper or Belichick.)
So why did Belichick (and/or the Patriots) pick CBS? Well, the Pats and CBS have partnered to put the first “CBS Scene Restaurant and Bar” in the heart of “Patriot Place.” The venue opens later this year.
Even if the partnership between the Patriots and CBS had nothing to do with the selection of CBS to do the interview, we hope that Keteyian’s interview will at least disclose the relationship, so that the audience will be able to factor the potential bias into its assessment of whether the interview is fair and balanced, or whether it’s a one-sided puff piece aimed at giving Belichick an opportunity to get his point across without being asked tough questions or reminded that Commissioner Roger Goodell essentially called him a liar during a press conference on Tuesday.
May 16th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
No matter what present or former Patriot they interview, no one will ever tell the truth in casual questioning. They would probably lie under oath as long as they feel certain that everyone will tell the same lies. The Patriots organization has proven they have no scruples.
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May 16th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
His latest Book of the Month Club reccomendation…Life & Times of a EFF’N Liar do-written by Nick Saban.
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May 16th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
BB has ten times the integrity of any of you fricken haters. Go crawl back under your rocks.
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May 16th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
the nfl was supposed to be an honest game. The trying to cover this up is disrespectful to us fans.
I don’t know if its always been this way. Where the nfl overlooks certain teams cheating to win or what. These slap on the wrist punishments for getting finally caught is for bringing home the hardware kind of makes the nfl a not so legimate sport. The nfl needs to clean up its allowing some teams to cheat right now. And come down hard on the ones that got caught so the future may be a bit more honest and fair from teams afraid to cheat. Otherwise its just big time wrestling. Who pays who off wins. Which it appears the nfl is now.
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May 16th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
What do you want him to do a sit down with John Tommose.. Or wait maybee him and Peter king could get cozy, or how bout those fine journalists at Espn.. Mike Greenberg interviewing Bill Belichick yeah that would work
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May 16th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Interesting that most pats fans accept the cheating. Seriously what does that say for them. Are all new englanders crooks or back stabbing folks of ill repute. After all these months I’ve heard maybe one pats fan come out and apologize. But the other couple of +million that accept and actually approve of the cheating is beyond me. Whats in the water in new england.
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May 16th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
All these reporters are barking up the wrong tree … spygate is a pawn in the real story, the chess match between Comcast and the NFL.
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May 16th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
That’s some serious spin by Belicheater. It doesn’t even come close to what Walsh was saying. Softball questions with no follow up to blatant mis-representations of what Walsh said and did.
He needs to be pinned down on those answers.
Billy Belicheater - “I told you the truth.”
That’s comedy gold, right there …..
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May 16th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
And ESPN is fair and balanced on the whole matter?
Mort just said immediately after the interview aired that Belichick misrepresented Walsh-that Walsh never claimed to be a scout. Um, yes he did, many times and it’s in print with quotes attributed to Walsh.
That was the extent of the ESPN reaction.
The Patriots are done with the media.
There have been too many lies, half truths, ignorance and pandering to the masses for the Patriots’ liking.
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May 16th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
I’m tired of Belichick trying to insult the intelligence of the American people. He lied, he cheated, he tried to make us believe he didn’t know he was doing anything wrong, and that none of the cheating since 2000 played any part in winning superbowls. This guy will do or say anything and he can’t be trusted. What a sad way to end what could have been a story of greatness…
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May 16th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
The Patriots and Bill Belichick broke the rules. Belichick has owned up to it and been penalized. The Jets filed a grievance with the league, the Pats were penalized, and Belichick apologized. What does that mean? In that instance, the Jets were RIGHT and the Patriots were WRONG. I have no problem with the NFL continuing to monitor this situation, and, if they wish, they can go back and see if the Patriots did it more in the past, or if any other team (Jets included) has done it. It’s a little late to penalize everyone, though, if it’s actually as widespread in the league as every Pats fan would like us to believe. What good would it do to penalize a team five years after the fact? The team, the management, the front office could be entirely new and have no responsibility for the errors of the previous regime.
Let’s stop dancing around the issue, though. As a Jets fan, I’ve heard enough of people trying to throw Mangini into this at every turn, as if he’s constantly coming out in the media and talking about Spygate and how Belichick should be expelled from the league. As far as I can tell, he’s said next to nothing since September 07, nothing beyond, “No comment.” If you want to criticize him for calling Belichick out, fine. I can understand the issue with him probably having known about such tapings in New England and not saying anything about it then. But that’s not the issue. While he might’ve known about it (and should’ve said something at the time, I agree), he wasn’t the one responsible, was he?
Everyone knows the Pats are a great team, ok? They went 18-0 after getting caught cheating, so nobody of any intelligence is saying, “Haha, the Pats actually suck, they just cheated their way to winning.” They’re NFL elite. But that doesn’t change the fact that they cheated at Belichick’s bidding, and regardless of whether or not Mangini knew about it, he was simply an accomplice, one of many. And while what he did was wrong, I’ve had enough of people acting like what Mangini did was worse.
It wasn’t.
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May 16th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Not much of an interview. I assume there was more to it than the bits and pieces CBS slapped together. A full transcriot would be nice, or maybe they’re planning on airing an extended version in one of their other programs.
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May 16th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
lurker411, a Cheerleader, says:
May 16th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Why is the one guy who truly benefited from getting defensive signals during the time alleged, seems to never get brought up? Charlie Weiss as offensive coordinator benefited the most from this action. You would have to think that he was at least involved in putting this practice into place. It gave him an advantage calling plays, and may have helped him achieve a greater rate of success. His success allowed him to get a high profile college coaching job at a school that fired someone for lying on a resume about a detail that really had no bearing on their qualifications as a football coach. Weiss’s actions at New England relate directly to his perceived qualifications as a football coach. Maybe we are seeing how qualified Weiss is for this position, now that he is getting his own players into the system. Maybe Notre Dame should take a stand against someone who has truly provided a fraudulant football resume to his head coaching interview.
