Is Doug Flutie Hiding a Spygate Story?
Media Gossip/Musings, NFL February 4th. 2008, 4:54pm
That’s the rumor floated today by Dan LeBatard in one of those wacky Miami Herald chats. Tough to tell if LeBatard is joking or not (most of the chat is knee-slapping stuff, but he actually seems to have put thought into this answer), but Arlen Specter, if you’re reading (old people know about this internet thing, right?), kindly look into this: “i’ve heard second hand about doug flutie being amazed when he got there that the plays were being piped into his helmet warning brady what was coming…..we’ve tried to talk to flutie on our radio show about it but he hangs up on my producer…..” Full Q&A after the jump (it’s on page 12).
Q) Doesn’t Arlen Specter & the US Senate have more important concerns than how the NFL handles its diciplinary matters? Is this what they need all of that tax money for?
Pete, Lebanon, PA 2/01/08
A) yes but if congress is going to be involved in steroids it should be involved in this too….its the same crap….i’ll never understand why people make the distinction between steroids and spygate….it is the same thing…..what do you hear with spygate? everyone does it. well, yeah, but same goes for steroids, right? we are now learning that EVERYONE DID IT….and yet steroids creates hysteria and everyone in football talks about spygate being overblown….they won three super bowls by three points…it wouldn’t take much of an advantage to be a HUGE advantage….this story have been overcovered but underreported….i’ve heard second hand about doug flutie being amazed when he got there that the plays were being piped into his helmet warning brady what was coming…..we’ve tried to talk to flutie on our radio show about it but he hangs up on my producer…..
Dan Le Batard 2/04/08
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February 4th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
ESPN is cueing up the Boston College Hail Mary pass for the 2,462nd time this football season as we speak.
Actually, I’m sure that LeBatard still holds a grudge with him on that. How dare BC defeat his beloved Hurricanes!
February 4th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
He said the same crap on PTI last week. Then, in the very next topic, he said that Pacman Jones got a raw deal from Goodell.
Le Batard is a moron.
February 4th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
This question, however, was hilarious:
February 4th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Flutie is a company guy. No way this gets any traction beyond this.
Le Batard on Kornheiser:
“i do annoy him, though….that’s not shtick”
Hilarious.
February 4th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
LeBatard is one of those guys who, just when you think he’s a cool cat, says something that makes you go back to thinking he’s an idiot.
And I don’t think Congress needs to dick around with football or baseball. Isn’t there anything else they could spend time on?
February 4th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
I would disagree with LaBatard that steroids and spygate are the same thing. I’m not sure if Congress really ought to be involved in this – even less so than steroids. But I would say that the actual impact on the competition is close. Both the NFL and MLB have gotten a lot of favors from Congress in the past. For that reason, they’re subjected to their whims. Overcovered and underreported is exactly what happened in steroids. It’s just that the news-cycle is accelerated by about, I dunno, 50 times. Spygate’s been around 8 months. Steroids in baseball have been around for at least 10, more like 20 years. Hasn’t helped.
February 4th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Sorry to overuse the Miami cliches, but LeBatard is the kind of guy who goes Tony Montana on you if you cross “Tha U.”
February 4th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
whats the difference between steroids and “spygate”?
isn’t spygate the more egregious offense? they won 3 super bowls by 3 points guys.. a tiny advantage like filming signals (if in fact it was done before this year) is a demonstrative advantage no?
the problem with steroids is that we dont know how many pitchers were on it, and from the early results of failed drug tests, the users were pretty equal pitchers to batters.. i think spygate is worse…
February 4th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Time spent by Congress on sports is time they can’t use to fuck up something which is possibly important.
February 4th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
if that is true…..wow, I wonder what it would take for Flutie to squeal, elevator shoes?
February 4th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
On one of the pre-game segments they had a bunch of past AFC pro-bowlers talking about how Belichek had someone spying on the NFC’s practice. And cussing them out during halftime of the ProBowl. I guess it’s more than a free vacation in Hawaii to him.
February 4th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Rom Jaworski admitted yesterday that in 1976, (actually, i found the year was 1975, but I cant find the box score) his back up QB would decifer the opposing defensive signals and relay them to Jaws. he got wind of a blitz, threw a pass over the middle and it turned out to be a long touchdown play. Was this considered cheating ? is this as bad as video taping ?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:07 am
no, it is not AS bad as video taping, that is like stealing signs in baseball, something that should be handled on the field.
February 5th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Videotaping teaches kids that cheating is O.K.
Steroids teaches kids that Cancer is cool!
February 5th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Baseball players use of steroids and methods of acquisition of steroids is illegal in the US. Videotaping is against NFL rules. I can’t believe there is a debate about which is worse.
February 5th, 2008 at 11:59 am
How anyone can say that spygate and steroids are the same thing without seeing the larger implications (the health risks involved for the players abusing them, even moreso for the teenagers copying those players)is beyond me.
A large part of Congress’ involvement in steroids in sports is due to them being: a) illegal b) detrimental to health and well-being of kids.
Last I checked, video-taping signals was not a federal offense. Of, course, it is against NFL rules, and thus should be punished by the NFL (it was) and kept an in-house matter.