The boogie woogie man of controversy, Spygate, haunts today's man crunch of the New England Patriots playing the New York Giants in an attempt to win their fourth Super Bowl in seven years.
The purported fact that the New England Patriots videotaped the St. Louis Rams' walk-through the day before Super Bowl XXXVI (2002) in New Orleans came on the radar very brightly in the last few days.
A walk-through is essentially a slow-motion dress rehearsal of the plays a team will run in a game.
The next day, the Patriots upset the Rams for the first of their three titles.
This season, the Patriots were caught videotaping coaches signaling plays on the New York Jets sideline in violation of league rules. Head coach Bill Belichick was fined $500,000, and the team was fined $250,000 and forfeited its first-round pick in this year's draft.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell Goodell defended his decision to destroy notes and videotapes linked to the Spygate, saying "there was no purpose for them."
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., who sent Goodell a letter asking for explanation, said Goodell's response "didn't make any sense at all."
So, now, Spygate will almost certainly dominate post-game press conferences today and yet again threaten to taint the team's dynasty.
From my recliner in the doggghouse, I hope they do talk it out all over the news-sports front. Let's investigate - I mean - really investigate. Then we'll really see how dirty the NFL is. So many others who had huge careers inside the ropes have already stated as much AFTER RETIREMENT.
If you think the team you support is innocent, better get ready for a revelation. It might just shake your "moral foundations" as to what happens in professional sports.
The investigation better not be internal either. Bring in the FBI, NCIS, Interpol, or heck, Columbo ... he would do a better job than any of the above, for sure then the NFL investigating itself.
