Did Wade Phillips Poke the Bear?
Cowboys coach Wade Phillips denied Thursday that he made comments attributed to him saying the Patriots’ spying scandal earlier this season taints New England’s three Super Bowl titles.
As part of the latest episode of HBO’s “Inside The NFL,” reporter Peter King said “the league, the Patriots, everybody, they just want this Spygate thing to go away, but Wade Phillips this week told me something that I think a lot of coaches around the league and a lot of people around the league are still thinking, and that is, ‘Hey, New England was caught cheating, and it is a black mark on their success.’ ”
Phillips said he was not aware of King’s remarks until a reporter told him.
“No, I didn’t say that at all,” Phillips told The Dallas Morning News after the Cowboys’ Thursday practice. “I think they would have won no matter what. I don’t know. I have no idea if it even helped them. But they were a great football team, well-coached. I don’t see any way that they wouldn’t have won what they did.”
Whether this is true or not is a moot point by now. You know that over 100 copies of this interview have been distributed throughout the offices and locker rooms at One Patriot Place, Foxboro MA. I’m sure Belichick is all ready designing some elaborate plays that scream, “yeah, we’re all ready up by 21 points, but screw Wade Phillips and everyone else! How’s a tight end reverse sound right about now?”
In all seriousness, at this point maybe we should wonder if Belichick got caught with that videotape ON PURPOSE. This team is unified & dominating other teams in a way that would make Lombardi proud. Say what you want about Coach Bill, but he has always excelled at ways to get his players motivated. Thanks to CameraGate (and any other perceived acts of depravity), the Patriots have been getting constant bulletin board material from the national media, other coaches and football fans. Just what the Patriots love to hear - disrespect and doubts about what they’ve achieved.
Sunday night should be fun. Getcha popcorn ready.
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December 6th, 2007 at 5:00 am
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