http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png http://deadspin.com/tag/auto focus http://deadspin.com/tag/auto focus So as you have probably heard, the hammer of justice finally came down on Bill Belichick and the Patriots late Thursday. How hard? That depends on who you ask. What, I'm supposed to be an expert on video spying? I can't even work the can opener (to paraphrase Woody Allen). All I can say is that when I coached Tom Brady, we never pulled that crap. So I'll leave it to electronic espionage experts such as The Lone Gunmen and Michael Wilbon to opine on Belichick's punishment; $500,000 fine, loss of a first-round draft pick in '08*, but no suspension. And there are plenty of those opinions to go around. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=299855&view=rss&microfeed=true

So you suppose the question now is: What did Bill Belichick know, and when did he know it? After a Patriots staffer was busted videotaping the Jets sideline on Sunday, the NFL checked out the confiscated tape and — cover your ears, Simmons! — determined that the guy was stealing coaches' signs. There were all kinds of top secret hand gestures on there (plus a couple of Denny Marcin closeup ass shots, which is odd). Well, you know how I stand on all of this; I'm just waiting to get 10-year-old Jason Krause's take on the matter before I form an opinion. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=298902&view=rss&microfeed=true