Belichick issues apology, says he's spoken with Goodell

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Bill Belichick's Statement on Cheating Accusation
Published 9/12/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... He did, however, offer up a written statement earlier this morning. Note the use of the word 'apology.' ...

A good day in Vladivostok
Published 9/12/2007 by Thermocaster at The Meaningful Collateral
... The breaking news of the day is that the NFL is apparently doing SOMETHING to the Patriots, although what that something is has yet to be announced. A news conference this afternoon by Captain Mumbles didn’t tell us much, although it’s well worth reading the story just to see Belichick pull a Giambi at the podium. ...

Suspend Belichick, or he’ll cheat again
Published 9/12/2007 by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami
Look, we all know that New England Coach Bill Belichick is the NFL s No. 1 strategist, manipulator and roster architect. All good things in the NFL Galaxy: Belichick s a cold gremlin , but if you re an owner, you want that cold gremlin working for you and winning Lombardi Trophies for you, not anybody else. Because if he s not working for you, he s gremlining against you. And we all know Belichick cheats. It s not just this week ...

Belichick issues "apology"
Published 9/12/2007 by garyclark at Sports Frog
... Apparently, the Pats head coach took a page from Jason Giambi's School of Apologizing because he refused to say what he was apologizing for. From ESPN: ...

BILL BELICHICK IS SORRY. KINDA.
Published 9/12/2007 at With Leather - Why, that's Satan's sports blog! With the homo-sexuals, and the nekkid women!
... Patriots coach Bill Belichick addressed the media today, giving a predictably heartfelt apology for the scandal surrounding the Patriots cameraman illegally filming the Jets' sideline on Sunday. ...

Bill Belichick looks like a C@#&
Published 9/12/2007 by Bruce Paine at Cobra Brigade
Bruce Paine, for all of his bluster, will admit that there are things about women he doesn't know.  But something he DOES know is that there are two words that start with a "C" that you can't call a chick to her face.  One is "cow" and the other one I just don't say.  Bill Belichick is one of the second things.  I wrote the other day that I need the Patriots (nemesis) to be clean.  I meant that.  I need them to lose clean.  I would like them to lose kicking and screaming and whining like little bitches, but I will take it if they just lose clean.  Belichick won't win with aplomb and he won't lose with dignity.  For some reason he has to be a little bitch about both and then ruin it by being a cheater and then being a little bitch about it some more.  He claims that he misinterpreted the rules but that is just more of what Hunter Thomspon called "hired bullshit" and what D ...

Morning Munchies: Everett May Walk Again, Belicheck Apologizes Like A Giambi and PatriotGate Speculation Begins
Published 9/13/2007 by Tim at Mind Rite Sports -- Quality, diverse sports coverage
... . Bill Belicheck gave an apology envied by politicians and Jason Giambi alike . Sorry for doing that stuff and more to come later Let the PatriotGate speculation/comparisons begin! Dan LeBetard has his mind RITE as he speaks the truth: ...

Thursday (Wade Boggs) edition: Wha’ Happened?
Published 9/13/2007 by RandBall at Randball
... This Belichick stuff keeps getting better every day. Frankly, we had no idea the league was going to come down so hard on this. They might lose draft picks? We suppose that’s fitting punishment, particularly if the Pats have been doing this for years. Does it call into question the sanctity of their three Super Bowls? It’s a fair question. ...

Brady's Song
Published 9/13/2007 by YYSA at Yoda You Should Ask
... With this Patriots' spying mess continuing to unravel YYSA wants to hear from the other co-conspirators on the team. We would like to see the same logic that is applied in murder cases used here as well; guilty by association. ...

New England Patriots - A Picture Is Worth...How Much?
Published 9/13/2007 by Sportsattitude at The Power Alley -- A Blog of All Sports!
... The ongoing furor about the New England Patriots apparently getting caught trying to capture video of opposing coaches had me scratching my head for awhile when I first heard of it. ...

Mike McCarthy is Acme Packing Company's Coach of the Year
Published 1/4/2008 by Brandon at Acme Packing Company
... for his team's perfect season. He probably did a hell of a great job this season, but the whole spygate fiasco should have kept him from winning it. It's like if a player got ...