Sports is full of comeback stories. Maybe Newton is another. It’s all about health with him. In the first half of 2018, Carolina was 6-2 as he threw 15 touchdowns and just four interceptions. Deflategate is the second time in eight years the Patriots have been accused of cheating. In 2007, they were caught improperly videotaping the sideline hand signals of the New York Jets coaches.
- Patriots Sideline Marker Being Moved During Game Cheating Game
- Patriots Sideline Marker Being Moved During Game Cheating Caught
The Patriots cheated again? That’s the claim from one YouTuber who thinks he/she has caught the Patriots red-handed in this video from the Cowboys-Patriots game where the first down marker moves from first down to second down. I know, it’s one of those videos that shouldn’t get traction, but it’s November and Myles Garrett’s helmet smash storyline has run out of steam so it’s time to go back to trying to sink the Patriots. Take a look at the video and see what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI59a35nrGk&feature=emb_title
From the NY Post:
But, as Yahoo! Sports points out, the issue seems to be with the initial ball placement being put at the 15-yard-line, instead of the 14, after a roughing the passer penalty came on the same play as a Michael Gallup catch.
The play-by-play had Gallup being tackled at the 29, which should have brought the ball up to the 14 after the 15-yard penalty. The drive ended with the Cowboys kicking a field goal on fourth-and-5.
Now this is exactly the kind of investigation I’m used to seeing out of Browns or Lions fans. I would say Lions fans specialize in this stuff, but at this point they’ve given up on the season and just want another season to end as fast as possible. This one is beneath Lions fans. They’re way better than this and even they know this is nothing.
Here is the video I was talking about to @fishsports where fans are irate over the official at the top of the screen moving the 1st down markerhttps://t.co/zV7aONFJEg
— RJ Choppy (@rjchoppy) November 27, 2019
People think they’ve caught the Patriots cheating / via YouTubePatriots Sideline Marker Being Moved During Game Cheating Game
The Patriots made some major NFL news on Sunday when the league decided to hand down its punishment from its investigation on the New England video staff’s illegal filming of the Bengals sideline.
According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, the Patriots are going to lose a third-round pick in 2021, pay a $1.1 million fine and be barred from having team TV crews film games next season. But you may have needed to navigate other Patriots news to see that because minutes earlier — literally, 17 minutes — the Patriots let ESPN’s Adam Schefter know that they were signing free agent quarterback Cam Newton.
If there ever was a time to announce the signing of a former MVP quarterback, doing so just before a decidedly negative news dump would be the way to do it. This was just amazing execution by the Patriots.
They had this hit Twitter …
Just before this …
Patriots Sideline Marker Being Moved During Game Cheating Caught
That’s a classic Patriots move if we’ve ever seen one: Trying to cover news of getting caught cheating (again) with news of a huge signing. And plenty of people caught on to the trick.
But I appreciate the brazenness of this effort. It’s so on brand for the Patriots.