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Originally Posted by mtbykr
I don't want to bring back a 'spygate' thread; but what I find interesting is that Shula is using the ruling of the commish in his comments. If he kept reading the commish's ruling he would have read where the commish said that there was no competitive advantage that the pats gained as it was for future use. It was confiscated before halftime of the first game, and had no bearing on that game (and obviously none on any games since). He is obviously worried that the pats will go undefeated (which is a long way away) and this was just a preemptive strike at their legacy!
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You are correct. This is just "sour grapes in advance" by Don Shula.
The Pats gained no competitive advantage on the field for 2007. Shula left that part of the commissioner's statement out. Shula has an agenda, to disparage the Patriots in advance, in case they break his precious Dolphins record.
The 1972 Dolphins had one of the easiest schedules of all time. They played a patsy schedule and were even underdogs in the superbowl that season because everyone knew it.
I hope the Pats do go undefeated this year and wipe the Dolphins off the books. The Pats are a much greater team.