Posted on 11/05/2007 10:55:07 AM PST by trumandogz
The NFL is looking into allegations that the Indianapolis Colts piped in noise during the game Sunday between the Colts and the Patriots. The charge comes after Patriots President Jonathan Kraft became the latest NFL team executive to accuse the Colts of the distracting tactic that is against the rules. "We're aware of it and we're looking into it," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Monday. "It may just be the TV feed from CBS, but we're checking it out." Observers at the game said there seemed to be a "skip" in the sound during the game Sunday, which the Patriots won 24-20. That might confirm the long-held suspicion among many people in the NFL that the Colts play loud crowd noise to help distract opponents when the other team is on offense. "We're aware of the accusations, but there has never been anything to substantiate it," Aiello said. A Patriots spokesman said Monday the team plans no formal protest to the league. Kraft approached NFL Vice President of Security Milt Ahlerich after Kraft and his parents, Patriots owners Bob and Myra Kraft, left the Patriots locker room after the game. Kraft was angry as he told Ahlerich the league needed to look into the allegation. Ahlerich is the same person who confiscated a videotape made by the Patriots during a game against the New York Jets in Week 2 that led to the Spygate controversy. In addition, New England quarterback Tom Brady also commented on how loud it was in the RCA Dome. "I don't know how you measure levels of being deaf, but we couldn't hear anything out there," Brady said. This is the latest in a string of incidents between the teams that have fueled the growing Colts-Pats rivalry. In the past, Colts General Manager Bill Polian has vehemently argued that the Patriots have bent the rules in terms of use of replay challenges and the pass interference rule.
No, I am quite a bit older than him.
Once in a while I will see his old man at the local po’ boy shop.
LOL!!! I wouldn’t mind Peyton being in 50 different commercials if he were at all nice to look at.
Yes, I remember that a month or two ago but how were they cheating in the last two months?
I don’t doubt that many teams have employed such “clever” home-advantage strategies over the years. In Philly, they seem to break out in spontaneous fistfights and beer-throwing contests. I’m not sure that’s really designed to confuse the opposition or just because they’re mostly loaded by the third quarter.
When Harrison patted the ref on the butt to say, “Hey pal, I know whats going on here!”
Worst re-fed game EVER!
His older brother was supposed to be the best athlete out of all of them. I think he was a wide receiver or something and blew out his knee.
So did the Giants. If the wind was right, they’d “coincidentally” open the loading dock doors at both ends of Jimmy Hoffa Field—errr, Giants Stadium—to create a huge draft in the face of the opposing kicker. They did it to my Skins more than once, and with the weather the way it can be in Jersey, it was pretty effective.
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Do not forget Junior the intimidator and one of the most underrated rushing LB’s in the game Rosie Colvin.
The defense had a few issues early on but every game get better and better. Last night they had an issue with finishing a tackle.
Re #37. A great moment in Patriots’ history. (We didn’t have much to cheer about until the last decade). To top it off, I’m pretty sure that the snow plow driver was on parole at the time.
My GF lived in Center City and went to every home game at the Vet. If she couldn’t get a ticket she would just go for the tail gate. I will now say that Philly has the best tailgating in the NFL.
The Vet was so terrible for any sport. I am proud to say she got thrown out of an Eagles game for sneaking in beer.
I love Rodney. :)
I think if Tom Brady can lead his team to a fourth title, he will certainly deserve to be considered in the same company as Marino, Montana,
Unitas, and Elway. He’s pretty darned close right now.
Looking at the Manning kids you have to wonder if their talent in genetic or if the Old Man trained them so well that they became such great athletes.
in other words could Archie take my kid and train him to be an NFL QB?
Brady is one of the best. We shall see.
Their tackling was really bad on that TD right before the half. They were throwing shoulders and not wrapping the guy. Addai is fantastic though. he busted alot of tackles all game.
Thank goodness for TFB. Wes Welker is so clutch. what would make Miami let that guy go?
I was a huge Dolphins fan at the time, and I was never so PO’d after a game.
The new stadium (Lincoln) is much nicer than the Vet. I was there a couple of weeks ago on a weekday and got to look around a bit. It smells much better, too.
Guilty!
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