Monday, November 5, 2007

The Sound Issue; Ditka, Jackson, et al

The bigger story here regarding the sound issue is that the Patriots could not use their QB to Coach radios during the game. This is, of course, a league issue because the NFL monitors and coordinates the radios. The point I want to make is that Dr. Z of CNNSI.com and many other members of the press have previously stated that the Patriots employ radio-jamming or other tactics during the games - the press has made these allegations based on rumors. I'm interested to see if, and how, the media report this.

I wonder how much the media would focus on this issue if it were the Patriots accused of pumping up the sound, and how Coach Belichick's detractors would have responded. There is still no real evidence but numerous teams (not just New England) have complained about the crowd noise in the RCA Dome. For some sports writers (Dr. Z of CNNSI.com), that's enough for a two page article blasting Coach Belichick and the Patriots organization.

My next post is going to be about the officiating during the Patriots-Colts game. I'm not going to simply complain about how it blatantly skewed the Colts way, but specifically about the pass interference rule and why it needs to be changed (Bill Belichick thinks the same way, according to past interviews with the media.)

As for Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, and the other phony members of the media, I really have nothing to say except to stress how worthless they are. We all know how wrong each of these people have been in the past and it's not even worth writing (or reading about) how much they dislike Bill Belichick and how it affects their "work."

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