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Yes, this also occurred to me about Weiss. BB did admit he made a mistake. His reference to the Book of the Month club probably includes one of his favorites, LIARS, CHEATERS of the NEW WORLD ORDER, a future classic in the Hater’s Club.
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May 16th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
you know the absolute best part of this? Reading the Patsies fan’s reactions: “just give it a freaking rest”, “you are ruining my favorite site”, “wahhh wahhhh wahhh”.
Love reading this!!!! Keep it up Florio. Even though you come across as a Pats apologist, you are really just sticking your fingers into an open, festering wound, and saying: “Who, me?!”
Pats got what they deserved by losing the SB. As a matter of fact, I would not doubt that there was a deal made to NOT win on purpose, to minimize the damage to the NFL brand. Think about it - this actually keeps the Pats in the news, and strenghtens their fan base, and builds a greater rivalry between them and others. Will make for interesting games next year…. More $ for the NFL Owners.
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May 16th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Here is one person who WANTS a full investigation into cheating in the NFL…..let the chips fall where they may, but don’t just single out the Patriots. There is enough info out there now to look at other teams…..no wonder no NFL teams have piled on the Patriots……its clear they don’t want to be scrutinized. I say lets go for it and be done with it. It would be ugly, but justified. PLEASE HAPPEN so people will just shut the f up.
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May 16th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
“bpenlandjr, a Cheerleader, says:
Pats got what they deserved by losing the SB. As a matter of fact, I would not doubt that there was a deal made to NOT win on purpose, to minimize the damage to the NFL brand. Think about it - this actually keeps the Pats in the news, and strenghtens their fan base, and builds a greater rivalry between them and others. Will make for interesting games next year…. More $ for the NFL Owners.”
OMG I think you may be right!!! The Pats should be immediately stripped of their second place trophy and forced to accept the Lombardi!!! Also there needs to be an investigation into how long the Patriots have been intentionally losing games and whether other teams in the league have been losing games on purpose too.
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May 16th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I am glad that people would rather believe Walsh than Belichick. I mean Walsh only led us on for the past three months leading onto believe he had a video tape of the walk through. He is such a moral person to call out BB in his misrepresentation of the rule. Strong words coming from someone who laced his bed with blender knives to preven his college roommate from sitting on it when he (Walsh) was away. Sounds believable.
I fear that in the future, as a result of all this media attention and all the idiots out there, the NFL will keep the next scandal under the rug as a result of everything that has happened from the videotape.
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May 16th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
What a bunch of clowns,you anti BB & Pats fans you are.. Yes, BB personally wanted to hear what Matt Walsh had to diagram & say about the walkthrough.Thank G-d Matt Walsh let BB know that Marshall Faulk was returning kicks & where the TE;s lined up.Matt Walsh helped the Pats win the game. Lets all believe what a LOSER YES YOU MATT WALSH had to say. The rest of the losers who comtimue to bang the drum believe your dribble. I agree, Matt Walsh is an embarrasement.He kept the tapes for coaching interviews, no thats funny. Might mites in Pop Wasrner do not require video tapes for coaching interviews.
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May 17th, 2008 at 1:14 am
“bpenlandjr, a Cheerleader, says:
Pats got what they deserved by losing the SB. As a matter of fact, I would not doubt that there was a deal made to NOT win on purpose, to minimize the damage to the NFL brand. Think about it - this actually keeps the Pats in the news, and strenghtens their fan base, and builds a greater rivalry between them and others. Will make for interesting games next year…. More $ for the NFL Owners.”
OMG I think you may be right!!! The Pats should be immediately stripped of their second place trophy and forced to accept the Lombardi!!! Also there needs to be an investigation into how long the Patriots have been intentionally losing games and whether other teams in the league have been losing games on purpose too.
Of course I am right. This is the conspiracy theory of conspiracy theories- The Grandad of them all!!! Get with the program people! The Pats threw the superbowl to make more money. Billionaires need more money, they can barely afford a new Bentley for their gradkids!!
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May 17th, 2008 at 1:16 am
The commish says Matt Walsh is God! Guess that means Pats fans worship the devil (BB)!
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May 17th, 2008 at 1:32 am
He’s gonna talk about nothing.He is so dull my eyes glaze over from boredom just hearing the sound of his voice. And Im not just saying that cause Im a RAIDER fan.
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May 17th, 2008 at 8:47 am
I thought he told it as it is. I’m glad he’s firing back and hope to see him do more of that. Why didn’t we get to see more of the interview though?
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May 17th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Belichick should keep his mouth shut. As the saying goes, “better to only be thought of as an ass then to open your mouth and remove all doubt”.
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May 17th, 2008 at 8:51 am
PFTiswhatitis, a Head Coach, says:
May 16th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
BB has ten times the integrity of any of you fricken haters. Go crawl back under your rocks.
Seriously? I hate cheating and lying, but I don’t live under a rock.
Is that really where anyone who is not buying the Patsies 3rd grade dog ate my homework, BS excuses for cheating, and worse, lying about it after getting caught?
I don’t get the approval or condoning of this by any football fan.
The evryone else was doing argument does not explain continuing the practice after everyone else stopped.
There is no excuse for lying about not understanding the rules.
That is plain stupid.
Like destroying the evidence and creating a conspiracy out of a simple situation.
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May 17th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
“so nobody of any intelligence is saying, “Haha, the Pats actually suck, they just cheated their way to winning.””
‘Nobody of any intelligence’ being the operative phrase as you can certainly find that argument often enough here, intermingled with a wide variety of idiotic conspiracy theories.
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