Cheating - does everyone do it?

I cheat, but I'm smart enough not to get caught. If I do get caught, then I will suffer the consequnces and not make excuses. Everyone who cheats know's exactly what they're doing and know's the punishments.

I don't know if everyother team does the same as the Patriots, maybe they do maybe they don't. But they haven't been caught, and until they do, the Patriots are the only team that does this, and deserve to suffer the consequences.

Sorry Rock, but there are plenty of ways to gain a competitive advantage that aren't considered cheating.  Studying LEGITIMATE film and picking up on a coach's tendencies or certain coverages or weaknesses is part of the game, it is up to the coaches to exploit these and make their players ON THE FIELD pick them up.  Or a lineman that tips run or pass.  Or a d-lineman getting a jump on the snap because a QB drops his hands a second before the snap, it is all part of the game and something the other team would need to fix.    It's all legit.  Taping a teams signals, having a sidline team member memorize them and then relay them to the OC so he can relay them to the QB is not gamesmanship.  It is cheating.  Sorry. 

I am a Colts fan...so, I am in no way justifying the Pats tapings, but

I am of the opinion that other teams either tape or visually try to steal signs.  My point is that maybe they should just open the damn thang up and have a 3rd party supply tapes.  Baseball changes their signals...why can't football?

Before anyone gets on their high horse:

Ever driven while intoxicated?  If you can't answer that honestly, you should not be throwing stones...

Rock.... i don't know if you realise this but you just made yourself look like a complete clown by posting the definition of cheating.

I said every team tries to gain an advantage. This is not cheating.

Cheating, as YOU POINTED OUT, is to VIOLATE RULES in order to gain advantage.

Trying to gain an advantage is not cheating as long as you play by the league's rules, which the Patriots deliberately did not.

Better luck next time buddy. Think before you post

FearDTurtle

Much like the Pats Super Bowl trophies and dynasty, my B.A. is tainted.

I misunderstood the rules.  I thought it was ok to steal the test if you didn't steal the answers.  Apparently you can't do neither.  Now my B.S. is simply that, BS.

Floyd, i have driven multiple times while intoxicated.

That's not cheating. That's just plain breaking the law. You don't drink to gain an advantage over the other drivers on the road.

And at least I man up about it. Everyone does wrong at some point. If Bill had come out and apologized for it, we'd have criticised him for a while, but it'd be over by now. His lying to try and cover it up shows how immature he is.

Real men take responsibility for their stuff

Bermyballguru,

1. Let's not forget about aging safeties from the northeast if we're going down the HGH/steroid abuse path.
2. goodell/nfl officials, everyone and anyone associated with the Patriots organization, and owners/players from other teams have all said there's no advantage.  yet, for some reason, teams go to great lengths, as goodell will tell you, to protect the secrecy of their play calling.  perplexing, i know.
3. oh my god, replay the goodell press conference.  he said walsh indicated that he was lay low and not get caught.  read quotes from walsh himself on the videotaping/Belichick.  if you're confusing it with Walsh's commentary all together, it was spelled out in the agreement that got him to meet with the NFL.