What Bellichick did as far as secretly recording the opposing teams signals is clearly illegal and unconscionable.
However, every player can choose on any play to commit a foul such as holding, pass interference, leg whipping, etc. knowing that there is a chance they will get away with it and a chance they will get caught.
If they get caught, the penalty is usually very hefty and deserved.
Vrabel did what a lot of player's do and got away with it. No biggie.
In order to win, teams have to overpower the opposition or risk losing on a technicality, lucky play, or bad call.
puhleeze..... well when Santa and the Easter Bunny get together with the Tooth Fairy they all sit around and talk about how the ONLY team in the NFL to tape and try to steal signals are the Patriots.
How many coaches and GM's were out yelling about Bellechick's taping incident..... er.... one.
You wonder why? I don't. Think about it. Every team tries to steal signals, that's why they have dummy audibles and usually two other people on the sideline giving signals.
I think Bellichick is pretty cool by just keeping quiet and taking his fine and loss of a draft choice pretty well.
18-0 is awesome. They are the greatest team to play.... ever...... and I'm a Cowboy fan. I hope they go undefeated and are the 19-0 team that we can all say we saw.
All I've got to say is that Dallas beat NY twice this season and still mucked it up in the playoffs.... I'd hate to have to play a Patriot team that's had 2 weeks to prepare and has an injured secondary. I can bet you that the Pat's would have made an adjustment in the coverage of Plaxico B at the half that the Packers didn't or couldn't make.
what they get away with when "defending" someone and to think that the Seahawks receiver was called for offensive pass interference after catching a TD....it makes you wonder....