[Rambos]

They have zero credibility in your eyes yodude?. Fine, as i said, conspiracy theorists are free to rage on.....

Everything you said is based on your opinion of whats happened and offer no proof regarding anything having to do with "spygate". Just what you feel. Based on the investigation so far, what we do know:
- Walsh said the SB 36 walkthru was not taped. Today the Boston Herald issued a retraction regarding the issue.
- Walsh stated he knew of no one else taping the walk thru.
- Said he was on the field during the walk thru and told some of the Patriot coaches what he saw. Whose bloody fault is that? Its the Rams fault.
- The commissioner indicated that the regular season game between the Rams and Patriots was not taped.
- Walsh said he did not tape the regular season match up.
- Walsh was told to conceal his taping activities.
- Walsh indicated that the tapes were not used during the games in which they were made.
- That the Patriots Cameramen liked to film the San Diego Chargers Cheerleaders.

This story is such a non-issue which has been overblown to the point that its become ridiculous. There were two things that interested me: 1) Did they tape the walk thru? - The answer - No.
2) Were they able to use the tapes during the games? - No. Based on that tidbit of information, this issue died. The commissioner stated that its legal for teams to scout and steal signals. Basically, based on that comment, all the Patriots did wrong imo was have a cameraman on the sidelines instead of being locked in a booth. So yes its a dead issue.

So Yodude, spare me the shrill screeching of someone who wants to believe what they want to believe regardless of how many facts are presented.

conspiracy theorists are free to rage on.....

Its not a conspiracy...Today...

Specter criticizes NFL, wants Mitchell-like investigation
Associated Press


WASHINGTON -- Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) on Wednesday called for an independent investigation of the New England Patriots' videotaping of opposing coaches' signals, possibly similar to the high-profile Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball.

"What is necessary is an objective investigation," Specter said at a news conference in the Capitol. "And this one has not been objective."


Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) addressed the media Wednesday, regarding a three-hour conversation he had the day before with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh.

The Pennsylvania Republican was unforgiving of his criticism of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, saying that Goodell has made "ridiculous" assertions that wouldn't fly "in kindergarten." The Senator said Goodell was caught in an "apparent conflict of interest" because the NFL doesn't want the public to lose confidence in the league's integrity.

"They are enormous role models for everybody," Specter said. "If you can cheat in the NFL, you can cheat in college, you can cheat in high school, you can cheat on your grade-school math test. There's no limit as to what you can do. I think they owe the public a lot more candor and a lot more credibility."Goodell essentially declared an end to the scandal after a 3½-hour meeting in New York on Tuesday morning with former New England video assistant Matt Walsh. Walsh supplied the league with videotapes of coaches' signals made by the Patriots, but offered no new significant revelations about the cheating scandal that has threatened to taint the team's three Super Bowl titles.

Goodell said afterward that the information from the interview with Walsh "was consistent with what we disciplined the Patriots for last fall," when the commissioner docked the team a 2008 first-round draft pick and fined coach Bill Belichick $500,000 and the team $250,000.

But Specter held his own three-hour meeting with Walsh in Washington on Tuesday. He said Walsh detailed how the Patriots used videotaped signals to their advantage: an offensive player would memorize the signals, watch for them on the sideline and pass them on to assistant coach Charlie Weis, who would then inform quarterback Tom Brady.

"And they had some obviously good results," Specter said.

Specter said he would prefer the NFL arrange the independent investigation and was willing to wait several months -- while he continues to undergo chemotherapy treatments for Hodgkin's disease -- before calling for Congress to take what he called "corrective action." Such action could include hearings or a full-blown Mitchell Report-type investigation. He said public reaction would determine the NFL's next step.

"I would hope that the commissioner would do this on his own," Specter said.

Patriots spokesman Stacey James said the team had no comment on Specter's remarks.

Earlier Wednesday, the Boston Herald apologized for a story that said the Patriots videotaped a St. Louis Rams walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl.

Specter also repeated his disapproval of Goodell's decision to destroy the notes and tapes confiscated during the initial investigation last fall, as well as the "piecemeal" way the league has revealed details about the tapings. He also cited the fact a Patriots attorney sat in on Walsh's meeting with Goodell as proof the investigation has not been impartial.

Commissioner meets with Walsh

"That sequence is incomprehensible," Specter said. "It's an insult to the intelligence of the people who follow it."

Specter's interest in the story surrounding the Patriots videotaping of opposing coaches centers in part on the two NFL teams in his state. The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Patriots in the Super Bowl in 2005, the same season in which the Steelers were defeated by New England in the AFC Championship Game.

Pittsburgh defeated New England earlier that season, and the implication is that taped signals from that game helped the Patriots in the rematch. Steelers chairman Dan Rooney has called the matter a "non-issue."

"I have a different perspective," Specter said. "I'm elected by 12 million people., and a lot of them are Steeler fans. ... Frankly I'm incensed about what happened with the Steelers, and I'm incensed about the notes being destroyed. I really am."

Specter was again asked whether his interest in the matter has to do with Philadelphia-based Comcast, one of his largest campaign contributors. Comcast has been involved in a dispute with the league over the placement of the NFL Network on its cable system.

"They have been a campaign contributor," Specter said, "along with 50,000 other people ... I've been at this line of work for a long time, and no one has ever questioned my integrity."

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

For me, just tell me if I am watching the WWF and then I will know not too.